What are the pros/cons of working while vacationing?

I call it WORCATION – you pretended to be local and balance between work and other activities

you can not enjoy according to your holiday plan. best part is need to work from home

Pro: You score good points with your boss Con: You are stuck between work and pleasure just like any other day I personally feel when vacationing make it short and sweet. It gives you a break from work without missing anything major and you get to enjoy all the good things of a different place for a short period of time.

Pro: you still get paid 💸 Con: you can't enjoy your vacation 😭

The purpose of vacation is defeated if you carry your work thoughts to a new place. So no question of working on vacation. If you want to work, then can't call it a Vacation

Pros: at least you're out of the office and you work in a cool place. Con: you can't have a real break. Mental load. You can't schedule your day as you want (unexpected meetings and calls)

Lot's to think about - and always prepare for the worst. I'm currently doing it from an RV and here's a few things to consider: 1) Is the timezone difference going to inhibit your work? Are you going to be hosting meetings while everyone else is going to dinner? 2) Are you going with a partner or a large group? Is it fair to the large group to ask them to be quiet while you continue to work? Are you going to be taking meetings while your travel partner is taking a nap? 3) Have multiple failover plans for wifi - don't expect the hotel/airbnb to be up to snuff. Personally, I have hotspots from 2 different providers, including wifi provided by campgrounds. 4) Set expectations with your team - that you may be working off hours but committed to getting your tasks done. 5) Have fun with it!! If you're truly on vacation, ensure that you take a few days truly off, don't work the whole time. 6) Double and triple check you have all your chargers, etc. I use a Mac with Sidecar to use my iPad as a secondary screen and it works wonders, but make sure to test it before you go. If I can think of more, I'll update!

It's really simple Pros: 1. You get to rest your mind, and actually live your life 2. The surroundings gets more attention 3. Family can have more Cons: 1. The struggle in moving from relax/lofi mood to work-hard mode.

Just make dedicated time when you plan to do your work and stick to it!

Just spent 3 days in the mountains without *any* devices, highly recommend!

As an entrpreneur, i find my work to be vacation. so i am working and vacation at the same time (yes, i am a workaholic)

I think the key thing would be to very clearly have set in your mind that it's not a vacation. You'd need to mentally frame it as work, but from cool places. And then I think it would be fine.

fun day everyday hahahaha

con: it's no longer a vacation

Our team went for a month for a workcation to Manali & they are enjoying it so much that they have extended it for another month. You can read their experience to know what it is like. https://blog.walkover.in/if-you-...

Ugh you can never really sit back and relax - always so tense about work. But at the same time.. You don't have to worry about logging in your holidays!