工作旅行—实现全职工作者的旅游梦

Before you decide that taking a workation would be the equivalent of committing job suicide, consider these facts:
在你怀疑工作旅行会不会毁了你的职业生涯时，你可以看看以下一些研究结果：
Research has found that multi-cultural experiences and exotic surroundings generate more inspired and creative work.
研究发现，拥有多种不同文化经验外国背景的员工在创造性工作上更胜一筹。
Workations decrease stress, which increases productivity and leads to fewer sick days.
工作旅行可以缓解压力，提高效率，减少请病假的天数。
As long as you do it right, a workation could very well improve your performance. Here are six of my personal tips to help get you on the road to work-travel bliss.
只要你做得好，工作旅行还能提高你的工作表现。以下就是我个人的六点心得，可以帮助你好好地踏上工作旅行的道路。
1. Take Stock of Your Job
1.评估下你的工作特点
If you do have a job that can be done mostly by computer or phone, you should try to fit workations -- even just one every year or two -- into your life. As for work tasks that need to be done in person, most can be accomplished virtually on a temporary basis, such as face-to-face meetings via Skype or conference calls conducted using speakerphone.
如果你的工作有大量的时间需要和电脑和电话打交道，那么你很有希望可以实现工作旅行，哪怕只是一两年一次也行。如果你需要面对面的时间比较多，使用网络就可以解决大多数问题。比如说，通过Skype就可以进行视频会议，或者打开免提来参加会议讨论。
2. Prepare Before Talking to Your Boss
2. 和老板摊牌前好好准备
First, try to schedule a workation for times that work best with your office schedule, such as a slow month. Or look at tacking a workation onto a work conference or some other event that requires travel, so you can spend a few extra days workationing before or after the work trip.
首先，你要选对时间，最好在工作的淡季，大家都不是很忙碌的时候，或者你本身就需要去某些地方出差的时候，那么稍微多呆几天，赏赏风景就变得比较自然。
Once you pinpoint a good time, draft a plan to make your workation go as smoothly as possible. It should account for any necessary meetings, time zone differences and your ability to stay in touch. If needed, plan to also work during the hours that you normally spend commuting. And try to propose the idea of a workation to your manager right after you've delivered on an important goal -- no boss will grant a workation to an employee who isn't performing well.
当你选好了时间，就需要准备一个尽可能完善的工作旅行计划，要把会议、时差和能否及时取得联系等都考虑进去。如果需要，你可以提出在路上稍微做点工作，最好是在你完成了一个重大的工作目标后再提出想要去工作旅行的计划。毕竟没有一个老板会愿意让一个工作表现不佳的员工去旅行。
3. Choose a Vacation-Worthy Destination
3. 选对目的地
Now for the fun part. If you aren't tied to a specific location due to a work event, then pick a destination that excites you.
现在就是最有趣的部分了。如果你不是因为工作原因要去一个指定的地方的话，那你一定要选一个自己感兴趣的目的地。
Our general schedule is to spend four to six weeks at home, regrouping and conducting in-person work, and then head on a two- to four-week workation. This allows us to conduct necessary face-to-face business, and get out of town.
我们一般的计划是在所居住的城市花4-6周，再花2-4周去工作旅行。这样我们就可以完成必要的工作见面，也能出去玩了。
4. Organize Communication Methods
4. 确保通讯畅通
Technology is essential for seamless workations, so make sure that your destination has speedy Internet access. And coordinate with your office on which technologies you will need to use to keep in touch, like attending meetings via video and conducting conference calls on Skype.
必要的科技工具可以确保你的工作旅行顺畅无虞。所以，要保证你的旅行目的地可以高速联网。你还要和公司协商好需要携带哪些设备以确保可以随时取得联系，比如通过视频或Skype来参加会议。
5. Travel Affordably
5. 旅行预算
Workations don't need to break the bank. Consider swapping your apartment with a fellow traveler to save on hotel costs.You can also rent out your own home to cover housing costs and earn extra travel money.
工作旅行比不意味着会导致你银行账户破产。你可以考虑和其他的旅客交换住房来节省住店费用。你也可以出租你的房子，获得的房租可以来付旅行的房费和其他旅行费用。
6. Balance Work With Vacation
6. 工作旅行两不误
Be sure to spend evenings and time on the weekends away from the computer, so you actually get refreshed by your new surroundings.
在晚上和双休日，就远离电脑吧。这样你才能从新的环境中恢复过来。
Although workations can help you feel rejuvenated, it's also important to take full work-free vacations, which are essential for our minds and bodies to rest.
尽管工作旅行可以帮助你重获新生，真正的假期也是很重要的。只有在休假期间，你的身心才都能得到放松。
（实习编辑：于晓伟）