>>> HUFF HEARD OF THE
STAY-CATION WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO
RELAX AT HOME DURING VACATION
TIME.
DO YOU KNOW OF THE WORK-CATION.
MANY EMPLOYERS GIVING THEM THE
OPTION OF WORKING AT HOME,
PEOPLE ARE BACKING THEIR LAPTOPS
TO WORK IN EXOTIC PLACES.
A WORLD AWAY FROM THE CUBICLE.
NOT EVERYONE IS THRILLED ABOUT
THE TREND.
NBC'S JO LING KENT LOOKS INTO IT
IN OUR SPOTLIGHT.
>> IT'S 3:00 P.M. ON A FRIDAY IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT CARLY IS 3,000
MILES AWAY FROM NEW YORK, HER
OFFICE.
WITH HER TOES IN THE SAND, SHE'S
COMPLETED A FULL DAY OF WORK,
INCLUDING A CONFERENCE CALL BY
THE POOL.
>> YOU ADD THE NUMBERS IN --
>> YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WITHOUT USING UP A SINGLE
VACATION DAY.
>> THE TURNING POINT WAS WHEN I
REALIZED MY CLIENT DOESN'T KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.
AS LONG AS I'M ANSWERING E-MAILS
ON TIME AND ANSWERING THEIR
CALLS, I'M ACCESSIBLE, THEY
DON'T KNOW IF I'M IN CALIFORNIA
OR DOWN THE STREET IN NEW YORK.
>> FULLER WORKS AT SOCIAL CODE,
A TECH COMPANY IN MANHATTAN THAT
LETS EMPLOYEES WORK REMOTELY
EVERY FRIDAY DURING THE SUMMER.
IT'S GIVEN HER THE CHANCE TO
TAKE WORK-CATION, A POPULAR
TREND AMONG MILLENNIALS,
ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO TRAVEL AND
WORK REMOTELY FROM ANYWHERE.
FOR SOME THAT MEANS NEVER
GETTING OUT OF BED.
FULLER HITS THE ROAD FOR NEW
ADVENTURES TO SPEND MORE TIME
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
>> SHE'S VENTURED TO AUSTIN,
NASHVILLE AND HOME TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SEVERAL TIMES.
>> WE LOVE IT.
SHE'S SUPER DISCIPLINED TOO.
SHE'S HOME BUT I HAVE TO LET HER
BE DURING WORK HOURS.
>> HAVING HER AROUND IS
WONDERFUL.
SHE'S 3,000 MILES AWAY.
>> A WHOPPING 52% OF AMERICANS
FAIL TO TAKE ALL THEIR VACATION
DAYS LAST YEAR.
EVEN WHEN WE DO GET AWAY, 68% OF
WORKERS CHECK E-MAIL ON VACATION
AND 43% WORK REMOTELY.
SO-CALLED WORK-CATIONS ON THE
RISE AT TECH STARTUPS AND
FINANCING.
TRAVEL COMPANIES CASHING IN TOO.
WFH OR WORK FROM HAWAII.
OUR LAUREN -- LURING PEOPLE TO
LOG IN FROM PARADISE.
>> A FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT
IS THE TREND OF THE FUTURE.
WE'RE SEEING IT.
>> SCOTT DOUGH BROW SKI IS THE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AT
GLASS DOOR.
HE JUST GOT BACK FROM A
WORK-CATION IN LONDON.
HAWAII, POST SCUBA SESSION,
BEFORE A HIKE IN IRELAND AND
FLOATING OFF THE COAST OF THE
CANARY ISLANDS.
>> THE WORK-CATION POLICY IS
REALLY DESIGNED TO ENABLE PEOPLE
TO LIVE THEIR LIFE AT THEIR BEST
IN AND OUT OF WORK.
IF YOU WANT TO GO TRAVEL, GO
TRAVEL.
GET YOUR WORK DONE ON YOUR HOURS
NO MATTER WHAT TIME ZONE YOU'RE
IN, CROSSING BORDERS.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE MEETING YOUR
GOALS.
>> SOME WORKPLACE EXPERTS ARE
SKEPTICAL ABOUT HOW PRODUCTIVE
WE CAN BE ON A WORK-CATION AND
WARNING THAT DOING WORK WHILE
AWAY SHOULD NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE
FOR A REAL VACATION.
>> WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM
WORKING REMOTELY AND YOU COME
BACK FROM ONE OF THESE
WORK-CATIONS, DO YOU FEEL MORE
REFRESHED?
>> YES AND NO.
I DEFINITELY DO IN THE SENSE
THAT I'VE HAD A LITTLE CHANGE OF
SPACE.
HOWEVER, IT DOES GET A LITTLE
EXHAUSTING.
I WORK TILL 3:00 AND CRAM IN THE
SOCIAL.
I DON'T ALWAYS COME BACK AS
REFRESHED AS I WANT.
I COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF
BALANCING THAT.
>> REFRESHED OR NOT, FULLER
LOVES THE FLEXIBILITY.
>> IT'S ALWAYS A CHANCE TO KIND
OF SHAKE UP YOUR NORM AND MEET
NEW PEOPLE OR GET NEW IDEAS.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY A
BENEFICIAL THING.
>> A PERK OF THE JOB THAT'S
EXPANDING THE POSSIBILITIES OF
WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD.
FOR SUNDAY "TODAY," JO LING