Calculating the financial impact of working while on vacation: The Workcation Formula | Steve Benmor

By Steve Benmor ( November 29, 2024, 3:20 PM EST) -- My recent trip to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand was much more than a vacation. It was a celebration of my anniversary with my wife, filled with cultural exploration, delicious food, inspiring art and cherished moments together. Yet, as a lawyer committed to my clients and law practice, I was able to experience something even more rewarding on this journey: the realization that the new world of work — thanks to smartphones, Wi-Fi, email, Zoom and cloud-based telephone communication — truly enables lawyers to remain fully connected and productive from anywhere in the world and to help clients and colleagues (who should not be forced to wait for me to return) for that help. This conversely has a further benefit: it reduces the workload awaiting upon return to the office....