Work or outing? Lena Schiffner doesn’t have to choose because she can do both. This digital analyst for Otto Group for Distance Sale has chosen to settle for a while in Santo Antonio da Serra on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Her first remote work experience.
“Since working from home has become a normal way of working during the pandemic and one can travel again without problems, more and more people are setting up their offices abroad, preferably in the south and especially in the winter.” write it down Suddeutsche Zeitungwho traveled to this heavenly archipelago lost in the blue waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Because the Autonomous Region of Madeira wants to be at the forefront of a new way of approaching its activity: “work”, for a job (a job) And vacation (vacation). A new way of working that combines professional activity and remote entertainment in mixed spaces.
Lina Schiffner is one of the leading companies in Germany that allows work to promote a better work-life balance. An initiative that allowed the employee to put her bags in a villa called “Homeoffice Madeira” with six other digital nomads, all from Germany.
Great budget plan
For Lena Schiffner, the weekly routine starts at 8 a.m., and jet lag requires her to be present at 9 a.m. during the video meeting with her colleagues in Hamburg. You might think we work less here, but that’s not the case. She trusts the newspaper. This does not prevent you from enjoying the weekend.
“On Sundays, the members of this professional roommate will trek together in the green mountains of Madeira, from waterfall to waterfall.”
Convenience in life and work, which is not available to everyone. “Labor is reserved for a privileged group exercising certain functions”, Note that Suddeutsche Zeitung, Which reminds us that it is expensive. Especially in Madeira.
Lena Schiffner’s villa rents between 250 and 450 euros per week, depending on the size and equipment of the room. In addition to the return trip. To live as a digital nomad, you must have the means.” Underline the title. On the employers’ side, allowing an employee to work abroad requires onerous administrative procedures that discourage some business leaders from granting this status.
A situation that does not discourage young employees from wanting to continue working from abroad. “One in four people in the 18-34 age group would like to have the opportunity to work. On the other hand, the figure is only one in twenty among those over the age of 54,” Select the Suddeutsche Zeitung.
