There are 2 kinds of vacations: Backpacking, Cruise ships or something where you can not connect, OR sightseeing like London, Paris, or even something local.
Although I have always been an employee, I have been able to mix and match work with sightseeing travels all the time. And this was not remote work, this was weekdays and weekends just checking emails and action items 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the night to 1) keep up, and 2) take care of things. Did I have to do that? No, but I like to.
And on one trip, I remember I was coding too. There was a problem I was trying to solve and I was way behind schedule, so I would fix one issue AM and one issue PM and test more and more. Once again, did I have to do that? Did my company force me to? Nope. Just something I wanted to take care of. And the day was available for family and sightseeing and I guess subconsciously plot my next bug fix.
I think opportunities for asynchronous communication can be created if A) you are motivated and B) your vacation schedule is not too extreme. This should be even easier with a product you own and understand and when your business is at stake.
Although I have always been an employee, I have been able to mix and match work with sightseeing travels all the time. And this was not remote work, this was weekdays and weekends just checking emails and action items 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the night to 1) keep up, and 2) take care of things. Did I have to do that? No, but I like to.
And on one trip, I remember I was coding too. There was a problem I was trying to solve and I was way behind schedule, so I would fix one issue AM and one issue PM and test more and more. Once again, did I have to do that? Did my company force me to? Nope. Just something I wanted to take care of. And the day was available for family and sightseeing and I guess subconsciously plot my next bug fix.
I think opportunities for asynchronous communication can be created if A) you are motivated and B) your vacation schedule is not too extreme. This should be even easier with a product you own and understand and when your business is at stake.