A Meta employee who loves to travel the world has taken a very interesting step. Not wanting to take long flights, jet lag or disrupting his routine, the employee has brought a new dimension to working from home by signing an extraordinary job to be able to continue working from home while traveling the world. What he accomplishes may actually be what we all dream of.
WE CAN WORK REMOTE WHILE WATCHING THE WORLD
Austin Wells, 28, who works at Reality Labs, Meta’s virtual reality arm, has rented an apartment on a luxury ship, CNBC reported. Thus, he will be able to work remotely while traveling the world. There’s even a 24-hour room service, co-working space and spa on board, along with medical services, private kitchens and an exercise center.
“The thing that excites me the most is that I don’t have to disrupt my daily routine to travel the world,” Meta employee Wells told CNBC.
“When you want to go somewhere, I leave behind the model where you pack your bags, book a flight, rent a room, and switch to the model where my room, my gym, my doctors and dentists, the stores I shop at, travel the world with me.”
WORKING HOURS WILL CHANGE
Wells plans to continue operating in the US West Coast time zone while the ship visits European cities. Welss said, “My working hours will be shifted to evening, night and very early morning hours. But this is for me… Maybe it will offer the chance to see a city from noon to the afternoon and then start my shift around 6 or 7 pm.”
Wells’ ship is currently under construction in Split, Croatia and will depart from there in 2025. There is a 3-month sample itinerary on the ship’s official site.
THE EXAMPLE ROUTE IS ALSO IN TURKEY
This sample itinerary consists of three days in Rome, then three days in Naples, then stops in smaller places like Sapri and Marsala, sailing to Venice, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece, and then Turkey (Çanakkale, Tekirdağ and Istanbul). includes opening.
HOW MUCH DID IT SPEND?
Wells spent nearly $300,000 on a 12-year lease for an entry-level apartment with a rollaway bed, desk, and separate shower.