Sea view instead of office wall: Can we all be digital nomads now?


Now that most of our employers have been forced to open up to the idea of working from home, could we not just start working from the seaside while we're at it? — Leander Baerenz/Westend61/dpa

Digital nomads travel the world as freelancers, but the concept is becoming increasingly tempting for permanent employees who are now working from home. So can a retreat to the wilds work?

The pandemic is accelerating the debate on working models. The efficiency and usefulness of working from home, for example, was long disputed.

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