In the United States , a quiet change is happening at work .
在美國，職場上正在發生一場悄無聲息的變化。
Many workers are taking "workations ."
許多員工正在進行「工作度假」（workation）。
This is when employees work remotely from a vacation place without telling their boss .
這是指員工在沒有告訴老闆的情況下，在度假地遠距工作。
Workation combines the words "work " and "vacation ."
「workation」由「work」（工作）和「vacation」（假期）兩個詞組合而成。
Another example is "staycation .”
另一個例子是「staycation」（宅度假）。
This word describes when a person decides to stay home during vacation rather than traveling .
這個詞指的是人們在假期選擇待在家裡而不去旅行。
During the COVID-19 pandemic , teleworking and remote work led people to re-think parts of their professional and personal lives .
新冠疫情期間，居家辦公和遠距工作讓人們重新思考自己職業和個人生活的方方面面。
This increased the popularity of workations .
這讓工作度假越來越流行。
Corporate trainer Rudi Riekstins works with businesses and employees .
企業培訓師魯迪·里克斯廷斯與企業和員工合作。
And as people went back to work , they sought to have more control .
而當人們重返工作崗位時，他們希望擁有更多的掌控權。
The research suggested that 52 percent of employed Americans would use vacation travels as a chance to work remotely .
研究顯示，52%的在職美國人會把度假旅行當作遠距工作的機會。
Riekstins said workations can be good for both workers and employers .
里克斯廷斯說，工作度假對員工和雇主都有好處。
For example , a workation can improve worker happiness by making life more interesting .
例如，工作度假能讓生活更有趣，從而提升員工的幸福感。
“Productivity goes up by 70 percent on average when people are happier when they are working .
「人們工作時越開心，生產力平均會提高70%。
And we see happy people when they're traveling because they feel stimulated ,” said Riekstins .
我們看到人們旅行時很快樂，因為他們感到受到了激勵。」里克斯廷斯說。
“You start to be stimulated emotionally , mentally , and physically , and then when you show up to work , you are more creative .”
「你開始在情感、精神和身體上受到激勵，然後回到工作中，你就會更有創造力。」
Some hotel companies offer workation specials to boost business , especially during slower times .
一些飯店業者推出工作度假優惠方案來提振生意，尤其是在淡季。
She also rents out eight beach cottages .
她還出租八間海濱小屋。
Wieber herself worked remotely for eight years and now offers workation services that she would have liked using .
維伯本人曾遠距工作了八年，現在她提供的正是自己當年想用的工作度假服務。
In Georgetown , Maine , the 13-room Gray Havens Inn , which sits near the water , created a special program that aims to appeal to younger , remote workers .
在緬因州喬治城，臨水而建、擁有13間客房的格雷海文斯旅館推出了一項專門吸引年輕遠距工作者的特別計畫。
“We have a lot of younger travelers , but not as many as we would like .
「我們有不少年輕旅客，但還沒有我們希望的那麼多。
This is part of the reason we started this program ,” said innkeeper Ali Barrionuevo .
這也是我們推出這項計畫的部分原因。」旅館老闆阿莉·巴里奧努埃沃說。
“I read about other hotels doing it , so we put it out there to see if we could attract people who were teleworking .”
「我讀到其他飯店也在這麼做，所以我們也推出來，看看能不能吸引遠距工作的人。」
The room comes with daily breakfast , a welcome gift , and some food and drinks .
房間附帶每日早餐、一份歡迎禮物以及一些食物和飲料。
Barrionuevo also provides advice and support for seeing the area and taking part in activities .
巴里奧努埃沃還為客人遊覽當地和參加活動提供建議和協助。
Gen Z is a name for the generation of people born in the late 1990s through the early 2000s .
Z世代是指出生於1990年代末到2000年代初的那一代人。
Riekstins noted that not all workations have to be secret .
里克斯廷斯指出，並非所有工作度假都必須偷偷進行。
Some employers permit workations as long as employees get their work done .
一些雇主允許工作度假，只要員工能完成工作。
Riekstins said he thinks more companies should accept remote work situations as a way to improve worker satisfaction and business productivity .
里克斯廷斯說，他認為應該有更多公司接受遠距工作，以此提高員工滿意度和企業生產力。
He said employers should be asking : Are workers happy ?
他說，雇主們應該問問自己：員工快樂嗎？
Are they able to work anywhere and still get the job done ?
他們能否在任何地方工作，同時依然完成任務？
Can companies get better products and better results with happier workers ?
員工更快樂，公司能否獲得更好的產品和更好的業績？
And will this make them stay at the company ?
這又能否讓他們留在公司？
And that's the Health & Lifestyle Report .
以上就是《健康與生活風格報導》。