2023-08-13 01:46:28
Engineers spend 300 days a year on cruise ships. (Schematic / Dazhi / Associated Press)
This is more economical? An engineer in the United States said that he would spend 300 days a year on a cruise ship and work remotely at sea. become social.
According to “UNILAD” report, Ryan Gutridge (Ryan Gutridge) said that he is an IT cloud engineer and has been working from home since 2012. Because of the pandemic, he tried to work remotely on a cruise ship. In the summer of 2021, Gutrich booked two trips of four nights on the Royal Caribbean Liberty, and chose to depart in September. Guttrich recalled that at that time, he was on the cruise ship almost every week, and everything was going well.
However, in order to live on the cruise ship for a long time, Guttrich calculated the cost of living for 300 days last year, which is about the same as his rent plus garbage disposal fees in Florida. And the cruise has perks like free Wi-Fi and drinks, which allow him to save on other expenses. Guttrich said that this year his basic vote budget is about US$30,000 (approximately NT$957,000).
While Guttrich did not specify what was eaten on board, it is understood that the cruise ticket includes most of the meals on board. It is understood that Guttrich usually meets in the morning and afternoon, he will socialize over lunch, or chat with people at the gym. Gutrich said that after living on the cruise ship for two years, he got the top membership of Royal Caribbean. He even kept in touch with some of the other passengers, and they came back to him on the cruise afterwards, “I don’t have kids or pets, it’s lonely working from home, so I’ve become a bit introverted, and the cruise has really helped me to be more social. .”
According to the “Entrepreneur” report, Guttrich said that he would spend 20% of his time on land to see a doctor or find friends. Unless he encountered a port that he had never been to or really liked, he would choose to stay. On board, because of busy work.
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