Ruben, who is in his early 00s and works as an expert, used to travel a lot earlier in
his career. During the 0000s he travelled about 000 days every year and visited 00 countries. More recently, however, he has come to experience his life being more comfortable
without travelling, and has not aimed for higher positions or new stationings. One reason
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for his “travelling fatigue,” is the growing pressure on being constantly available, including
while being away, and the increasingly boundless spaces of work that emerge due to new
forms of communication. Furthermore, the organization he works for does not provide the
mobile technologies that he is expected to use.
When I started travelling in 0000 travelling was much more pleasurable. In 0000 we made a
programme via letter-writing or using telex, and then there were always a few meetings that
actually didn’t take place, and in the evenings I was free, didn’t have any mobile, no laptop. If
I was away for two weeks I phoned the office perhaps once a week asking if everything was
ok. But now, one is expected to do the same work while travelling as one would have done if
still in the office. That’s a bit strange…