Working Remotely

It started very organically; we tried lots of different things and would discuss what we liked and disliked the most. From there, we were able…

We have been a virtual environment from day one, so it was a decision that was organically reinforced by its own success.

It was completely organic; our very first employees were remote.

I feel like we have a very healthy company culture, and we’re constantly working to make it better. We do little things sometimes like spend…

Yes. It’s important to have someone manage the community and for those on the local team to stay aligned on how and when to communicate with…

Definitely. FlexJobs has been a remote company for over 15 years, during which we’ve developed an award-winning culture recognized by Outside, Quartz, Entrepreneur, and many…

We train our new employees on our company culture, which is based on Accountability, Visibility and Respect. We have weekly onboarding meetings for all new…

We try to infuse fun into our remote work environment to nurture our culture. We do things online together like get festive for birthdays and…

We have remote social hangouts every Friday. Everyone is invited to hop onto a video call to hang out with their coworkers with a beverage…

Be accommodating and flexible. You will receive their dedication in return.

Commit to remote work, then figure out solutions to keep making it work. Avoid the knee-jerk reaction of just rolling it back. Trust your team…

It’s not as hard as it sounds.  There are definitely obstacles but if you have great, highly accountable and responsible people working for you, where…

Aha! is growing more rapidly than any other company that I have founded or worked for. Chris and I founded Aha! because we believed so…

You have to be very deliberate about how you communicate. You have to communicate more and clearer. That takes some getting used to, but in…

Dealing with adverse situations like COVID or a software outage can be difficult in a remote company because it’s harder to feel that close camaraderie…

These seem to come and go a little. Slack has been a game changer for us especially with the addition of video chat on demand.…

There are several modes that the team uses: instant messaging, online meetings, team meetings, project collaboration, or email.

We have different levels of communication. For anything that needs to be written at length, we use standard email or we ping each other on…

The most noticeable change for me has been the size of the company and the effect that has on team (and inter-team) dynamics. When I…

The communication has gotten better between the team. We are a very tight-knit “travel family” and our goal is to service our clients in the…

We are constantly looking for new and better tools for sharing and communicating information, which is great because the technology supporting virtual work is only…

Time zone differences can cause confusion within a remote team. Luckily, while the overall workflow has to be coordinated, the specific tasks for providing our…

We generally work on East Coast time (8am to 5pm) but have early birds on the East Coast and night owls on the West Coast,…

We make sure everyone coming on board understands the different time zones. We work together to identify when the majority of workers are available and…