Why Remote
140 companies answer 6 questions
Choosing to take your company remote is not an easy decision. In our Why Remote section, we ask leading remote companies why and how they made the jump to remote. Here you'll gain insight from companies that were remote from day one as well as tips from companies that made the switch gradually over many months or even years.
What does your remote-friendly company do?
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[A] works on giant, content-heavy websites, mobile applications, and enterprise technology. [A] simplifies complex technology for agencies and institutional clients. [A] content engineers plan and…
Doist’s mission is to inspire the workplace of the future by creating simple yet powerful productivity tools that promote a calmer, more balanced, more fulfilling…
Stack Overflow is the largest online community of developers. We provide resources that help more than 40 million professional and aspiring developers learn, share their…
What does your virtual team do within the company?
Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.
World Service is the American Express global servicing network that delivers a unique Relationship Care® service experience. We focus on turning every customer interaction into…
Our combined human resources and recruiting team helps identify talent around the globe for our corporate, full-time openings, as well as the numerous independent contractor…
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
Yes – we started that way.
Our team started as a remote company from day one.
Jeremy and I started working remotely out of necessity. When we decided to grow the team, we saw no reason to change what was working…
How important is remote work to your business model?
Remote work makes our business model possible. We can find talent all over the world.
We have an international product available to users all over the world so we believe it to be important to also have an international team…
Having a remote workforce has been instrumental for Plex in a variety of ways. First, it’s opened up our hiring capabilities to anywhere in the…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
The implied foundation of trust. We give our team the autonomy to figure out how they can do their best work. This can only happen…
Being able to hire the best individual and offer non-monetary benefits are the best benefits of a remote workforce. Our team spans from coast to…
We can find talent anywhere and invite them to join our team. They can do the things that they love the most, arranging their schedules…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
Dell builds technology that enables people to do their best work at any time, from anywhere in the world. So it only makes sense that…
I built the business out of a desire to support my family while maintaining the flexibility to live wherever I wanted and live a balanced…
As a technology company it just made sense from the very beginning. We also found that hiring was much easier with the whole country as…