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?
We provide tax services for Americans living abroad. We have clients in over 150 countries. We specialize in US expat tax return preparation for individuals…
Tortuga helps people live on their terms by making luggage for city travel.
Parse.ly partners with digital publishers to provide clear audience insights through an intuitive analytics platform. It is built specifically for teams producing and distributing online…
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?
We started out working remotely.
We’ve used freelance remote workers almost from the beginning as hiring in NYC where we originally started was unaffordable for bootstrappers like us.
Almost entirely remote, but we did start with an HQ in Melbourne. The office environment was fun and collaborative, but ultimately our remote team was…
How important is remote work to your business model?
Remote work has become an essential part of our culture. Our goal as a company is to “change lives through inspired software,” and I can’t…
Remote work is huge to us, an incredibly important factor to our success. We are able to hire the best talent no matter where they…
Extremely important given our entire culture and business is founded on the remote principal. We’ve been remote from the beginning.
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
Having people who can work at a moment’s notice, and on weekends. When you develop a large network of remote people who work different hours,…
Productivity and sustainable happiness. Remote work helps us to be more productive — there are no noisy offices to contend with. And we have the…
It keeps our hiring and retention numbers strong. I also think it allows some people to be more productive, and it’s better for me as…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
Access to the entire world’s pool of talent, rather than just limiting ourselves to professionals in one specific geographical location. Lower costs– there are less…
Remote work is the number one way we’ve found to give ourselves flexibility, and to stick with our intersectional, feminist ideas that say if we’re…
When we launched our nonprofit 14 years ago, it was more cost effective than any other option.