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?
Packlane is an online printing company that makes the process of ordering custom packaging easy and affordable for brands of any size by offering super…
Do you know what your team is doing right now? Get real-time insights into what members of your support team are doing right now. Time…
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?
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…
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…
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
We started out as remote from day one.
We started out as remote.
We started out as a virtual company with the intent to be virtual. We wanted to embrace modern technology that had never been created or…
How important is remote work to your business model?
Our business model was specifically designed to work from home. When I opened The Tropical Travelers in 2001, I found there was a need for…
We believe remote work is extremely important to our culture and business model as a company can’t grow without its employees growing and feeling happy…
Certainly, if we went brick and mortar, we’d still thrive, I believe. But, this model allows us maximum flexibility in growing our team plus being…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
From the beginning, Dave and XWP rejected the notion that so-called “outsourcing” or “offshoring” and remote, distributed teams were one and the same. Still, XWP…
Diversity of talent pool. Global time zone coverage. Culture. Successful remote employees/workers have defining traits that make them exceptional employees overall, among those traits being…
Access to talent, regardless of geography. In the past, companies were restricted to a talent pool in the immediate vicinity of their office building. For…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
It was happenstance as we developed a solid team and no home office. Now we can’t imagine having a home office.
We began as a remote work environment right from the start of the company’s inception. Because the company was a small startup operation, for cost…
We were remote from day one, with our three founders in three different cities. Once we realised it wasn’t a phase and that our customers…