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?
Toptal connects thousands of senior developers from around the world to over 2,000 clients, including large enterprise companies such as J.P. Morgan and Pfizer, tech…
Attentiv takes an innovative approach to team collaboration. Using threaded comments, upvoting, and topic-driven conversation, Attentiv gives you a familiar, easy-to-use interface but with a…
Greenback specializes in the preparation of US expat tax returns for Americans living overseas. We offer a full range of expat tax services for US…
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.
CloudSource, the work at home division of Sutherland Global Services, employs customer service consultants from all 48 contiguous states to support industry leaders in the…
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?
Before Jungle Scout, I was able to replace my income with my ecommerce business, and my wife and I actually left the U.S. to travel…
I switched to working remotely at my last company as we were unable to secure American visas before they ran out for the year! We…
We started remote.
How important is remote work to your business model?
It is not important to our business model as much as it is important to our company vision and culture. We believe high-quality work and…
Remote work is essential for us. We have employees in every time zone across the US, which helps us to staff 24/7/365 with people who…
Remote work enables us to hire and retain the best and brightest within the industry, as well as provide the required flexibility to deliver highly…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
People are happier, they have a better work/life balance, and they stick around for longer! 🙂
One of the biggest benefits of a remote team is being able to attract and retain top talent anywhere in the world. We have Chargify…
The ability to recruit talent anywhere in the world, to me as CEO, is massive. My team is the most important factor in our success.…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
Remote work was important to our CEO Joel Gascoigne from the start as he himself is someone who greatly enjoys traveling. He wanted the whole…
For me, working from home has been my default state for many years, even before Referral Rock. In the early days, it was just me…
Modern Tribe has never had an office until just recently, and those are simply a couple people who decided they wanted someone to arm wrestle…