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 business process outsourcing services to clients and their customers through our work anywhere workforce of home agents.
We design and build software for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and well-funded startups. With a team of 50+ creatives, we have a…
We work in business development for veterinary offices all over North America – we help clients become even more successful through business development, staffing, training…
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…
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…
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…
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
We started remote from day one.
We’ve always been remote.
We have always been remote at ICUC.
How important is remote work to your business model?
From a financial perspective, the cost-savings from remote work is significant which allows us to deliver an amazing product to our customers at an affordable…
Our business model is only possible with remote work!
It’s absolutely crucial. We’ve always been remote and consider our being remote to be one of our greatest strengths, both in terms of building a…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
For engineering, the main benefit is being able to hire people who have the technical skills we need regardless of where they are located. That…
As an employer: access to talented people who are passionate about the mission from all over the world, at a more affordable rate and from…
The ability to focus for long stretches at a time. So we can turn off IM, email, slack, etc. and have hours at a time…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
My co-founder and I had previous experience collaborating remotely, so as we bootstrapped we never even considered a physical office. Knowing we were always going…
We started this way and have only increased remote work over the past decade. Many skillsets, like graphic designer, work exceptionally well from home. Remote…
The local travel agencies were only servicing local clients, mostly walk-ins. My business model was such that we needed to be focused on the Internet…