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?
Toggl is the leading online time tracking tool for teams and solo users. It allows users to track the time spent on various projects and…
Formstack is a technology company that understands big marketing problems and how to fix them. We use our robust online form building software as a…
Wordfence makes the most popular security plugin for WordPress. We protect over 1 million active WordPress websites to help keep attackers out and to detect…
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…
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?
Yes, actually we started with remote work in our early days and never regretted it.
We started remote, since Dmitriy was in Ukraine and I was in The Netherlands. We hired people in different locations and it just started to…
Yep, remote from day one.
How important is remote work to your business model?
Allowing remote work is an essential element of our ability to hire the very best people, regardless of where they happen to live, in order…
By focusing entirely on remote developers, we’re able to bring companies the best developers to help solve their challenges, rather than them relying on what’s…
All of our company members work remotely; headquarters are our own home offices or whatever place people choose to work from. So remote work is…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
Flexibility. There is almost always someone available to service the clients. We have agents on-call early in the morning and late in the evening. Many…
We’re able to hire the best people, regardless of where they are, and help them to work (and live) on their terms. Luckily for us,…
We allow people to lean into their natural rhythms, have greater autonomy, avoid painful commutes, have ownership of their work environments and maintain the focus…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
The main reason is that we wanted to give opportunities to people who cannot or do not want to work out of the home but…
More Productive Work/ Home Balance Save on Travel Time & Money Comfortable Work Environment Give the savings that gets incurred from office space overheads back…
We are nontraditional in just about every way. It was kind of a no-brainer. We expect a tremendous amount of productivity but if you are…