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?
Remote Year provides a foundation for professionals to work and explore the world as part of a vibrant global community. We offer year-long programs where…
TaxJar is the leading sales tax compliance service for ecommerce. Our software helps ecommerce business save time by doing everything from calculating how much sales…
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…
What does your virtual team do within the company?
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…
Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
SitePen’s deep involvement with the remotely-rooted open source community in addition to our CEO’s aversion to fluorescent lighting was what laid the foundation for SitePen’s…
Our company started out as a completely virtual business.
We started out as a remote workplace.
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…
The only way to leverage the talent needed for our business is through remote work!
It’s critical because there is such a fluctuating demand for HIM professionals, especially coders, that having people who can sign on from anywhere makes the…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
Being a remote company means that I can open up LinkedIn or any platform and hire just about anybody there. Think about that for a…
Being able to hire people from all walks of life and from all over the world definitely brings a worldly balance to the team and…
We can find talent anywhere and invite them to join our team. They can do the things that they love the most, arranging their schedules…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
We saw a gap in the marketplace and knew people and organizations would benefit from the remote workforce. With a remote worker, you are not…
The company started as an all telecommuting venture, partly as an experiment to see if an office was really necessary and to avoid a commute…
More Productive Work/ Home Balance Save on Travel Time & Money Comfortable Work Environment Give the savings that gets incurred from office space overheads back…