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?
Skillcrush is the country’s largest online tech education company with a mission to help women of all ages, ethnicities, and levels of education (and others…
[A] works on giant, content-heavy websites, mobile applications, and enterprise technology. [A] simplifies complex technology for agencies and institutional clients. [A] content engineers plan and…
Eyeo GmbH is the company behind the world’s most popular open source browser extension, Adblock Plus. We have so far 100,000,000 active installations worldwide. Even…
What does your virtual team do within the company?
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…
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?
Yes and no. Way back in the early days, when we were in a completely different line of business, we had an office employees came…
How important is remote work to your business model?
It’s crucial to our business model. As a 100% virtual company, we’re able to hire the very best people, regardless of where they live. Our…
It’s essential – finding talent shouldn’t be limited to a single location. Daily commuting or sticking to specific business hours is inefficient as we have…
Growing the team remotely has given us quite a few advantages. We get the best of the best in new hires thanks to a completely…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
It allows us to find talent wherever they live, and this can open a company up to a lot of possibilities. As most technology companies…
The ability to hire the best talent with no geographical boundaries. The efficiency, productivity, and loyalty that comes from giving professionals the room to build…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
In the early days of the company, there was no physical office. The founders and very first employees in San Francisco all communicated using web-based…
We didn’t integrate remote work. We chose it. It lets us hire great people who can’t move, and ensures we can keep people if they have…
Aha! has never had an office of any size. Employees around the world continue to work from home or other locations of their choosing. While…