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 design digital marketing software for restaurants.
Ciao Bambino is a family travel planning guide and vacation planning service.
Do you know what your team is doing right now? Get real-time insights into what members of your support team are doing right now. Time…
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…
Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.
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?
Yes, we started out as a remote organization.
Yes, we did start right away as remote.
We started out as remote.
How important is remote work to your business model?
Remote work is essential to our business model. Remote workers make up a sizeable chunk of our customers.
Doist is– and always has been– bootstrapped, independent and profitable. Our remote-first structure has truly allowed us to thrive as a business. Since we don’t…
Remote work is essential in our business model, we would not be able to do what we do without remote. With clients all over North…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
Better Efficiency More Productivity Savings from overheads to the company which in turns goes back to employees as benefits. Valuable ‘Me Time’ with family.
From a business perspective, I think the biggest benefit is retention and talent. I feel like I can find good people that do great work.…
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,…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
XWP’s remote agency roots go back more than 15 years, starting with XHTMLized in 2006. It all started with Dave Rosen’s vision for something different:…
At first, it was because we were small and did not want to pay the overhead of office space and we utilized contractors for much…
We didn’t integrate remote work – we intended to be remote from the start! I’ve mostly explained the rationale in answering the previous question: I…