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 make 1Password, a password manager that keeps you safe online. It stores all your personal information—passwords, credit cards, licenses and more—behind a single Master…

Batchbook is the Best CRM for Small Business. It is an easy-to-use central location for gathering all the information you need about your customers, which…

At Envato we help people bring ideas to life. We run Envato Market where millions of creatives buy and sell digital goods. These include website…

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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…

Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.

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Did you switch to remote or start out that way?

We started out as remote from day one.

We made the switch because one of my team members referred a friend to be hired on our team, and she happened to work in…

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…

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How important is remote work to your business model?

Certainly, if we went brick and mortar, we’d still thrive, I believe. But, this model allows us maximum flexibility in growing our team plus being…

Having a distributed team is very important to us. First and foremost, it allows us to hire the most talented team members, without having to…

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…

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What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?

Ability to hire talented people from across the globe especially if you’re in an area where the talent pool is lacking necessary skills for your…

Avoiding a physical office allows us to recruit all over the country, instead of in a limited geographic area. We’re also able to give our…

Without set work hours and a physical office, working remotely gives employees the freedom to complete their projects and achieve results on their own time.…

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What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?

[A]’s reasons for working in a distributed team include: Access to the best [A]gents wherever they reside or move. Ability to hire local [A]gents where…