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?
Incsub is a team of WordPress experts behind the projects of wpmudev.com, edublogs.org, and campuspress.com.
Automattic Inc. is a web development company founded in 2005. We are best known for operating WordPress.com – a popular publishing and blogging platform – and…
We take on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots actions to: Bring the voices…
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…
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…
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?
I’ve worked in both types of environments before, but we started this company as remote.
We started remote and never looked back. It’s in our DNA. We could not run Scrapinghub otherwise.
Yes, we began as a distributed team.
How important is remote work to your business model?
We believe remote work is extremely important to our culture and business model as a company can’t grow without its employees growing and feeling happy…
Remote is a core part of the way we run as a company, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it a part of our “business model”…
Very. By allowing everyone to work from their preferred location, SitePen is able to attract and retain highly-skilled individuals who value work-life balance. When we’re…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
For engineering, the main benefit is being able to hire people who have the technical skills we need regardless of where they are located. That…
The greatest benefit is being able to hire without being constrained by location. It’s also a fantastic draw for good employees who might crave more…
Diversity of talent pool. Global time zone coverage. Culture. Successful remote employees/workers have defining traits that make them exceptional employees overall, among those traits being…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
We chose to be location agnostic from the company founding. This meant that we could hire the right people – no matter where they live.…
One of our advisors and angel investors is Joel Gascoigne at Buffer. I’ve long been an admirer of how he’s built his company and work…
Initially, going remote was a matter of equally good talent working from countries with lower living costs. I learned that I, as the founder, really…
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