Ask HN: What tech companies allow all employees to be remote?
I think it'd be useful to compile a list for those who are looking to (continue to) work remotely. Our tiny company has been remote since March. We started experimenting modestly in 2018 after drastic company changes. We used remote work as a forcing function and to expose inefficiencies in knowledge institutionalization. It revealed all the knowledge that wasn't transferred to the company, which put us at risk when someone was absent. The rationale in 2019 was to maximize team member health and wellness. Commuting was really hard, so we experimented with one day working remotely, and sometimes a week working remotely. This gave us enough practice to function during the pandemic. We also did it because we knew that we will have to at some point, so we might as well train for it. And we had to with COVID. big-mama.io, but you probably never heard of us. - Quora - remote first - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23646164 - Atlassian - remote choice - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24085546 - Twitter https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job is a great resource. Many remote companies listed Great find. I do not need it now, but when I do, I know where to look. There is a list of remote companies on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_remote_companies There was a similar question a month ago. You can check this, Ask HN: What companies are truly remote-first? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23648528 I guess in few months the question will be "What tech companies does not allow fully remote ? 37 Signals and Gitlab Slight nitpick: 37 Signals are now called Basecamp. Thanks. Literal brainfart! Slight nitpick: your brain cannot literally fart /s Slight nitpick: no one knows what literal means anymore! My brain says: hold my beer! Automattic