It’s hardly surprising that businesses that started looking outside of their own offices and regions are now expanding outside their own borders as the idea of a permanently remote workforce gains hold after two years of COVID-mandated telecommuting.
Frederick Crosby, the chief revenue officer of the international payments platform Nium, said during the interview that the business “came to the conclusion that we didn’t need everybody in the office.” The fact that many Americans live various lifestyles is great, but it also made managers realize that they could get the greatest people, at the best price, with the best skillset, anywhere in the world.
However, it can be a challenging transition, according to Michael Brooks, CEO of the online freelance marketplace goLance. He took a subscription billing platform company remote to survive the financial crisis in 2008, therefore he has a lot of experience with it. He claims that “companies dealing with delicate subjects like compliance” find it particularly challenging. They have always believed that they require a particular environment. People first feel a great deal of anxiety when they have to let go of that corporate office attitude.
According to Esen Bulut, co-founder of the invoicing and billing company Rimuut, which introduced remote working in 2017, they are departing from a 100-year-old corporate culture paradigm.
