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Adopted by thousands of employees and self-employed workers, remote working is now considered as a sustainable solution. In France, before the health crisis, some companies had already passed the threshold of 100% teleworking. What are they? What are the reasons for this? How are they organized?
These companies whose teams are 100% teleworking
Even before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, remote working had grown in importance, especially in the United States. The 100% remote work model, or “full remote” was indeed born there in the 2000s. In particular, the WordPress publisher, Automattic, had removed its premises in Silicon Valley in 2017 and put its 850 employees working from home. In France too, this organization exists. Platform.sh and Fizzer are two French companies, which have made the choice to put all of their teams teleworking.
Dispersed in 30 countries around the world, the Platform.sh team has 174 employees. It specializes in the B to B cloud. Launched in 2014, this start-up was inspired by the case of Automattic by establishing “full remote” .Fizzer was also launched in 2014. This start-up offers to send personalized postcards to and from any region in the world. It has also implemented 100% remote working, and its employees are scattered all over the world.
What are the reasons for choosing 100% remote work?
In particular, 100% remote working has been adopted by the two start-ups for abolish borders regarding recruitment. Indeed, by considering not only a local space but the whole world, the finding of competent and motivated employees is facilitated. For people looking for a job too, this system is a helping factor: they no longer need to limit themselves to offers that exist in a restricted area, and can target companies that are several hundred or thousands of kilometers away.Moreover, the establishment of full remote is explained by the economic interest that companies find there.
For Fizzer, widespread remote work not only limits fixed costs, but also promotes employee productivity. This organization is therefore both more flexible and less expensive than face-to-face work.
What organization in 100% teleworking?
Recruiting
According to Céline Mechain, VP People Ops at Platform.sh, the full remote system requires an adaptation in terms of the recruitment method. Indeed, care must be taken to recruit autonomous people, and therefore often people who have experience. As a result, the company culture is very horizontal, because employees take initiatives, come up with a lot of ideas that are then adopted by the company. However, Platform.sh has maintained an office of 5 to 10 people to welcome interns and those who wish to meet in an office from time to time.
Social link
For both start-ups, full remote is not synonymous with loss of social connection. Teams may be united, even if their members do not meet physically on a daily basis. Numerous virtual meetings are planned, and the two start-ups also organize one or two seminars during the year. According to Céline Mechain, it is very important to alternate between “social” moments (formal like meetings, or informal like virtual coffee breaks) and times when employees are alone, focused, and therefore more productive. For his part, Baptiste Hamain, CEO of Fizzer, declares that “full remote allows us to create even stronger relationships than in a traditional office.”
The tools
Businesses rely on several online devices to ensure the smooth running of full remote. In particular, they are fans of instant messengers like Slack, or platforms like Payfit for creating payslips, expense reports or holidays. Video conferencing tools like Zoom and Teams have also become indispensable in these organizations.
What is the future for the 100% remote work model?
Businesses that have converted to 100% remote working are still few, but the model could gain momentum. Jobs associated with e-commerce, online training or technology could in particular become adept at it. With The m-work solution, find support in all your implementation of teleworking, in its long-term follow-up, and make it a strength.
