In 2017, tech giant IBM made the bold and surprising decision of calling all its virtual employees back to the office. The company, which was one of the pioneers of the remote work culture, said its decision was an attempt to “improve collaboration.” But even as we debate whether this move is going to mean gloom and doom for the organization, we’re seeing companies with all-remote teams flourish and thrive. Companies are starting to hire バーチャル社員 それは、コスト面でも人材確保の面でもメリットがあるからです。
例えば、ソーシャルメディア分析ツールとして人気のBufferは、2013年9月時点でユーザー数が100万人を超えています。当時、Bufferのチームは 4つの大陸にいる12人のメンバー! Today, Buffer’s team consists of 75 people working in 50 cities. The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, regularly hires remote workers for various roles, as does Github – both head-quartered in San Francisco. Flexjobs, which helps job seekers find telecommute jobs, is a 100% remote team and is spread across six different time zones.
3つのタイムゾーンにまたがっている企業であることから コラブツリー, we have experienced for ourselves the benefits of having virtual employees. Our job is to help businesses and academia consult scientists from all over the world – and we’ve been witness to some really surprising collaborations across borders. Here’s why we think businesses should hire virtual employees.
1.人材へのアクセス
At Kolabtree, we’ve helped businesses around the world 科学者やアカデミアに相談. We’ve seen an Amazon reseller in the USA get help predicting his sales from a data scientist in the UK. We’ve helped a world-renowned speaker consult a scientist for scientific information to back his TEDx talk. There are thousands of businesses out there, who need to access a specific skill or specialization, but are bound by geographical restrictions. Hiring remote workers gives you the ability to access exactly what you’re looking for, with all those job description parameters checked. If you hire virtual employees, you also access low cost offshore workers, without compromising on quality—これ‘s how TimeDoctor does it.
2.生産性の向上
3.バーチャルな従業員はコネがある
But let’s remember that remote work does not mean all work and no play. Working remotely is does not have to mean working alone. It’s essential for virtual employees to feel connected and have water cooler conversations as well. Remote teams do many of the things that in-office teams do: celebrate birthdays, festivals and even have (バーチャル)ホリデーパーティー!
Have you experienced the benefits of hiring virtual employees? We’d love to hear about your experiences! Write to us in the comments below or Tweet をご紹介します。