10 companies that are embracing remote work amid the RTO push

Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Some companies are keeping remote work policies even as other firms call people back to the office. Companies like Atlassian, Dropbox, and Deel report increased job applicants and retention rates. Some firms also credit work flexibility with boosting employee satisfaction. You might not be destined for a cubicle after all. As a number of big-name companies increase their requirements for how often workers spend time in the office, some firms are sticking with remote work arrangements. Those leading the RTO charge have argued that face-to-face collaboration breeds a stronger culture of teamwork and creative problem-solving . However, remote companies say they are reaping their own set of distinct benefits. The doubling down on flexibility has been a boon to recruiting at some companies, allowing firms like Dropbox and Atlassian to tap into a wider pool of talent. "A lot of the companies going back to the office are leaking talent to us, whether or not they want to admit it," Alex Bouaziz, cofounder and CEO of the HR and payroll platform Deel, previously told Business Insider. Here are 10 companies that still offer remote work - and why: Atlassian The software maker Atlassian has 13,000 employees in more than a dozen countries. Nine in 10 of its workers report that flexibility is both an important reason they stay and that it allows them to do their best work, Avani Prabhakar, the company's chief people officer, previously told Business Insider. Since the company introduced its work-from-anywhere policy in 2020, it has seen the number of applicants per job opening double, Prabhakar said. CrowdStrike Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has a remote-first work culture. From its inception over a decade ago, the company has placed an emphasis on hiring talent from a diverse pool. "Being a remote-first company ensures CrowdStrike can hire the best people - regardless of their geographic location," the company wrote in 2022. The company added that its remote structure enables employees with family or caregiving obligations to contribute to its mission. Deel Deel's Bouaziz said the most in-demand workers are often most willing to push back - or leave - when employers introduce rigid RTO policies. He said that the strict approach by some companies has benefited Deel . Deel has a global workforce and hired more than 2,000 employees in 2024 - out of a pool of 1.5 million applicants, the company said. Dropbox Dropbox implemented a "virtual-first" policy in 2021. The cloud storage company has redesigned its workforce to focus on flexibility, and this approach has paid off in both hiring and retention, Melanie Rosenwasser, the company's chief people officer, previously told Business Insider in an email. The average number of applicants per job is nearly sevenfold higher than it was prior to the company adopting its virtual-first model, Rosenwasser said. She added that more than eight in 10 applicants accepted Dropbox's employment offers, and attrition is the lowest in the company's history. HubSpot The software company...

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