Building a global social safety net for digital nomads & remote workers. Distributed team of 150+ people from 60+ countries. YC alum. Founders
@PlumiaCountry
.
How did we manage to see a 97% retention rate and grow significantly over the past five years?
Pay Equity.
Dive into
@WIRED
's latest article and learn more now 👇
Big news! 👇
We've just closed a $35M Series B funding round, to help us build a global social safety net and work towards our mission: building the first country on the internet and ensuring equal opportunity and freedom for everyone. 🌎
We need your help! 🇺🇦
We’re compiling a list of remote companies currently hiring roles that Ukrainian citizens can apply to.
If you know of such roles/companies, please let us know! We’d also be very grateful if you could share this tweet. 🙏
If you tweet about:
• remote work / productivity
• building remotely
• being a digital nomad
• global teams / global hiring
• remote startups
...then we'd love to connect with you and follow you! Tell us what you do below 👇
Based on LinkedIn data, job seekers in 2022 are showing a lot more interest in remote rather than office jobs.
Eventually, almost every company that can be remote will be remote, if they want to attract top candidates.
Reasons why remote workers are more productive:
• They create their perfect work environment
• They build their ideal daily routine
• They don't waste time commuting
• They eliminate distractions
• They can take breaks as needed
Anything else you'd add to the list?
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Drumroll please... 🥁
Our Best Remote Startups to Work For list is finally out! 🙌
We wanted to recognize the remote startups that are going above and beyond to make their companies an absolute pleasure to work at.
Take a look at the winners!
In 2022, it's estimated that 16% of companies globally are fully remote. We're excited to see this number rising in the next few years!
Remote work is not a phase, but a significant part of the future of work.
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For more details and restrictions, visit our FAQ page. 👇
If you tweet about:
• remote work
• building remotely
• being a digital nomad
• global teams / global hiring
• remote startups
...then we'd love to connect with you and follow you! Tell us what you do below 👇
Announcing our dream gig for digital nomad creators! 🙌 We're looking for a creative content creator to document their travel journey around the world to 10 coliving and coworking spaces of their choice.
Applications close on July 29!
Why are remote workers more productive? So many reasons:
🚗 No commute
💬 Fewer distractions
🕐 Flexible schedule
🪴 Ability to create their ideal work environment
🏃 Time to exercise
❤️ More time spent with loved ones
What else?
Interesting data on Google Trends - the term "global remote jobs" has doubled in popularity in the past year, and these are the regions where it has been most popular:
1. United States 🇺🇸
2. Canada 🇨🇦
3. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
4. Philippines 🇵🇭
5. India 🇮🇳
This is an appreciation post for all companies that allow their teams to work remotely and to prioritise their quality of life, freedom, and healthy productivity. 🥰
Our vision at SafetyWing is to build a global social safety net.
That should include: health, retirement, and income protection available to everyone, everywhere. 🌎
Between March and April 2021, a
@FlexJobs
survey found that 58% of respondents would “absolutely look for a new job if they cannot continue remote work.”
The people have spoken 😌
Remote workers are reportedly 22% happier than office workers.
People thrive when they have freedom and flexibility; it's been proven in many cases and remote work made it apparent in work environments too.
Things we're grateful for today:
1. The ability to work remotely
2. More and more companies offering remote options
3. The world moving towards greater freedom and flexibility ✨
Remote work offers you the privilege of building your job around your life and not the other way around. Your home, social circle, and location are no longer tied to your job.
Remote work ≠ Work from home. You can work remotely from your favorite cafe, library, co-working space... Any place that inspires you is now an option.
Join us in Paris!
We’re hosting remote startup leaders in Paris on 5/3 to discuss the most pressing challenges in remote work. We’ll have small group discussions on the future of work, what it means to thrive remotely, and building healthy teams.
DM to request an invitation! ☺️
Remote work = Freedom.
Freedom to work however you want, wherever you want.
Are you an extrovert? 👉 Enjoy deep work at a co-working space.
Are you a traveler? 👉 Enjoy deep work while at the beach.
At Remote, we’re building a future of work where location won’t be a barrier to talent.🌍
Share
#IChooseRemote
with your story and tell us why you choose flexible work! 🙌
Remote work isn't just about not commuting and working more comfortably; it's about prioritizing the things that matter most in your life, in a way that was previously impossible. 🚀
Employees don’t want companies that are “like a family”, they want companies that allow them enough flexibility and remote work to actually spend time with their family and loved ones. ☀️
Your career no longer has to stay local (and neither does your salary). With remote work, you can finally apply to jobs globally that pay the same independently of location. 💬
Which cities/countries do you think will rise among remote workers in the future? (Factors like lower cost of living, higher quality of life, and access to good amenities and communities always play a big part.)
The number of remote workers is expected to double over the next five years.
Here are 10 remote work-related stats that anyone interested in the future of work needs to know:
Gen Z is entering the workforce, and they're prioritizing things like work-life balance, flexibility, and freedom. Remote companies that create a truly healthy working culture can tap into that and be the first to embrace the new generation of employees in the next few years.
One of the main reasons we believe in remote work is because it finally gives the power back to the people to plan their everyday life.
You're finally able to build your own routine and work in the environment you choose, that inspires you the most.
In remote companies, culture couldn't be more important. That includes:
🧠 Preventing burnout
🕐 Working healthy hours
🤝 Collaborating and connecting with others
🤍 Employee retention
💡 Shared values
How can asynchronous work simplify remote collaboration? In our new podcast episode, we spoke to
@adampnathan
, Founder & CEO of
@AlmanacDocs
about managing asynchronous teams, and more!
Transitioning from remote work and the life you build around it, back to an office job is nearly impossible - because people don’t want to let go of their freedom and flexibility. Who would?
Working remotely finally gives you the chance to make work a part of your day, not your whole life. Use your breaks to read a book, talk with friends, take a walk, or meditate 🧘♂️
On Feb 22nd, we will be hosting a 1-hour live webinar with an expert panel from
@remote
,
@cartainc
,
@doist
and SafetyWing to talk about how to navigate pay for remote workers based on their location! Sign up below 👇
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Storytelling is central to human existence. In a time where attention becomes increasingly scarce, engaging storytelling is a necessary skill to have. This podcast episode we had done with
@JasonSilva
taught us all about the science of storytelling. 💫
📢 We don't know who needs to hear this, but we're just here to remind you that it's okay to make mistakes! 📢
That's how you learn. "Dare to make mistakes" is one of our core values and we thought this was a good time to put a reminder on your timeline. ✨👀
We love that remote work makes it easier for companies to have diverse and inclusive teams by hiring people from different backgrounds and locations 🌏
That's how you build a happy and successful team.
The CEO of
@weworkremotely
,
@kkirkpatrick
, joined us for this Building Remotely podcast episode to offer advice on how to find a remote job and advance your remote career.
For some great actionable tips and insights, give it a listen!
We did a survey with almost 4,500 respondents to find out how working from home is affecting people. Here are some of the most interesting things we found out: 🧵
Super interesting to see all the research and experiments that have shown a direct increase in employees' productivity when they worked remotely compared to when in the office.
Who wouldn't want to get more done while being happier and healthier? 😇
Cities are now starting to target individuals, rather than companies, to move there as they have the option to choose a place to live based on its merits.
Here is how cities are incentivising remote workers to move, by offering them different benefits.
What are the possibilities of changing your citizenship as a remote worker? We spoke to
@levelsio
about this in our latest podcast episode, and discussed Rebase, nomad trends, the relocation process, and more. 🌎
The first step of becoming location-independent (after securing a remote job), is to decide on the lifestyle you'd like to have. Would you like to primarily work from home, or live nomadically?