“Even though the pandemic was awful, we managed to get a lot done… we were able to make some acquisitions, we were able to raise funds, we were able to go public, we are able to open up another office, we moved data centres, we did all kinds of stuff during the pandemic. So, we didn’t miss a beat.”
“As a matter of fact, I think productivity improved during that period of time,” says Don Gray, CEO of the fintech company
As a result, the company has decided to have its more than 300 employees work remotely full-time, instead of going to one of its offices in Canada, U.S., Brazil, Mexico, U.K., Switzerland, Hong Kong, China and Singapore.
“We felt that this would be a great not only retention but recruiting tool for us also going forward,” says Gray.
Why come back?
While this move to remote is going well for some employers, for those who are desperately trying to entice folks back to the home base, they are having great difficulties creating a great reason to come back, according to a new report.
