Remote Teams Win with Retention

I'm sure the impressive retention rate has more to do than being remote. The intention of what remote means (enjoy your work) is what matters.

"Only 8 people (out of 112) have ever left the company voluntarily, resulting in a 98.5% voluntary retention rate over 10 years (our total retention rate is 97%)."

Also, I think it's a mistake to compare a startup like this with Amazon and Google. They are much larger companies. The purity of any "enjoy your work" concept becomes harder to maintain as a company grows. There are too many people joining with too many different motivations, and the power of money and fame can cloud the minds of once integrous founders.

"Our remote-first peers boast similar stats: Buffer has a retention rate of 94% and an average tenure of 2.4 years, GitLab’s retention is 85%, BuySellAds is 90%, and Zapier’s is 94%. Meanwhile companies like Google and Amazon struggle to keep employees for barely a year."