Forget the cubicle: Smart bosses skip the office drama to hire virtual assistants

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Will Kenton

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Employers are facing high turnover due to return-to-office policies, with a study showing these mandates increase employee departure rates by 14%. To mitigate this issue and reduce costs associated with replacing employees, companies are turning to offshore staffing firms like Remote Raven. This company helps businesses hire virtual assistants for as little as $10 an hour from countries such as the Philippines and Latin America. Remote Raven differentiates itself through a rigorous vetting process that includes multi-stage interviews and AI-assisted matching to ensure candidates fit both professionally and culturally, making it easier for small and mid-sized businesses to adopt remote hiring without startup fees or long waiting periods.
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Employers facing high turnover due to return-to-office policies are turning to virtual assistants as a cost-effective solution. A Baylor University study found that RTO policies increase employee turnover by 14%, costing companies up to nine months of an employee's salary in replacement costs. To address this, Remote Raven, a U.S.-based company founded in 2020, connects businesses with qualified global professionals from regions like the Philippines and Latin America for as little as $10 per hour. The CEO, Randall Averitte, emphasizes that this model allows companies to focus on growth rather than office attendance battles. Companies are adopting this approach to manage rising commercial real estate costs and labor market unpredictability.

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Will Kenton
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Affiliated Dermatology Baylor University Remote Raven U.S. U.S.-based

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Remote Raven ORG · 7× U.S. GPE · 3× Averitte ORG · 2× Remote Raven’s ORG · 2× Affiliated Dermatology ORG · 1× American NORP · 1× Baylor University ORG · 1× Philippines GPE · 1× Randall Averitte PERSON · 1× U.S.-based GPE · 1×

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It is a model that a growing number of owners are treating as an operational hedge against both rising commercial real estate costs and the unpredictable domestic U.S. labor market by connecting businesses with qualified global professionals from the Philippines, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
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Return to work mandates continue to give employers headaches. asserted
mandates → return → headaches
A recent study by Baylor University shows that RTO policies significantly increase employee turnover by 14%. asserted
policies → show → %
Because replacing a skilled worker can cost up to nine months of their salary, companies are bleeding millions in replacement costs while losing talent. asserted
companies → replace → talent
As the labor market remains tight and office overhead continues to soar, growing businesses are turning to a solution that bypasses the domestic RTO friction entirely. asserted
that → remain → friction
Since 2020, Remote Raven, a U.S.-based offshore staffing company, has been helping companies sidestep the battle by hiring vetted, college-educated virtual assistants for as little as $10 an hour. asserted
companies → help → 10
“Business owners are exhausted watching their competitors fight employees over office attendance instead of focusing on growth,” says Randall Averitte, CEO and Founder of Remote Raven. asserted
Averitte → exhaust → Raven
“We’re seeing companies realize they don’t need to win that argument at all. asserted
they → see → argument
They can hire skilled, vetted talent remotely and skip the office war completely.” Small to mid-sized businesses are already catching on to the legal and financial benefits of full-time remote workers. asserted
businesses → hire → workers
Affiliated Dermatology, a recent Remote Raven client, brought on 12 remote virtual assistants rather than expanding its in-office footprint. asserted
Dermatology → bring → footprint
It is a model that a growing number of owners are treating as an operational hedge against both rising commercial real estate costs and the unpredictable domestic U.S. labor market by connecting businesses with qualified global professionals from the Philippines, Africa, Latin America and Asia. asserted
number → grow → Philippines
However, their model breaks sharply from the traditional staffing agency playbook. asserted
model → break → playbook
Rather than pulling from a stagnant, pre-screened candidate pool, Remote Raven runs a personalized, bespoke vetting process for every client. asserted
Raven → pull → client
Using structured, multi-stage interviews and AI-assisted matching, they rigorously assess a candidate’s skills, personality fit and cultural compatibility before presenting them to a business client. asserted
they → use → client
Remote Raven’s staffers are college-educated professionals who are fully fluent in American English. asserted
who → educate → English
Before placement, they undergo targeted professional development and soft skills training to ensure they can seamlessly integrate into U.S. business cultures. asserted
they → undergo → cultures
Every placement is full-time and permanent, which completely avoids the unreliability of short-term freelance contracts. asserted
which → avoid → contracts
Remote Raven makes adoption by small and mid-sized businesses easy by requiring no startup fees, and most roles are filled in just 15 business days. asserted
roles → make → days
Remote Raven then provides ongoing performance management to ensure the working relationship thrives long after the initial hire is made. asserted
hire → provide → management
With over 10,000 projects completed since its founding, Remote Raven has deployed its skilled and dependable workers in highly regulated and complex sectors, including healthcare, legal, real estate, construction and accounting. asserted
Raven → complete → healthcare
To support these sensitive industries, Remote Raven operates as a full-suite managed IT service provider. asserted
Raven → support → provider
Every placement is backed by in-house IT support, 24/7 monitoring and a dedicated help desk. asserted
placement → back → support
Their cybersecurity infrastructure includes dark web monitoring, endpoint security, secure cloud workstations, VoIP business phone systems and enterprise-grade password management. asserted
infrastructure → include → monitoring
Trust and security are built into the foundation of the company, which holds HIPAA compliance, SOC 2 certification and NMSDC certification, alongside membership in the prestigious Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). asserted
which → build → Organization
Remote Raven’s core mission is to give business owners their time back. asserted
mission → give → time
But the impact of the company extends far beyond the bottom line of its U.S. clients. asserted
impact → extend → clients
For Averitte, the company is built just as much around global impact as it is around staffing efficiency. asserted
it → build → efficiency
“What gets me up in the morning is the lives we’re changing,” Averitte explains. asserted
Averitte → get → morning
“We are affecting lives literally all over the world.” asserted
We → affect → world
Today’s traditional office is a battleground of competing priorities; Remote Raven offers a refreshing alternative. asserted
Raven → compete → alternative
By embracing dedicated, supported and highly skilled global talent, businesses can stop fighting over where work happens and get back to focusing on the work itself. asserted
work → embrace → work
For over 200 years, the New York Post has been America’s go-to source for bold news, engaging stories, in-depth reporting, and now, insightful shopping guidance. asserted
Post → go → news
We’re not just thorough reporters – we sift through mountains of information, test and compare products, and consult experts on any topics we aren’t already schooled specialists in to deliver useful, realistic product recommendations based on our extensive and hands-on analysis. asserted
we → ’re → analysis
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we → know → links
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links → update → context
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prices → please → change
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