Folks, I work for a pretty great company. Every 5 years, all employees get a 2-3 month paid sabbatical, which is almost unheard of outside of academia, at least in the US. The idea is to give employees a chance to disconnect, take a break from routine, and recharge. Time has flown and I’m eligible for mine this year. Hard to believe. Anyway, it was a little surreal to me […]
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This year marks the 10th birthday of WordPress.com and our parent company, Automattic. We are proud to have served this community of millions: from writers, photographers, artists, and small and large publishers, to business owners and entrepreneurs. A quick bit of history: WordPress itself started as an open source project in 2003. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg then built our company, and the free,…
This year, in addition to our regular company photo, Matt surprised us and launched a drone cam. Judging from the giggles, gawking, and goofing, you would have thought none of us had ever seen one, but it was pretty fun. Check out 270-something Automatticians on a Park City, Utah hill.
It’s been a week since I returned from my second Grand Meetup adventure and now that some of the tireds have gone away, it’s time to reflect and recap. Last year, I wrote this post about my first Grand Meetup and this year, I told myself I would do a better job of journaling during my trip so I didn’t forget things. It’s not so much the events that I […]
This is (most of) my team at the 2014 Automattic Grand Meetup.
Together, we represent states across the US, the UK, several European countries, Australia, Israel, Peru, Indonesia, Malaysia and more.
Team, you are all incredible and together, we are amazing. I’m privileged to work with each of you and can’t wait to see you again in December.
The requisite silly picture.
An quick look at the benefits of having a distributed workforce. Very timely since more than 260 Automatticians are currently gathered in Park City, Utah for our annual company meetup. The makers of WordPress learned years ago that the ultimate office perk is not having an office (via Quartz).
Originally posted on The WordPress.com Blog:
“Net Neutrality” is the simple but powerful principle that cable and broadband providers must treat all internet traffic equally. Whether you’re loading a blog post on WordPress.com, streaming House of Cards on Netflix, or browsing handcrafted tea cozies on Etsy, your internet provider can’t degrade your connection speed, block sites, or charge a toll based on the content that you’re viewing. Net neutrality…
Hey All! If you plan to be at the annual BlogHer conference in San Jose this week, I wanted to invite you to stop by the WordPress/Automattic booth and say hello! We’re happy to chat with folks about WordPress of course as well as any related topics and just blogging in general. If you need help with your WordPress site, visit our Happiness Bar, or attend one of our mini […]
