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"Awesome, mission-driven place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Lots of opportunities to work on projects across the company and expand your impact outside of your direct role.
Leadership is very supportive of continued professional growth. There are plenty of opportunities to pursue learning through conferences, online courses, and/or books.
The compensation and benefits are unlike any other.
We communicate through p2, not through email. That's a breath of fresh air!
The culture is open and honest so there are opportunities to get real feedback on your work and improve.
You get the satisfaction of working on a big mission - make the web a better place and democratize publishing online. It's really gratifying to hear from our users about how WordPress.com/Automattic has helped them to share their thoughts online or start a business.
Oh, and the remote working aspect is really awesome. I can't imagine working any other way 😃Cons
The company has grown substantially since I first joined. With that, we've worked hard to improve how we handle communication and team member recognition. We're continuing to work on both of those areas. Not a "con" per se, but just an area we're working at actively!
Automattic 2018-07-09 05:12 PDT![Automattic Logo]()
"Happiness Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Work from home, amazing co-workers, amazing benefits, a really good salary, relative flexibility, transparency within the company.
Cons
I think the only thing is career opportunities within the company that are not very clear, at least for HEs
Automattic 2018-07-11 06:07 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Happy Automattician"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
An unmatched opportunity to grow and learn as a contributor and leader. Coming from a traditional ad agency background I didn't know what to expect working as an in-house creative, but after a few months of an adjustment period, I couldn't be more happier with my choice. The benefits, work/life balance, the ability to do meaningful work are on a different level. Another amazing benefit I can see after my first few months at Automattic is company's dedicated focus on nurturing and supporting the (creative) talent. It took me a few months to let go of my agency bred insecurities and trust issues to relax and enjoy these personal and professional growth opportunities.
Cons
Adjusting to the remote work can be a challenge, it will require you to question and readjust your previously established work and social habits. Automattic is a company of senior-level contributors, it will take an extra effort to gain personal confidence in your work.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work and fight hard to sustain the transparency you established
Automattic 2018-07-06 08:13 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Happiness Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
-Though you will be working remotely but you'll never isolated. Everyone works together and stay connected all the time.
-Great management, they always make sure you don't just work but also learn and grow your skills.
-Flexible with leaves. You will have complete work life balance
- Flexible hours. You will define your own schedule.
- You will be traveling 3-4 times year for team and company meetups
- Great perks.
- Most important, you can work remotely.Cons
No cons for this company. I'm glad I left all troubles of my regular 9-5 job and joined this company.
Automattic 2018-06-29 10:17 PDT![Automattic Logo]()
"Best company I've ever worked for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
For the first time in my life, I can say that I have found a company that truly cares for its employees. Great benefits, health insurance coverage, retirement plan.
Cons
Company stopped giving stock options at least two years ago.
Automattic 2018-06-27 20:59 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Good, but strangely directionless company."
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Automattic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Complete autonomy, sabbaticals after 5 years, completely distributed work, nice people, lots of opportunities to travel, good pay.
Cons
The rules are applied inconsistently.. The company prides itself on dealing closely with individuals, but really it just leads to unfairness, since decisions are made quite simply on how much you are liked by the CEO, if your opinions fit in with his, and how well you manage to sell your own case to decisionmakers. Decisions are not based on strict policies; they are completely subjective, and therefore, subject to strong bias.
The company strategy is unclear to most people, and goalposts constantly moving at the whims of the CEO. People's tendency to do things dogmatically -things they know Matt the CEO "likes" and avoid anything he generally dislikes- is dangerous to the company's future. There's so much space for innovation and challenging the status-quo, but noone truly does, because they're all afraid of annoying Matt. Many times you will be told to do X, because Matt doesn't like Y. It doesn't matter that doing X will be more productive, better value, or even give better results. First and foremost you recommend what you know Matt likes. He is well known for responding quite rudely and abrupty to some people.
If you're outside of the U.S., you'll be a contractor. The money is decent, but you'll get no health, retirement, or any of the benefits that the U.S. employee does..
Another downside is the lack of hierarchy, to an extent. What it means is that there's no clear path for development or move up the ladder, and no real impetus to try harder. They insist that there is no hierarchy. This is good if all you want is a decent-paying job with no push to move up the ladder.Advice to Management
Pronounce a strategy. Stay apolitical; Twitter and Tumbler are insufferable because of the politics. Wordpress just "being" and not forcing politics on everyone is what makes it great, and perennial.
Automattic 2018-06-29 19:25 PDT![Automattic Logo]()
"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Automattic full-time
Pros
- Everyone is friendly
- Company culture is pretty good
- You can work from (practically) anywhere
- You get to travel a lot
- Great work/life balance
- A lot of nice perks (E.g. new computer every 18 months, an allowance for enhancing the ergonomics of your home office set up)Cons
- Communication in a remote-only organization can be hard at times
- Teams are restructured fairly frequently, can be hard to keep track of things
- Conflict of interest policy is a bit too restrictiveAutomattic 2018-05-29 16:22 PDTHelpful (12)
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"Great company but weird culture"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Automattic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Amazing benefits
- Remote and very flexible
- Smart co-workers
- Lots of travel, if you're on a good team.
- The pay is great but also appeared random compared to others.
- Saying you worked at Automattic is really good for the resume.
- You will work on a ton of different projects which keeps things interesting and always learning.Cons
- Nearly impossible to switch teams.
- They will force American cultural values and disregard the diversity of the company from all over the world.
- Don't cause drama. Keep to yourself and do the work.
- If you're not the right fit for the team, tough luck.Advice to Management
The role of a team lead need to be reviewed. It's very much a ladder despite what you're telling others.
Automattic 2018-05-11 03:40 PDT![Automattic Logo]()
"Great company to work for!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great benefits and company culture.
Cons
No cons that I can think of!
Automattic 2018-04-23 17:52 PDT![Automattic Logo]()
"Everything is great!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Automattic full-time
Pros
Remote Job, Smart people, Opportunity to grow and take initiatives
Cons
None as such! All is good. Pros outweigh the cons!
Automattic 2018-03-30 11:16 PDT
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