Want to hear the truth about Automattic, the not-like-the-other-girls company that still thinks it is a startup after 20 years and his founder acts like he invented remote working?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/29228259

Want to hear the truth about Automattic, the not-like-the-other-girls company that still thinks it is a startup after 20 years and his founder acts like he invented remote working? - Divisions by zero

it’s a bit of a red flag when 160 employees see something as trivial as a trademark dispute to take the opportunity to go away with a severance package
I haven’t read about that, do you have a link? Is the theory that Matt just needed money urgently and decided to try to extort the biggest WordPress hosting platform?

theverge.com/…/wordpress-matt-mullenweg-automatti…

and

theverge.com/…/automattic-demand-wp-engine-revenu…

indeed all that money wasted to purchase tumblr hurted the bottom line

WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg offered employees $30,000 to leave if they disagreed with his fight against WP Engine.

The Verge
Definitely seems like a toxic guy to work for. Would be hilarious if the hosting providers got together and just forked WordPress.