chikorita157 🐰:unverified:
Apparently, a good amount of notable people left out of the 159, which includes:
Some employees who left the company include the head of WordPress.com (Automattic’s commercial WordPress hosting arm), Daniel Bachhuber, head of programs and contributor experience Naoko Takano, the Principal architect for AI, Daniel Walmsley.
That is a lot of notable talent leaving.
#WordPress #MattMullenwegResignNow #BoycottAutomattic #CancelJetpack #SaveWordPress
chikorita157 🐰:unverified:
If you wondering about those rumors about Automattic giving a "generous" severance package if they don’t agree with his behavior, it was true.
On his blog post (https://ma.tt/2024/10/alignment/ ):
159 people took the offer, 8.4% of the company, the other 91.6% gave up $126M of potential severance to stay!
Sure a percentage of that are probably those who have a new job lined up) or on a PIP (or just a way we are going to fire you eventually or layoff). There is probably a good chunk that had enough of his antics.
Sure, Matt claims at 1892 of the remaining people support his crusade and burning WordPress to the ground. I can argue they didn't take it because they need to make a living, and there could be employees that don’t like his behavior, but don't have a choice because they need the money. Job market is kind of hard, especially in tech.
159 people is a huge chunk to loose, for a relatively small company that is probably losing a lot of money.
#WordPress #MattMullenwegResignNow #BoycottAutomattic #CancelJetpack #SaveWordPress
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