Category: work
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Democratizing Identity
Originally posted on AUTOMATTIC DESIGN (VOICE RIP): One of the core ideas we stand for here at Automattic is Democratizing Publishing—the idea that anyone with a story should be free to tell it, regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world. We support this idea by providing hosted website services…
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1 year at Automattic, and a new video
I’ve now been full time at Automattic for a full year 🎉 I will some day write up more about what it means to work here, what I’ve done, and what I hope to do in the future. Something I was asked to be part of / I offered to be part of, was the Automattic…
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So You Want to be a Happiness Engineer, Huh?
Originally posted on Sandy McFadden: Since joining Automattic (and to the annoyance of some people, I’m sure) I tend to go on about how much I enjoy my job and the company itself. I’ve often been asked what it takes and what you need to know to get the job. Especially since I called people…
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Short week
Having only worked two days this week, it’s the weekend, and then I’m only “working” one day next week. Feel like I’ve hardly spoken to my team this week but as of 9am Tuesday morning I’ll be on a plane to a spend week with them. Didn’t think I’d be back to Mexico this fast!
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Introducing VR and 360° Content for All WordPress.com Sites
Originally posted on WordPress.com News: Virtual Reality is coming to WordPress.com! As of today, you can create and publish your own VR content on any WordPress.com site, starting with 360° photos and 360° videos (beta), and you can view regular photos and panoramas in VR. Our goal is to make publishing VR content as simple…
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My Support History or I used to be a poker dealer
This is post one in a series of 6 for the Support Driven Writing Challenge For a good while of my career, I wanted to get into web development, but for various reasons, I didn’t get past making a few websites, and doing some testing. I realised looking back, that actually I love helping people as…
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Flexibility
Depending on your job role, Automattic can be really amazing when it comes to scheduling your day. Today I got to take my stepdaughter to school and picked her up. We all ate dinner together, and housework is done. As long as I work my hours, my lead is happy. I’m blessed to have this…
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