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WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff.

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Tea@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://automattic.com/2025/04/02/restructuring-announcement/

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  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Should have just fired the CEO instead, would’ve saved millions and the company in one go.

    Just last week, they were posting job listings for DevOps engineers. Glad the CEO’s bullshit stopped me from even considering it.

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  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    But still being driven into the ground by Matt Mullenweg.

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    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Image

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    automattic.com/…/automattic-acquires-beeper/

    Two months ago they had enough money to buy Beeper, though.

    God, fuck Matt Mullenweg and fuck Eric Migicovksy.

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  • MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    …so far!

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  • InfiniteHench@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So the lawsuits are going great, then

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  • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Fork! Fork! Fork!

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    • taladar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Might be time for a rewrite in something more modern anyway.

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