carThe companies behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce and a range of other online services are lowering their workforce. Layouts will affect 16% of employees across departments The Automattic blog post was revealed Wednesday.
Prior to the layoffs, Automattic’s website listed 1,744 employees, meaning employees north of 270 people could be unemployed. (Automattic is asked to confirm this number, but no response was made as of the time of publication.)
The post was also shared with company employees via Slack earlier today, explaining that this “restructuring” is necessary due to the competitive nature of the market and the speed of technology development.
However, the move comes after a year of turmoil in the car, which has already been engaged in Controversial legal struggle Hosting company WP engine. Ongoing drama Last fall, some car employees have left. In the view of Automatic CEO Matt Mullenweg, hosting provider WP Engine has not contributed enough to open source Project wordpress.org, whose use of the “WP” brand has made consumers confused about their affiliation with WordPress itself.
Today, Mullenwig explains that the newly announced layoffs will allow the car to become “more agile and responsive”, “decompose the silos that create inefficient silos”, “focus on product quality”, and “ensure viable long-term successful financial models.”
“To support our customers and products, we must improve our productivity, profitability and investment capabilities,” reads the post written by Mullenweg.
Layouts will affect employees in 90 countries, who will receive severance payments and job placement assistance, among other things.
“Automattic has a variety of global potential in WordPress and beyond. I am confident that we will get rid of this situation in a better position and hopefully create a vibrant, profitable, well-designed company that will continue our mission to democratize our internet.”
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