Personally, the main reason I stayed at this company was because of the benefits of working remotely.
Personally, the main reason I stayed at this company was because of the benefits of working remotely.
- Flexibility of working remotely
- Everyone outside of the leadership team has been amazing—friendly, respectful, intelligent, dedicated, passionate, and truly talented. Honestly.
The leadership team has no idea what they're doing; there's never a clear direction or company roadmap. Despite many people actively and earnestly raising concerns multiple times, nothing has come of it.
With the current capabilities of the leadership team and the size of the projects, the company feels like an overextended small-to-medium business.
The layoffs were cold and inhumane — which would be alright if the company hadn't consistently promoted values like kindness, respect, and transparency, or kept emphasizing that Automattic has your back and that you can treat this place as your home.
It would help to actually listen to the thoughts and feedback of both employees and the community.
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Automattic Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
Zoom interview. I passed a code interview, which took about a week to complete. Then, I entered the "paid" project. This drew out over three months. Feedback was very slow but positive until I was suddenly told that the trial was coming to an end and
Software Engineer
Call with HR. Invited to the Slack group where the technical test is shared. Needs to work on the test based on their instructions and commit it to their GitHub.
Software Engineer
They don't really hire for positions. Rather, when you apply, you join a 'talent pool' where they may or may not get back to you. It's not really nice applying to such a void, but they do state that on their careers page.
Software Engineer
New ZealandNovember 1, 2024Zoom interview. I passed a code interview, which took about a week to complete. Then, I entered the "paid" project. This drew out over three months. Feedback was very slow but positive until I was suddenly told that the trial was coming to an end and
Software Engineer
IndonesiaApril 16, 2024Call with HR. Invited to the Slack group where the technical test is shared. Needs to work on the test based on their instructions and commit it to their GitHub.
Software Engineer
United KingdomJanuary 1, 2024They don't really hire for positions. Rather, when you apply, you join a 'talent pool' where they may or may not get back to you. It's not really nice applying to such a void, but they do state that on their careers page.
