WordPress Maker Automatic puts 16 % of employees

AutomaticThe company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce and a set of other online services, reduces its working power. Workers’ layoffs will affect 16 % of employees across the departments, The Automattic Post published on Wednesday reveals.

Before the demobilization of the workers, the Automatic site included 1,744 employees, which means that northern 270 people may have lost their jobs. (Automattic was asked to confirm this number but he did not respond as of the time of publication.)

The post, which was also shared with the company’s employees via Slack on Wednesday, explains that “restructuring” is necessary due to the competitive nature of the market and the speed of technology.

However, this step also comes after a loud year of automatic, which participated in a A controversial legal battle With the engine WP engine hosting. Continuous drama It has already led to the departure of some car employees last fall. In the opinion of the CEO of Automattic Matt Mullenweg, the WP Engine host did not contribute sufficiently in the WordPress.org project, and his use of the brand “WP” confused consumers about his belonging to WordPress itself.

On Wednesday’s announcement, Molinigi explained that the newly announced workers will allow cars to become “more flexible and response”, “destroying silos that created shortcomings”, “focusing on the quality of the product”, and “ensuring a viable financial model for long -term success.”

“To support our customers and products, we must improve our productivity, profitability, and ability to invest,” as read by Mullenweg.

Workers’ demobilization will affect employees in 90 countries, which will receive a separation and assistance package, among other things.

“Automattic has many products that have a global touch in WordPress and beyond. I am sure that we will get out of this position in a better position, ready to create a good, profitable and well designed company that will continue our mission to add a democratic character on the Internet.”

Techcrunch sources told us that the demobilization of the workers was immediately effective, which means that people received an email and then immediately lost the Slack. The demobilization of workers includes some of the employees who have been with the company for a northern decade.

Automatic source was reported to cancel the Automattic to decline his annual “Grand Meetup” company, as a source told us.

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