Used to be good - werkgeversreview Happiness Engineer bij Automattic

3,0
1 jun 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

This place _used to_ be good. People genuinely care about each other and how everyone can contribute to Open Source. Please note the past tense here.

Minpunten

Now? Not really. Those who genuinely care about the industry and the users got removed under pretence of “performance issue”. It’s easy to use such excuses when there is no clear KPI and goalposts keep moving and changing.

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5,0
9 jun 2026
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At Automattic, the culture is really great!

Minpunten

I have found nothing yet.

2,0
5 jan 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

I had the opportunity to work alongside incredibly smart, talented, and kind colleagues who were always willing to share their knowledge. The role offered diverse and engaging technical challenges working with a wide range of customers, most of whom were pleasant to collaborate with. The company provided excellent health insurance and 401k benefits, which I genuinely appreciated. The yearly travel for team meetups was a highlight. It created valuable opportunities for team building and strengthened relationships across the distributed team.

Minpunten

While unlimited PTO sounds attractive on paper, in practice it required careful coordination with team capacity and management, making it less flexible than expected. The culture inadvertently encouraged overworking, as people often forgot to actually take time off. Weekend on-call shifts, combined with a small team rotation, created real burnout risk. The most significant issue was the unexpected layoffs, which were extremely disruptive to team morale and productivity. The instability created by constant turnover ultimately became unsustainable and led to my decision to leave the company.

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