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Looks like there’s another wave of slow-burn layoffs coming from my previous employer. If you are looking for folks, many of those soon-to-be-ex-Automattic folks will be good pickups for you. It was a place that attracted very smart—and often kind—people.

Ryan Markel

@ryanmarkel.com

It’s painful to watch something I helped build for over a decade come crashing down due to poor leadership decisions that are now having real effects on myself and others like me. I am also an early-stage stockholder, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for that investment at this point.

22/10/26, 6:19 pm0 reposts1 like

Ryan Markel

@ryanmarkel.com

To any of my colleagues who are still there: Figure out how you’re going to achieve a soft landing for yourself elsewhere, and do it soon. You won’t get much warning when someone decides you’re next on the layoffs list. Ping me in any one of a number of ways if you need help. I’ll do what I can.