Fantastic company to work for - great for the self-directed - Anonymous employee Automattic Employee Review

5.0
5 Nov 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Is fully remote (distributed) 2. Has an amazing and inclusive culture that operates in practice 3. Pay and benefits are amazing 4. I have a fantastic team that I work with 5. Get to travel overseas 4-5 times per year 6. Great home setup with generous allowance for desk/chair and IT 7. Great level of autonomy to design the work for you (within reason) 8. Everyone is super helpful so can easily ask questions and they get answered, quickly too. 9. Genuine work/life balance culture and as someone from Europe working for a US company this was a fear of mine, glad to say they actively encourage time off

Cons

1. Being fully remote is not for everyone 2. Need to be self-directed and take responsibility to get your work done, this is a company that treats you as adult to adult, therefore we assume responsibility for our work 3. You need pretty strong IT skills even if the role you are going for is non-IT 4. There is a lot to take in at the beginning and it can feel overwhelming (pro-tip hang in there and ask lots of questions - everyone is super helpful) 5. Has a flat structure in terms of career path opportunities but has huge growth for learning opportunities. I like that it is lacking in the typical hierarchal structure.

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5.0
23 Apr 2026
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Pros

Thorough and thoughtful onboarding process. Super supportive coworkers. The vast amount of resources to learn is second to none. Leads and mentors proactively check in and offer support constantly. Diversity and inclusion is amazing.

Cons

I do not have any cons at this time.

1.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It's a fairly easy place to hide and rake in money if you can talk a good game. The CEO is easily influenced by the Chief People Officer, so if you can stay on her good side, you are on the gravy train. Benefits are good.

Cons

The CEO will threaten the workplace with being replaced by AI because he doesn't have a clue what he's doing or how to influence people. The CEO will start bizarre fights with customers on Twitter and will expose their details. It's a distracting place to work and everyone that has stayed here is on edge about losing their job any day of the week. They are not doing anything innovative and it's a dying product. You can tell this by the distinct lack of investment. I get paid very well, but that's only because I have the Chief People Officer onside. Salary increases are random and there is zero transparency. The CEO also has weird and inappropriate relationships with some staff. He bought the Chief People Officer a $10,000 chair and that person now makes jokes about holding it against him if he tries to fire her. This is one example of many, of the complete unprofessionalism all round.

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