Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic
Link: Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress Chaos
Key points from this article by Samantha Cole for 404 Media:
- Matt introduced a new buyout offer of 9 months' severance for any remaining dissenters. The ones that remained were concerned about financial pressures and a difficult job market.
- Matt redirected Blind verification emails intended for Automattic employees to his own email address and told employees that if they wanted the code they'd have to ask him for it.
- Matt's fervent supporters are "drawing favorable comparisons" to other divisive personalities and showing which side they are on with a
[STAYING]label.
This is not healthy and it's only going to worsen.