Automattic Lays Off 281 People Across 90 Countries: The Web Reacts

On Tuesday, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg sent ripples throughout the WordPress community with a blog post announcing the layoff of 281 employees – representing 16% of Automattic’s workforce. Employees were first notified via internal message before the news was made public later in the day on Automattic’s website. While acknowledging continued revenue growth, he cited… Read More »Automattic Lays Off 281 People Across 90 Countries: The Web Reacts