WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff

AutomatedThe company is reducing its strength behind a range of WordPress.com, Tumblr, WoMCers and other online services. Trimmed will affect 16% of staff across categories, a The automatic blog post released on Wednesday.

Before the trim, 1,744 employees were listed on the Automatic website, which means that 270 people may lose their job in reply. (Automatic was asked to confirm this number but did not respond to the time of publication.)

This post also explained that the competitive nature and technology of the market was developed with the company employees through Slack on Wednesday that this “reconstruction” was necessary.

However, this step comes after the turbulent year for automatic, which is involved in one Controversial legal war Hosting agency W. including Wlup Engine. Running drama Already leads to the departure of some automatic employees in the last autumnThe In the opinion of Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automatic, the hosting suppliers did not contribute enough to the Open Source Project WordPress. Org, and the use of the “Wlup” brand confused the customers’ himself related to WordPress.

Today, the Mullenweg explained that the newly announced trunches would allow automatics to be “more quick and responsive”, “break the silks that created inefficiency,” “focus on the quality of the product” and “ensures an effective financial model for long -term success.”

“To support our customers and products, we must definitely improve our productivity, profitability and investment capabilities,” read the post written by the Mullenweg.

The trims will affect employees across 90 countries, who will get an isolated package and job space assistance among other issues.

MullenWeg writes, “There are multiple products with WordPress and beyond the world-class possibilities.

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