Author: a8cgmbot
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Meet the Automatticians
In fall 2015, we held the first diversity and inclusion workshop at Automattic’s annual Grand Meetup. As part of a breakout session, we brainstormed around what we could do to give people a good sense of what it’s like to work here. And more specifically, how could we better attract diverse candidates to join us […]
Automattic’s 2017 Grand Meetup in Whistler
Automattic had their 2017 Grand Meetup in Whistler back in September (if you’re not sure what a Grand Meetup is Read this). This will be my third GM (it’s crazy to me how time flies), and Automattic’s biggest one yet as we’re now at over 600 employees. I feel like this year’s Grand Meetup was just […]
http://tish.blog/2018/01/25/automattics-2017-grand-meetup-in-whistler/
Winning Fun Things
Day 24/30 – Today I’m thankful for fun memories of winning things. In September I was at our company meetup at Whistler (since our company is distributed, we gather once a year so all co-workers can be together in person). Some years I take classes, but this year I joined a bunch of others in […]
Remote Working
Happiness Patches
A few Grand Meetups ago some of my awesome colleagues started a new cool thing, Happiness Patches. For any team you have been on, or done a rotation with, you get a patch. There are a few fun patches as well and they’re expanding a bit. The idea is similar to merit badges. Each Grand […]
Whistler on film
I brought my film camera (the old, beaten up Pentax K1000 that I’ve had since I was about ten) to Whistler, thinking the scenery there would make for much better photos than my backyard. I was sorta right… I don’t know if the film was not great, or if I wasn’t getting exposure right or […]
GM The Sixth
A preable (starting at the end) Waiting to board the plane from Vancouver to Montreal – on my way home from this year’s Automattic Grand Meetup (GM) – my colleague told me how much he appreciated what I do to welcome fellow Cananadians to Automattic. “It might not be said often, but it’s always appreciated.” […]
Automattic Grand Meetup 2017
I spent last week in Whistler, British Columbia for Automattic‘s annual Grand Meetup. If you aren’t familiar with Automattic, (and let’s be honest, the only people reading this are my parents and other a12s, so you should already know) we’re the company that builds and supports things like WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce and several other products […]
http://ryan.cowles.blog/2017/09/22/automattic-grand-meetup-2017/
Automattic Grand Meetup 2017
Back to Whistler! And even more gorgeous than last year. The weather was stunning until the last day, and even in the rainy mist it was beautiful. On to the pics! Day 1: Arrival and the opening party Checked into hotel, found the view of the pool wasn’t quite as nice as last year, but […]
http://pyjammy.blog/2017/09/22/automattic-grand-meetup-2017/
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