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Remote Work 👨🏻💻 at WooCommerce
As someone who works remotely at WooCommerce and Automattic, I get a lot of questions about the tools that we use to stay productive and connected. Recently, Beau wrote an extensive post about the tools we use for remote work, which does a great job of summarizing our setup. In his post, Beau covers everything…
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Working at Automattic – The Sabbatical
If you’ve worked for Automattic for more than 5 years, we encourage you to take a paid sabbatical of 2 – 3 months. Taking an extended leave allows you to break away from the usual routine and return to work refreshed. “What should I do on a sabbatical?” you may ask? You could use the…
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We are joining Automattic
Everything I’ve done has led me to this point. What point is that you ask? Let me tell you a story… In 2006, I discovered WordPress, a content management system used for blogging, which helped me make dynamic and extendable websites. I made my web designs on top of WordPress, and found how easy it…
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Fishing in Seychelles
We travelled to Fahrquar in Seychelles for an unforgettable fishing trip in April.
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Endless Summer
In Norway, we don’t see the sun as often as we’d like. Right now, there is a storm in the North Sea, with howling winds tearing off rooftops, accompanied by cold rain turning into snow at night. Winter is at the front door. It’s been a little over a month since we packed our bags…
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One shot at a time
Running a company is an awesome job, as there are so many new things to learn every day, but also many challenges. Great opportunities often appear, and with those come more risk and responsibility, which can become overwhelming. We are currently receiving coaching on how to structure and run our business in a better way,…
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Healthy Competition
There aren’t many things I enjoy more than good competition. No matter what the game is, if I have a chance of mastering it, I’ll put my everything into it. I was always into sports (mostly golf and squash) and games (mostly computer) when I was younger, which is probably the reason why I’m so…