Tag: Automattic

Happy Anniversary, Automattic!

~ Veselin ~ 6 Comments

Happy 20-year work anniversary to Donncha — the very first person to join the company, even before Matt! His post brings back the early days and shows the small group of people who started it all. They all look so young! It’s amazing to look back and see how far we’ve come. Here’s to the next 20!

I remember joining in 2011, and blaming the already 6-years-old codebase to always find Donncha’s username in the oldest corners of the code.

Photo by Mark Ralev. Thanks to Mark, I have some photos of myself from 2011.

This was the computer I used when I joined Automattic. I did my trial with it and bought a new one for my first team meetup.

And 3 of the only 4-5 photos I still have from the said meetup in 2011. The last photo features Matt and I think Stephane Daury but with the photo quality of my 2011 camera, it could also be Jason Statham.

Agaete

~ Veselin ~ 11 Comments

I visited Agaete to meet a team I work with. The place is charming even off season. The wifi was good. The two co-working spaces we used were convenient. And they make their own coffee in Agaete, which the local guide advertised as the best EU-made coffee.

These coffee beans are drying. Need to be cleaned and roasted and will be ready for consumption. We were given some beans to try, and they were edible 🙂

Team meetups might not be the best reason to work with us but in any case, Automattic is hiring.