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Matt Mullenweg says Automattic is ‘very short-staffed’ amid WordPress vs. WP Engine drama


Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says the company is "short-staffed" amid WordPress's ongoing drama with WP Engine, which hosts websites built on WordPress.

This second deal offered nine months of severance, but employees only had four hours to respond. Mullenweg’s comments indicate that Automattic was looking to catch the employee who was sharing company information with members of the press regarding the ongoing drama. The WordPress co-founder confirmed that Automattic hired 26 people in October amid the drama.

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