Career and Professional Development


  • Two Weeks at AI Enablement, NYC 

    Last month I spent two weeks with Cohort 3 of Automattic’s AI Enablement program: fifty Automatticians from product, design, engineering, data, and ops, sharing one room in New York. Notes from the cohort: how we learned from each other, the patterns in everyone’s AI workflows, and three things I built.

  • Data Talks & Conferences Recommended by Automatticians

    This post highlights specific data conferences and talks recently recommended by Automatticians (employees at Automattic).  Staying informed is key in the fast-evolving field of data science. At Automattic, we value continuous learning and regularly attend conferences and talks that advance our understanding and skills.  This post shares a curated list of events and talks that…

  • From Support to Data Science and Analytics: My Journey at Automattic

    “Is it possible to transform a role in customer support into a data science career?”  This question, which once seemed like a distant dream, became my career blueprint at Automattic. This post describes the journey to a data wrangler in a tale of continuous evolution, learning, and adaptation.

  • Tips for a healthy work-life balance for people starting at a remote company

    Maintaining a proper work-life balance is tough enough for folks who work in an office. It’s even more challenging when you work from home. But distributed work veteran Raúl Antón Cuadrado has tools, tips, and techniques to keep your work organized, humming, and in healthy balance with your life.

  • How to Organize a Data Book Club at Work

    Why a Book Club? Automattic has a creed that informs everything we do. And the very first part of the creed is “I will never stop learning”.  The first and most important line of the creed means that you’re never finished. There is always more to learn. Your list of unread books is always going to…