Productivity


  • Stocking Stuffers for the Data Team

    Santa is making a list and checking it twice – and if anyone knows the value of double-checking the results while analyzing a large data set – it’s our company’s data team.  So we asked them to share their expertise and let us know what they hoped to see under their trees this year. Great Pens…

  • Automattic’s First Data+ Meetup

    How do you bring together an organizational archipelago of data teams? Madison Swain-Bowden – Data Wrangler with Openverse at Automattic How do you bring together an organizational archipelago of data teams? How do you foster unity between data‑focused employees spread across a central division, various sub‑teams, and even individual team members wholly isolated from other…

  • How to Save Time with Alfred, Stream Deck, and Apple Shortcuts

    Most people automate parts of their job because they find it boring. I did it because I have four kids. I used Alfred, Stream Deck, and Apple Shortcuts to automate my workflow and make the start of my day easier.

  • Being globally distributed: a constant reminder to have an open mind and more

    Five perspectives on working remotely in a company distributed across the planet.

  • One Pandemic, Four Countries and Six Different Stories

    I asked my colleagues in India, the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany about how the COVID‑19 pandemic has affected them. They share how reducing their time online has helped them, and compare their experience at Automattic with those they had at companies that are not fully distributed. Anand Nalya Anand, how has COVID‑19 affected you…