A blog about Remote work, being an Happiness Engineer, WordPress, and Customer Support
About all things relating to WordPress, the open-sourced software.
WordCamp Orange County has a special place in my heart. It was the first WordCamp I ever went to. It was the first WordCamp I ever volunteered at. It was the first place I ever heard of Automattic. So I knew I wanted it to be the first WordCamp I ever spoke at. A few…
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I happen to wear a ton of WordPress swag, not only are they super comfortable- but useful as well! I always get asked about where I get these items from, so I figured it was time to write a blog post about it. Most people don’t know that you can purchase swag items directly from the…
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I posted a ton of pictures of last year’s Grand Meetup here and posted my thoughts here. And just realized that I forgot to post them for the Grand Meetup we had back in October of 2016 (which was around 5 months ago). Wait, so what is a Grand Meetup? Automattic is a remote company, which means…
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Part 1: Application Process Part 2: The Interview Process Part 3: Paid Trial at Automattic (this post) What is a Trial? This is the opportunity to work at Automattic, doing the job you’re applying for. It’s fantastic because you have the opportunity to see if you’d actually like the job and gives Automattic the opportunity to see…
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Really cool news!
Read MoreThis past year, I was super excited to lend a hand to a project at Automattic, that was outside my normal day-to-day job scope.
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When I was first hired as Trial Happiness Engineer, I was concerned about the flexibility of live chat. I imagined a live chat operator being chained to their desk all day. But since this is Automattic the pioneers of remote working, how was this possible? How was it going to work?
Read MoreYesterday I had the privilege of speaking at Women who WP, which is this wonderful meet up that gets together some amazing women and we have dinner and talk about WordPress, our stories, and what we’re learning.
Read MoreOne year ago I started my journey as a full-time employee at Automattic. Having the privilege of working on WordPress.com.
Read MoreI had the privilege of attending the Women who WP meet up in Fountain Valley, CA. While this was my first time attending, this was Women who WP’s 3rd meet up and had 14 wonderful women show up. We had everyone from developers to women who used WordPress for the very first time that day.
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Last year I gave a Flash Talk on How I “hacked” my Happiness Engineer Trial at Automattic’s Grand Meetup in Park City, Utah (read how I got hired at Automattic here).
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The other day I realized that I was unable to fit a single thing into my closet, which is not usually a problem for me. I’m the type of girl who collects tech toys over shoes or clothes. Which is actually an expensive habit, but results in lots of closet space usually. That is, until…
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Tish Briseno 