Tish Briseno

Master List: 26 Resources to find a Remote Job

By: Tish February 4, 2016December 30, 2016

Originally posted on Simon Ouderkirk:
This is definitely the top comment I’ve gotten from folks: “Yeah, sure, it really seems great to work remotely, but how am I supposed to find a job like that?” or “There are so many companies, how do I know which ones are remote friendly?” or “But Simon, I want to…

wapuu: origins

By: Tish December 12, 2015May 31, 2017

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Originally posted on unofficial wapuu fan club:
As you know I’m wapuu’s biggest fan and I’ve been pestering Naoko for a while to learn more about how wapuu came to be. Now I know the story and I’m so excited to share it with you. The People Kazuko Kaneuchi: Designer/Illustrator @mutsuking Naoko Takano: Japanese community manager/translator…

History of WordPress

By: Tish December 7, 2015December 30, 2016

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I recently found this gem of a video. Matt Mullenweg was a guest speaker at Joomla’s World Conference in 2013, and his talk was on his story with WordPress.

How I became a Happiness Engineer at Automattic Part 1: Application Process

By: Tish November 27, 2015October 14, 2018

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The story of how I applied to Automattic to become a Happiness Engineer and got hired.

My favorite WordPress Desktop App features

By: Tish November 25, 2015December 30, 2016

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I’m writing this from the new WordPress.com Desktop App, which was publicly released this week… and something I’ve been obsessed with for about a month.

Project: Calypso

By: Tish November 23, 2015December 30, 2016

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When I started my trial at Automattic back in April… I learned about this really amazing project that was being crafted deep within the heart of Automattic, called Calypso.

WordCamp US!

By: Tish November 20, 2015December 30, 2016

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WordCamp US is almost 2 weeks away. I’m super excited to be going AND volunteering. Making this the 4th WordCamp I’ve attended this year and the 3rd WordCamp I’ve had opportunity to volunteer at this year.

How to get hired nowadays

By: Tish November 18, 2015March 25, 2017

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The hiring industry has completely changed to the point where mass submitting your resume really doesn’t do much good. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get some call backs for interviews. Even if you do get an interview, is it at a company you’re passionate about working for? How do you get the attention of those companies…

Introducing: Our New, High-Speed Editor

By: Tish November 16, 2015November 23, 2015

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Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
From parents and poets to journalists and politicians, WordPress.com’s publishing tools allow people to make their voices heard. We have heard your excellent feedback on our interim editor and today, we’re excited to introduce our new editor: a faster, cleaner, and more streamlined way to create posts and pages,…

HTML & CSS and your career

By: Tish November 9, 2015

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Even knowing a little HTML and CSS can have a huge impact on your career. Mashable recently wrote a great piece about it. Or even better… Just learn WordPress, a great place to start is WordPress.com

Automattic in Park City, UT

By: Tish November 7, 2015June 9, 2016

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I wanted to take a moment and share a really awesome picture from Automattic’s recent Grand Meetup in Park City, Utah….our Company Picture. I feel like such a proud parent, because over the past few days I’ve been showing everyone this picture and pointing out some of my coworkers. I think it’s also a bit…

A day in the life of a Happiness Engineer

By: Tish November 4, 2015March 16, 2016

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I’m a Happiness Engineer at Automattic. On a daily basis it completely blows my mind that I get to work with Automattic, literally from wherever. Today wasn’t a typical day… I’m working from a rooftop in New York. Which is not at all a normal workday for me. I usually work from my desk in…

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