Category: Automattic

My life at Automattic

  • Following the work of others

    Following the work of others

    Let’s talk about improving your own support abilities by tracking the work of others.

    You’ll come across people, in whatever line of support that you work in, with a style that you like – they may be colleagues or they may simple be people you see in forums. Whether it’s their social patter with the customer or whether it’s how they deal with more difficult subjects, rather than think “yeah, that’s good” and move on, why not consider a bit of non-creepy stalking? I’ll give you my own, personal examples.

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  • Packing for business trips: the art of stress-free travel

    Packing for business trips: the art of stress-free travel

    In a couple of days I head for Montreal for the annual company meetup, the 11th trip I’ve taken with work in the last 18 months. Now, I’m not a seasoned, back-packing traveller but having to regularly head out, for anything from a few days to a week, I’m already getting pretty used to the whole experience. 

    And, having exchanged tips with colleagues, and also seen some panic on those not so used to this life yet, I thought I’d share some of my own advice.

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  • WAN-IFRA – Heading back to Lisbon!

    WAN-IFRA – Heading back to Lisbon!

    WAN-IFRA is an organisation of newspapers and news agencies from around the globe. Each year they have a big gathering – for 2018, this was in Lisbon, Portugal.

    WordPress VIP were a gold sponsor for the event, including sponsorship of the WAN-IFRA phone app, so I returned, for a second time this year, to Lisbon. This time with shirts.

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  • What’s in my bag? 2018 edition

    What’s in my bag? 2018 edition

    Last year, I revealed, after just a few months working and travelling for Automattic, what I carried with me in my backpack. A year on, and many more trips, and that content has changed.

    The theme for this year is “brown leather”.

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  • WordCamp London, Take 2 – The Diary

    WordCamp London, Take 2 – The Diary

    It’s been a year since I went to my first ever WordCamp – WordCamp London. And now I’m back for a second attempt.

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