WP Founder Fires Employees Who Don’t Think Like Him!

via WordPress.com WP Engine After the disagreements between them came to light, the fight between the two sides continues to grow recently. CEO of Automattic, one of the founders of WordPress Matt MullenwegIn the fight against WP Engine, he began firing employees who disagreed with him.

On the other hand, Mullenweg at least follows a fair method when firing employees instead of finding excuses. Employees who disagree with the CEO’s decision regarding WP Engine 30 thousand dollars or they are dismissed by paying six months’ salary (whichever is higher). It is stated that 159 people have been laid off for this reason so far, which means 8.4 percent of the WP workforce.

He called WP Engine “cancer”

Control of wordpress.org at Automattic even though WP Engine It is controlled by the investment fund called Silver Lake. Using the term “cancer” for WP Engine, Mullenweg accused WP Engine of damaging the WordPress brand and not contributing enough to this open source project.

Mullenweg said in his statement: “Silver Lake and WP Engine’s attacks on me and Automattic, although unfounded, were effective. A significant portion of my colleagues at Automattic He doesn’t accept me and my actions. it became clear,” he said. Employees who quit will not be able to rejoin the company.

Between WordPress and WP Engine What do you think about the discussions? Which side do you think is more right? We are waiting for your comments.