OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Automattic

Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)

Layoffs & Culture at Automattic

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THE NUMBERS

-281 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.2%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.2%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,281 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-281 EMP(2025.04)

"Restructuring for market competitiveness"

💀 TRANSLATION: Correcting our own executive incompetence.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze rendering role obsolete.
🔴Product Managers (Non-Core) (90%) ─ Reason: Unprofitable product lines, experimental projects.
🔴Marketing & Growth (85%) ─ Reason: Low ROI demand generation, vanity projects.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
92%

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Automattic has eliminated a total of 281 positions across 1 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Automattic

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