> Mullenweg is the founder of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and a host of other popular internet brands and pieces of software. Mullenweg has faced several controversies over his management of the company in recent years.
> On a company-wide Slack this morning, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced he has been put on a paid leave of absence. […] He continued, writing that Mark Davies, current Automattic Chief Financial Officer, has “conspired” with Automattic Board of Directors members Ann Dunwoody, Toni Schneider, and Sue Decker “behind my back and they voted to put me on a paid leave of absence. I voted against that.”
not like he wasn’t just a fall guy for the board
don’t feel sorry for him but he’s just the face
He’s absolutely the main antagonist, not a “fall guy” or “the face.”
main guys can’t be put on leave
Motherfucker you know the extra T in AutoMATTic is him, right?
It’s possible to be the owner and founder of a company and, over the course of time, sell enough of your share of a company to be beholden to a board of minority owners/investors, right?
all of my what
so you mean he sold control…
as in he’s now beholden to a board…
who controls him
Yeah I’m sure the board told him to publicly disparage WP Engine and then get in a multiyear dick-wagging contest with anyone who disagrees with him.
oh that’s his ego thinking he could still do whatever he wanted, you know like he had actual control
this isn’t the only unpopular thing with this dude recently, i imagine it was convenient for the board to scape goat him and put him in his place at the same time
if this really was all just him they would have pulled his ass months ago
my point is company culture is still shit, theatrics of his aside company will still be trash