Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
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Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, wrote in a company-wide Slack messages on Wednesday, viewed by 404 Media, that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave.

> 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.”

  • shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lolEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    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?

    • baines@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      all of my what

      so you mean he sold control…

      as in he’s now beholden to a board…

      who controls him

      • shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lolEnglish
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        1 hour ago

        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.