- 07.00 Alarm rings, I wake up.
- 07.00 → 08.00 Coffee, check email, slack, wordpress.com notifications. Reply to some messages, dispatch a few others, post a bug report.
- 08.00 Shower, breakfast, brush teeth.
- 08.15 Leaving for school with the girls.
- 08.25 Drop girls at school, take tram to gym.
- 08.35 Holmes Place, coffee, chat with Luca, get ready for training.
- 09.00 → 10.00 Training with Liesa, my coach, first after 3 weeks, hard.
- 10.00 → 10.45 Training was really hard, needed 30min to feel normal again, then shower.
- 10.45 Go to Freiraum for meeting with Liz, my other coach, she helps me improve as a team lead.
- 11.00 → 13.30 Session with Liz at Freiraum.
- 13.30 → 14.30 Lunch
- 14.30 → 17.00 Co-work with Luca at Freiraum. Chats with Irwin / Stéphane / Veselin / Erica / Justin / Brie.
- 17.00 → 18.00 Take the tram home, take a picture at the tram stop, edit it and post it from the tram on this blog. Stop at the grocery shop to buy stuff for dinner.
- 18.00 → 19.30 Work from home, read P2, comment, chat with Andrea, read Alx’s draft, propose comment.
- 19.30 → 22.30 Cook and eat dinner, put girls to bed, watch an episode of Homeland with P.
- 22.30 → 01.30 Work from home, writing P2 post to announce a new squad, chats with Veselin, Jon, on the team channel.
- 1.30 Brush teeth, go to bed, good night.
A day in my life as an Automattician
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8 responses to “A day in my life as an Automattician”
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I know! I’ve already applied once. I am learning and preparing myself for a second shot next year 🙂
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I want to be an Automattician. Any suggestions?
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It all starts here: https://automattic.com/work-with-us/ 🙂
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“Think hard work light” was my motto many years ago, I like to see it working in practice … One Q if I may?
Where can we see the Automattic business model, explained?
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Among many others, I’d suggest reading this interview: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2014/06/11/an-extended-interview-with-wordpress-creator-matt-mullenweg/
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The “we are hiring” link is broken.
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Thanks! Fixed.
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I’ve only been an Automattician for a couple of months, but the flexibility we have is something I value like no other. While I’m often a human who finds routine an efficient way to be… well, efficient… I also love the ability to be spontaneous and be able to do other things that bring me joy mid week.
Just the other day I was working and around 13:00 I noticed the weather was absolutely perfect for a photo hike in my local state forest. So I ducked out for a few hours with my camera, spontaneous, and got some amazing captures in the wilderness. I returned later that evening and finished up my work day. It was sensational.
This kind of freedom is just something you don’t see at many companies, and I think it contributes significantly to our well being.
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