Four Years at Automattic

Time flies when you’re having fun, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing at Automattic for the last four years.

Vegas, baby!

Only slightly terrified in a helicopter

Working hard in Italy

Not a bad view

Wandering Florence

I’ve strengthened my programming skills, learned responsive design and development, picked up Sass and Grunt, and tried all sorts of interesting tools. I’ve designed and built themes that are used by thousands of people, and it’s just as humbling to watch those numbers climb now as it was when I first became a Theme Wrangler.

I’ve watched a sunrise off a Hawaiian cliff, eaten a myriad of cuisines, weathered an ice storm in Charleston, discovered a taste for sushi, adopted a puppy, seen a rainbow over the Tuscan countryside, ridden in a helicopter over inactive volcanoes, gone stargazing with my colleagues, mastered the Oxford comma, and gotten a tattoo — to name a few things.

Hello, Golden Gate

London!

Presentations in Charleston

Beach time in Miami

Cain & Obenland in the mooooorning!

I’ve been present when my family needed me; when my daughter was in the hospital for burns, when my father was sick, when my kids had recitals and concerts. I’ve taken long, rejuvenating vacations and, and I’ve never had to worry about losing my job for balancing career and family. My company has been supportive and encouraging, and as a result…

I’ve been more productive in the past four years than I’ve ever been. I’m constantly being challenged to think in new ways, to try new things, to stretch a little further and not be afraid to fail. My role has continued to evolve in ways I never imagined it would when I first started.

Park City photo walk

Shaved ice in Kauai

Hangin’ out in Hawaii

ThemeConf in Keswick

Black bean burger at the Lancrigg

There are hundreds of memories I wouldn’t have and dozens of amazing people I wouldn’t know if it weren’t for this quirky, driven, distributed company.

Grand Meetup Park City

Gettin’ my tat on

Theme Wranglers in Lisbon

Theme Team in Vancouver! Photo by Tammie Lister

Yep. We rock.

Thank you, Automattic, for an amazing four years. I can’t wait to see what happens next!