Automattic Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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Automattic Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

The “we are all in this together” attitude. They foster a safe environment to share your struggles and to ask for h

Openness. Trust. Flexible. Remote. Freedom

There are a lot of great people just not in management

Shared values across a most diverse employee base.

We're all on the same wave length. People pulling in the same direction makes for a much easier work environment.

We share priorities and values

Inclusiveness by design, sensitivity to others, support for differences, actively seeking diversity in every sense of that word.

There is absolutely no internal competition here, everyone wants each other to win. People help each other out where they can.

The culture of open communication, and the fact we have always been distributed.

We have a wonderful creed and we believe it so we act in consequence.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

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Review Sentiment at Automattic

92
92%
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8%

About Automattic's Environment

A-
76/100

Where This Score Ranks Automattic's Environment

TOP
15%

In the Top 15% of 2025 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
30%

In the Top 30% of 738 companies in San Francisco

2nd

2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Automattic is considered positive by 79% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 23 employees. Relative to its competitors, Wix.com, Acquia, GoDaddy, Bluehost, and Jimdo, Automattic's environment score ranks in 2nd place. This also puts them in the Top 15% of 2025 similar sized companies (1,001-5,000 Employees) on Comparably and Top 30% of 738 companies in San Francisco.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Experience - Over 10 Years
    +7%
  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    +5%
  • Gender - Male
    +3%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino
    -9%

How Automattic's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 49 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less19%
856%
1023%
120%
More than 122%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast21%
Comfortably fast48%
Moderate23%
A bit slow6%
Bureaucratic2%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive79%
Negative21%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less67%
5-10%0%
10-25%33%
25-50%0%
50%+0%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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