Developing Leadership Skills as a Happiness Engineer
In a previous job, I spent time as a restaurant manager. It was an eye opening experience for sure (and it confirmed for me that being “hangry” is a real thing). However, what especially stood out to me was how much I liked the “people” side of that role. I liked being responsible for taking care of our staff and in turn making sure that … Continue reading Developing Leadership Skills as a Happiness Engineer
How I Work: A Happiness Engineer Team Lead
Working from home is a huge perk, and also a unique challenge. Being mindful and deliberate about how you structure your day and your workspace is essential for your well-being and your productivity at work. The team leads at WordPress.com Happiness decided to share with each other how we work as we each have our own unique processes, and can no doubt learn from each … Continue reading How I Work: A Happiness Engineer Team Lead
Meet a WooCommerce Happiness Engineer: Julia
WooCommerce Happiness Engineer Julia Amosova shares her team name’s unexpected astronomical implications and gives some encouraging advice on preparing to apply for a job at Automattic. Read more about this video series here. Continue reading Meet a WooCommerce Happiness Engineer: Julia
Team Meetups — How We Create Productive Face-To-Face Time
In a traditional office, you’re in the same place 48 weeks out of the year, and you might have 3 or 4 weeks where you’re not together. We try to flip that. So we come together in short intense bursts. The primary goal is connecting people. We want to make sure everyone is aligned and on the same page, and that they have a deeper … Continue reading Team Meetups — How We Create Productive Face-To-Face Time
Meet a Happiness Engineer: Khyati
Khyati Gala is a Happiness Engineer based in India. She shares her journey at Automattic, from applying to getting the job and contributing to our progress in hiring more women in her area and around the world. Read more about this video series here. Continue reading Meet a Happiness Engineer: Khyati
Engineering Happiness as a parent
We often hear about the benefits of remote/distributed work as being able to travel the world and work from anywhere with an internet connection. Something I feel that needs prominence would be how this can help when you have a “caretaker” type role – for me, this is as a parent, but it isn’t limited to just that. My journey to working at Automattic accelerated due to … Continue reading Engineering Happiness as a parent
Unusual schedules as a Happiness Engineer
Having flexibility in your job is awesome, but with flexibility comes responsibility. Not only in the work itself but also in our daily lives, having a balance between your personal and work activities. Working at home implies there is no physical boundary between your work and personal life. In an office, you might be able to leave work behind when you exit the office, but … Continue reading Unusual schedules as a Happiness Engineer
Meet an Enterprise Happiness Engineer: Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith is an Enterprise Happiness Engineer with WordPress.com VIP. She delivers content solutions to some of the biggest names in media, marketing, and enterprise. Shannon has over 15 years experience in open source web development. She is a long-time supporter of diversity, accessibility, and internationalization, and was a WordPress Montreal community organizer for seven years. Shannon is also a hiker, poet, and mum of … Continue reading Meet an Enterprise Happiness Engineer: Shannon Smith
Meet a Happiness Engineer: Hari Shanker
Hari Shanker is a Happiness Engineer from India who’s helping WooCommerce customers build incredible stores. He’s 100% engaged with the local WordPress community in Cochin, and brings all of his passion and empathy to the rest of the world as well. He loves the equal opportunity available at Automattic. No matter the language you speak or the color of your skin you can make a … Continue reading Meet a Happiness Engineer: Hari Shanker
Life as a WordPress.com Happiness Engineer and a parent
So you’ve heard about this new cool and amazing job called Happiness Engineer. Now you are wondering if it would be possible to reconcile being a parent of young children and working from home for this awesome company. Look no further 🙂 Continue reading “Life as a WordPress.com Happiness Engineer and a parent”
Happiness Everywhere 