"Welcome to the Chaos": Demystifying Distributed Work at Automattic

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1. “Welcome To The Chaos” Demystifying Distributed Work Anna Holland-Smith | Internal Developer Advocate
4. 1,146 Automatticans
5. 2019, Orlando
6. 72 countries
7. 91 different languages
8. Talent is evenly distributed.
9. Talent is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not.
11. Creating a sense of belonging Creating a sense of accomplishment Effective onboarding means two things
12. “Communication is Oxygen”
13. https://automattic.com/creed
14. 129,925 2,102 7,680 Slack messages P2 posts P2 comments
15. P2 [pi tu:] get02.com
18. Belonging
19. “I belong as part of my team.”
20. “I belong as part of my team.” “I belong as part of the engineering organization.”
21. “I belong as part of my team.” “I belong as part of the engineering organization.” “I belong at Automattic.”
22. start early
23. connect them to your core business
24. give them a buddy (or two)
25. don’t forget to nudge
26. meet in person
27. Accomplishment
28. Transforming chaos from a hurdle to an asset
29. Thank you!