Re:How Automattic develops software for over 75M websites
by photomatt on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:55PM
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You don't need legal approval to do dog walking. If you got that impression, we obviously need to be better at communication.
Re:How Automattic develops software for over 75M websites
by withinboredom on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:36AM
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> Why do you force applicants applying to Automattic to do something that violates the company's own conflict-of-interest policy?
There's no forcing there. Most other companies allow you to work outside of the company, or know that it's unenforcable to tell you not to, so you do the trial. Otherwise, you do the trial at your own peril or quit.
Automattic's draconian conflict-of-interest policy is well known in and out of the organization: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20831965
We are not allowed to do outside work at any time during our employment without legal approval, including things as basic as part-time DOG WALKING (I won't ever forget that town hall debate). We have to shut down our money-making apps, are not allowed to do any type of consulting or freelance work, and are essentially barred from doing any kind of for-profit behavior without lawyers getting involved.
And yet you require your applicants to do paid work in their off-hours to even be considered for the job? How is that OK?