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Automattic’s Latest Layoffs Hit a Workforce Already a Third Smaller Than Its 2022 Peak
Automattic’s About page shows the company has shrunk from 2,065 staff in 2022 to 1,385 today, and its headcount has fallen more each month since July.
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