Automattic
Remote · founded 2005
Automattic is the remote-first company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Tumblr, with benefits that genuinely stand out: unlimited PTO, six-month parental leave, and a paid three-month sabbatical every five years. The distributed culture across 82 countries supports excellent work-life balance. However, the leadership has become notably turbulent: a 2024 trademark dispute with WP Engine sparked staff departures, a controversial user-data-sharing deal with AI companies, and an April 2025 16% layoff have left employees uncertain about the company's direction under founder Matt Mullenweg.
see the full file on Automatticdocumented benefits (16)
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
|---|---|
| Mental health | yes |
| Therapy platform | Employee Assistance Program plus a monthly mindfulness-app subscription (Calm, Headspace, Ten Percent Happier, Waking Up, or Insight Timer) |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| Days in office | 0 |
| Office policy | Fully remote and remote-first — work from anywhere with Wi-Fi, though individual roles may specify a preferred time zone. |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Unlimited PTO | yes |
| Sabbatical | yes |
| Sabbatical after | 5 |
| Conference travel | yes |
| Home-office stipend | offered |
| Software & tools budget | offered |
notable perks
- Paid three-month sabbatical encouraged every five years, plus other anniversary surprises
- Coworking allowance you can even put toward the latte while working from a coffee shop
- Monthly subscription to a mindfulness app of your choice (Calm, Headspace, Ten Percent Happier, Waking Up, or Insight Timer)
- Career coaching sessions for every Automattician to set and reach professional goals
- Home office setup allowance to build your remote workspace
- Company pays for hardware, software, books, or conferences that promote continued learning
- Team meetups worldwide — expect to travel three to four weeks a year to gather with your distributed team
- Everyone does customer support: your first two weeks, then a week in support every year, regardless of role
- Fully distributed across 82 countries — work from wherever you choose
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Automattic. It applies to every employer in Remote.
| IVF cycles the state covers | THERE IS NO FEDERAL MANDATE. No US law requires an employer health plan to cover IVF or any infertility treatment, so coverage comes either from the insurance mandate in the state where the plan is written or from the employer's own choice. And the state mandates reach less far than they look: they bind fully insured plans bought from a state-regulated carrier, while a self-funded employer plan is governed federally under ERISA and is preempted from state insurance regulation. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan, and 80% of those at firms of 200 or more — so at the size of employer this site mostly covers, the state mandate usually does not apply, and any fertility benefit is a genuine company choice rather than a restatement of law. That is precisely why it belongs on a benefits page here. Perks has not yet read this employer's own state insurance mandate from an official source; the states that have been read carry their own entry. (No federal statute requires an employer health plan to cover infertility treatment or IVF. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts state insurance regulation as applied to self-funded employer plans, which is why a state mandate does not reach them.) |
|---|---|
| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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