WordPress Layoffs: Some Resources
Michelle Frechette
More and more companies have been reducing their staffs through layoffs. Post Status is here to help you navigate.
Pandemic experiences, “Are you disabled?” and the history of screen readers
Dan Knauss
Back in July, Sabina Ionescu published a lot of different responses from people in the WordPress community to questions about the impact of the pandemic on them. I missed it then, but it's still relevant and worth reading. Some other…
The Four-Day WordPress Work Week
Dan Knauss
Who's doing the four-day work week in WordPress? • What good sources for professional development have you found? • Getting your implementation intentions right.
The WordPress Enterprise Paradox
Magne Ilsaas
"WordPress as a platform is putting us on the enterprise path. But what got us here is what makes us irrelevant," says Magne Ilsaas, CEO and Founding Partner of Dekode. Magne wants to start an overdue conversation about three big risks — and opportunities — for WordPress agencies: 1) A lack of spaces for professional conversations and knowledge-sharing, including professional events, meetups, and mastermind groups catering to enterprise WordPress. 2) Successful agencies that use WordPress extensively with little or no community involvement whose work would benefit from enterprise WordPress peer networks. 3) An over-emphasis in WordPress agencies on short-term engineering solutions to the exclusion of long-term business solutions. What's often left out is design, user experience, and most of all the capacity to play a strategic advisory role in partnership with clients.
WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 26, 2022
Dan Knauss
Craft your origin story • Pointed questions for devs to ask prospective employers • Strategies against Ageism • IBM's a**hole test • Take a pass on a "fast-paced environment." • WordPress Translation Day • Writing Tips for Engineers • Preventing burnout as a manager
WP Biz Dev Job Board
Dan Knauss
Lawrence Ladomery has launched WP Biz Dev, "the first job board dedicated exclusively to Marketing and Sales roles for WordPress businesses." MORE →
What happens 3 minutes after you fail?
Dan Knauss
For 90% of what we deal with on a regular basis, though, by the time the weekend comes around, nobody is going to care that you made a mistake.The Misanthropic Developer
WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
Dan Knauss
Why do designers quit? Matej Latin breaks down the results of his survey. Amelia Nagoski says self-care is not enough to prevent burnout — we have to care for each other. Alyssa Place explains how managers can do that. Maintenance failures can be lethal, but Stewart Brand finds the winning maintenance style in sailing history.
Why do designers quit their jobs?
Dan Knauss
Matej Latin did a survey of designers who quit their jobs and discovered: No career progression opportunities and unhappiness with the work they do were about equal, at about 20% each.Problems with company culture came next.A lack of UX maturity…
Is there a self-employment gap in WordPress event attendance?
Dan Knauss
Drawing on a gender gap at WCUS noticed by Women in WP, Rob Howard thinks there might be a "self-employment penalty" on conference attendance that disproportionately affects women. There's a lot of speculation in this article, but it's a subject…
The Cure for Burnout Is Not Self-Care
Dan Knauss
This is a good interview with burnout expert and author Amelia Nagoski on "quiet quitting." She concludes: Quiet quitting is a step toward rational and fair labor practices, but not everyone will have that choice. This is why we say…
DEI = Salary Transparency
Dan Knauss
https://twitter.com/dimensionmedia/status/1568670894939344897 @Stratacomm again: Biggest applause line of @camikaos DEIB talk: “In order to have equity, we have to have salary transparency.” #WCUS @Piccia digs deep into that very subject this week at Post Status.
Salary Transparency: Why Not?
Piccia Neri
On the Post Status job board, like many others, most of the WordPress employers who use it don’t include salary ranges on their job listings. Should they? Piccia Neri asked them all why they do or don't practice salary transparency. She also put the question to agencies, freelancers, the WordPress community, developers, and designers on Twitter. Find out what Piccia learned and why she thinks salary transparency should be a universal practice where it hasn't yet become a legal obligation.
Ask a #WordPress Question: As a Senior Developer with little WordPress experience, how can I best showcase my WordPress skills to clients?
Dan Knauss
Sometimes we get questions — because we have a form for WordPress Questions. Go ahead, ask away!
This one is from Jordan at DamnGood.tech.
Creativity and Chronic Pain
Dan Knauss
Here's "a frank conversation about illness and pain" from AIGA Eye on Design by Madeleine Morley. Madeleine talks with SICK magazine editor Olivia Spring about SICK's rejection of productivity as a virtue. Pause and rest when you need to —…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at WordCamps
Dan Knauss
Will DEI become a formal role for WordCamp organizers? We can do it!
