Matt Mullenweg returns as Automattic CEO two days after getting booted

Matt Mullenweg 在被解职两天后重返 Automattic 担任 CEO

Automattic founder Mullenweg is apparently already back at the helm of Automattic — and is posting about ‘coup’ attempts. Automattic 创始人 Mullenweg 显然已经重掌 Automattic 的帅印，并开始在网上发布关于“政变”企图的消息。

Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg’s return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and Mullenweg reposted. 据 TechCrunch 看到的一条 Slack 消息显示，在被强制带薪休假两天后，Matt Mullenweg 表示他已恢复 Automattic CEO 的职务。WordPress 执行董事 Mary Hubbard 在周五于 X 上发布的一篇帖子中证实了 Mullenweg 重返 CEO 岗位的消息，该帖子随后被 WordPress 官方账号转发，Mullenweg 也进行了转载。

As 404 Media reported on Wednesday, Mullenweg had told staff in Slack that morning that CFO Mark Davies “conspired” with the board of directors, who voted to “put me on a paid leave of absence.” (Mullenweg said he voted against that.) He also told staff that the board had voted for Davies to become interim CEO. Davies, in a separate message, said that Mullenweg would still be a board member, according to 404 Media. An Automattic spokesperson told The Verge that Mullenweg was “currently on leave” from the company and confirmed Davies’ interim appointment. 据 404 Media 周三报道，Mullenweg 当天早上在 Slack 上告诉员工，首席财务官 Mark Davies 与董事会“密谋”，投票决定“让我带薪休假”。（Mullenweg 表示他投了反对票。）他还告诉员工，董事会已投票决定由 Davies 出任临时 CEO。据 404 Media 报道，Davies 在另一条消息中表示，Mullenweg 仍将是董事会成员。Automattic 的一位发言人曾告诉 The Verge，Mullenweg “目前正在休假”，并确认了 Davies 的临时任命。

In the message viewed by TechCrunch, however, Mullenweg wrote that the board is “back in agreement” and that he’s “in control of Automattic.” He added that “A lot happened in the past 48 hours that we need to sort out, and I hope much of it was a misunderstanding, because I have huge respect and regard for those involved.” TechCrunch reports that Davies’ Slack account has been deactivated and that Mullenweg had removed “all” admins from Automattic’s Slack. 然而，在 TechCrunch 看到的消息中，Mullenweg 写道，董事会已经“达成共识”，他本人“重新掌控了 Automattic”。他补充说：“过去 48 小时内发生了很多事情，我们需要理清，我希望其中大部分只是误会，因为我对相关人员怀有极大的尊重和敬意。” TechCrunch 报道称，Davies 的 Slack 账号已被停用，且 Mullenweg 已经移除了 Automattic Slack 中的“所有”管理员。

404 Media also reported on Mullenweg’s posts about his apparent return, saying he made the posts “late Thursday evening.” 404 Media 还报道了 Mullenweg 关于他重返岗位的帖子，称这些帖子发布于“周四深夜”。

Automattic, which owns companies like Wordpress.com, Tumblr, and Beeper, didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge. At 12:20PM ET on Friday, Mullenweg posted on X that “If you don’t have a coup attempt every few years, you’re not hiring strong enough leaders,” adding in a separate post that “I think this was my fifth.” Mullenweg also published a blog post on Friday titled “Major Life Announcement” about making an offer to buy a houseboat. 拥有 Wordpress.com、Tumblr 和 Beeper 等公司的 Automattic 没有立即回复 The Verge 的置评请求。周五美东时间下午 12:20，Mullenweg 在 X 上发帖称：“如果你每隔几年不经历一次政变企图，说明你招聘的领导者还不够强大。”他在另一篇帖子中补充道：“我想这已经是我的第五次了。”周五，Mullenweg 还发布了一篇题为“重大人生公告”的博客文章，内容是关于他出价购买一艘船屋的消息。