Matt Mullenweg says 159 Automattic employees, ~8.4% of staff, accepted a generous buyout package offered to those who disagreed with his direction of WordPress (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Matt Mullenweg says 159 Automattic employees, ~8.4% of staff, accepted a generous buyout package offered to those who disagreed with his direction of WordPress  —  Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package …