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The work and life of a Community Education Manager in Japan

Category: Customer Support

  • My To-Do List Before Reapplying

    My To-Do List Before Reapplying

    So, I went and had a look at my blog. It is now only 44 days until I reapply to Automattic! (Funny, my blog keeps time for me now…??) I thought this would be a good time to review on what I have done so far in preparation for my reapplication and also list what…

  • Reached 50 Replies On The English Forum

    Reached 50 Replies On The English Forum

    Hi! This is just a short post to report… I have just finished submitting my 50th reply on the English WordPress.com forums! Hurray! My first reply was submitted on November 20th, so it has been exactly one month for me to get here. I am excited! I am just that bit closer to reapplying to…

  • Working on the Japanese WordPress.com Forum

    Working on the Japanese WordPress.com Forum

    Hi again! I mentioned in my last post (Preparing My Post about My Application) how I have started volunteering on the Japanese WordPress.com forum, too. The experience is definitely different to the English forum, so I thought I would take some time to share what I have found so far. Difference in Post Numbers As…

  • Starting Out on the WordPress.com Forums

    Starting Out on the WordPress.com Forums

    In my last post, I talked about my first interaction with a Happiness Engineer (HE) from Automatic. (You can check out that post here: My Initial Contact with an HE) I will talk about my second contact with an HE and how it got me started thinking about working as one myself in a another post…

  • My Initial Contact with a Happiness Engineer

    My Initial Contact with a Happiness Engineer

    A few months ago, I applied to work at Automattic as a Happiness Engineer (HE). As I mentioned in a previous post (My Introduction), that didn’t work out. But not all hope was lost! And that is why I started this blog – to document my time until I apply again and share with you…

  • My Introduction

    My Introduction

    Once again, hello! Welcome to my blog. A couple of months ago, I applied to Automattic, trying out for the Happiness Engineer (HE) position. As it turns out, they didn’t offer me a job. I plan on documenting my application process on another day, but in short, I went through the first project and interview,…