About Me

I’m a Product Manager and ex- WordPress developer. I used to run Code for the People, who were acquired by Automattic in 2014. I now work in the WordPress.com VIP team, we make it so that some pretty huge companies can use WordPress right in the middle of all things digital.

Want to follow me on Twitter? I’m @simonwheatley. More about me on the about me page.

Places to find me

Twitter
LinkedIn
Manchester Product Coffee
ProductTank Manchester

Come and work with me!

The VIP team at Automattic is a great place to work. We’re looking for all kinds of colleagues to throw their hat into the ring with us… from VIP Developers, Platform Engineers, to Sales Executives and Relationship Managers; take a look at our careers page.

You’ve got a never-ending resource of inspiration just in front of you every day – you can see completely different approaches to building web applications on top of WordPress and you can see the way how they work in real life.
– my colleague, David Biňovec

Tag: surfcontrol

My VPN provider’s website is blocked

My VPN provider’s website is blocked by Big Corp PLC’s SurfControl settings. Tsk. I’ve read everything on the internet and now I’m bored. #

Posted on March 26, 2008Categories Quick thoughtsTags irritating security, surfcontrol, vpn2 Comments on My VPN provider’s website is blocked