Birgitte SB wrote: > But seriously it's 2011, can we be stop discussing "the move to SF". > Is anyone seriously complaining about funds from the 2006 fundraiser?
Sure, in a sense, what's done is done. However, it has (or had) little to do with the relocation costs. You have to maintain salaries, buy office space, etc. in that market going forward until the office moves again. That is, the initial costs are bad enough, but expanding in that market is even worse. As Wikimedia's paid staff continues to grow, the decision to move to San Francisco (and its consequences) actually gets amplified, doesn't it? It would only be offset by the benefits that Wikimedia gets for being in that particular location (partnerships with other San Francisco-based companies, presumably). I think the (relatively) low salaries make it even harder to attract people when the cost of living is as high as it is in San Francisco as well. There are plenty of other people on this mailing list who could speak better to this than me, though. Maybe some of them will chime in. All of this makes for one of the stronger arguments for a more decentralized office structure at this point, in my opinion. (Lightly echoing what Liam said.) MZMcBride _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
