On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 9:58 PM Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Questions: > > What happens to the remodel expenses that WMF is paying for at its current > location? If WMF vacates the premesis, will it be compensated for the > remodel by the building owner? > > I hope that WMF is contemplating fully exiting the San Francisco market > area in order to economize, get better value for our donors' funds, have > less competition for talent, and lower costs of living for staff. Is this > being considered? >
Keep in mind that the WMF already mitigates the cost and competition of the San Francisco Bay Area market by recruiting remote employees. According to the recent report ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.pdf) a large number are based either in other U.S. states or internationally. Out of 202 employees, 77% are US-based in 19 states and 23% are based abroad in 19 countries. Combine the remote employees in the U.S. and abroad, I wouldn't be surprised if close to half of staff are based remotely. On engineering teams especially, it's not uncommon for a majority of employees to be remote. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
