On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 9:58 PM Pine W wiki.pine@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.pd...) 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.