On 01/03/07, Daniel Mayer maveric149@yahoo.com wrote:
Hm. Methinks it is rather odd that an international organization does not have its head office in or near a world city. I mean, other than the cool wikijob and the nice weather what does St Pete / Tampa have in terms of services (including connections to like-minded organizations; not to mention easy access to consulates)?
I think to a great degree this is a modern shift; it's becoming less and less vital for an organisation to have to be in a major city in order to function, especially an organisation which is simply a central point for a wide virtual network.
Plus, inertia. When you've started, and you're doing fine, it's rather jarring to have to move when there's no pressing reason to. And WMF does seem to be doing well enough with hiring good people in the St. Petersburg area; it's not like we're scraping the barrel because of being in the sticks.