On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:39 PM, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:
If WMF is serious about letting development activities grow in other countries this might be taken into account in FDCs allocation policy.
For my part, I'm happy to offer feedback to the FDC on plans related to the development of engineering capacity in FDC-funded organizations. I'm sure Wikimedia Germany, too, would be happy to share its experiences growing the Wikidata development team. I'd love to find ways to bootstrap more engineering capacity across the movement, as so many of our shared challenges have a software engineering component. If any folks on-list want to touch base on these questions at Wikimania, drop me a note. :)
Chapters undertaking technology work is definitely a good thing!
I can say personally, unofficially (as member of the wikidata team) that I am definitely happier working in Berlin (with lower salary, that goes pretty far), versus SF. I am not convinced I could afford same lifestyle in SF on salary offered by WMF.
Could one afford to live on their own in a 1b apartment in SOMA on WMF salary, which has median cost of $3,475 [1] a month? Or would I need have flatmate or need to commute from farther away?
The rule of thumb is that one should not spend more than 30% of their income (after tax!), and ideally smaller percentage than that. That requires $11,500 (after tax) salary, per month.
I can very easily live on my own in the best parts of Berlin, near the WMDE office, or whatever I want. Just sayin' .... :)
I understand that lots of people like to live in SF anyway, even with whatever sacrifices they must make to afford it. And good that WMF offers the remote work option.
[1] http://priceonomics.com/the-san-francisco-rent-explosion/
Cheers, Katie
Erik
-- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation
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