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Another possible explanation for what's happening at the WMF HQ is that the whole operation is preparing to move to new digs, and rather than break their lease, they're seeking to find a subtenant to avoid some financial penalty for early exit. I sort of set that aside, because I would have expected an "open" and "transparent" organization such as the WMF to have announced at some point that they were looking for an entirely different office home.
Perhaps making such assumptions is the real problem here.
While I'm not aware of any official announcement (and does that really warrant an announcement in any case? It's an open question) I had known for a while now that a relocation was planned. IIRC, I saw that in the latest annual report or something, and domas confirmed that when I asked.
- -Mike
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