Hi there,
It looks like the number of US states WMF can currently hire from
excludes quite a few states (e.g., Nevada, Maine, New Hampshire,
Kansas, etc.). [1] My understanding is that the list of countries from
which the Wikimedia Foundation can hire has also been rather
substantially reduced recently (e.g., no longer including Denmark,
Ireland, Sweden, Costa Rica).
In my view, as an international org, WMF should ideally aspire to hire
amazing people wherever they may be. There will naturally be limits,
especially when maintaining a legal presence in a particular country
imposes unacceptable risks on the organization or its employees.
That said, I would distinguish between 1) intractable limits ("we
can't be in this country because it would expose us to too much risk")
and 2) limits imposed by cost/benefit calculations ("we can't hire in
Nevada because we don't judge the talent pool to be worth the cost").
In the latter case, I hope WMF will prioritize being expansive rather
than restrictive, because the ability to hire as broadly as possible
should be understood as a core value. Given the broader organizational
and movement value considerations, I feel this is an appropriate topic
for this list.
(Please note that I say this with much love and respect for the work
legal and HR professionals do navigating these complex matters daily.
Ultimately, this feels like a leadership question to me: what is the
ability to hire in more locations worth to the organization?)
What's WMF's take on that question? Does the organization view
expanding that list again as a future goal?
Warmly,
Erik
[1] https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/7612860?gh_src=vbdohg801us
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