Hey Erik >From what I understand this only applies to employees and does not affect future contractors. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
J On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM Erik Moeller via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/YNLAAF6F6NBULLOBZAQDWJTDZHBTNCEY/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
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