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== WMF international hiring changes ==

Note for folks keeping track of WMF's international hiring plans or recommending friends to try to get hired at WMF; as of today WMF has greatly reduced the number of countries staff may be hired from, or may relocate to while keeping their jobs:

:''We will no longer be hiring staff in the following previous hiring locations: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Croatia, Costa Rica, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Nigeria, Peru, Sweden, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay.''
:(from internal document summarizing the changes; confirmed with People department that the new information is public knowledge and ok to share with the public).

The full list of countries WMF will still hire from or allow relocations to is on the jobs page at: https://wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/#section-13 --[[User:Brooke Vibber|brooke]] ([[User talk:Brooke Vibber|talk]]) 18:02, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

:Is there any statement on why these changes were made? <sub>signed, </sub>[[User:Rosguill|'''''Rosguill''''']] <sup>[[User talk:Rosguill|''talk'']]</sup> 18:04, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::The internal document states:
:::''Why are we doing this?''
:::''As the Foundation has grown globally, we have regularly assessed whether our operating model continues to support our mission effectively. Over time, we expanded into many countries on a case-by-case basis, often in response to specific hiring opportunities. While this brought us closer to communities worldwide, it also created operational complexity that now exceeds the capacity of our current systems and administrative workflows.''
:::''Employment laws, compliance requirements, payroll systems, and operational infrastructure vary significantly across countries. Managing these differences without a clear global strategy and operating frameworks creates inconsistency and administrative strain. This initiative introduces a more intentional and sustainable approach to where we hire, while maintaining a globally distributed workforce.''
::[[User:Brooke Vibber|brooke]] ([[User talk:Brooke Vibber|talk]]) 18:06, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Per [ https://wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/#section-13 ]:
:::States/Territories The WMF will hire from:
:::* Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 
:::The ones they won't hire from:
:::* Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands.
:::Countries they will hire from:
:::* Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya*, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore*, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. (*native citizens/permanent residents only)
::: -[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 20:05, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::::The more I read about the United States, the more I think it is anything but United. [[User:Nthep|Nthep]] ([[User talk:Nthep|talk]]) 20:48, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Is there any info on why they won't hire from certain US States? Man, not being able to be hired in Arkansas sure does kill any hope of being hired by the WMF in the future... [[User:TheClocksAlwaysTurn|TheClocksAlwaysTurn]] ([[User talk:TheClocksAlwaysTurn|The Clockworks]]) ([[Special:Contributions/TheClocksAlwaysTurn|contribs]]) 18:42, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Each state requires you to register as a foreign entity, set up tax withholding and unemployment premium payments, add that state to your worker's comp, make sure all your policies align with their specific labor laws, etc. Most companies just hire a local company to act as the employer of record and take care of that stuff, but it's still an added cost for each state. <span class="nowrap">--[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User talk:Ahecht|<b style="color:#FFF;background:#04A;display:inline-block;padding:1px;vertical-align:middle;font:bold 50%/1 sans-serif;text-align:center">TALK<br />PAGE</b>]])</span> 18:53, 18 March 2026 (UTC)