Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-03-29/News from the WMF


 * Really good to hear, and it should be the norm for businesses that are able to do this. It's another thing that sets us apart from every major website in the world. In a way it's a shame that a non-profit with fewer employees is doing this in contrast to, say, Amazon, which makes obscene amounts of profits which it could use to treat its workers with dignity and respect. But workers' rights are workers' rights and though our community has a sometimes fractured relationship with the WMF, I hope none of us would ever wish for staff to face reduced pay, safety concerns or workplace stress in the situation we are living in. — Bilorv ( talk ) 22:30, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * well done--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:24, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't the title be "waives sick time requirements" (as in the article body:"Waived normal sick time requirements for staff who...") rather than "waives sick time" (which could be interpreted as meaning that sick time is not granted)? Apokrif (talk) 02:47, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I was very impressed by their action list when talking to some WMF staff at the cafe, recently. I knew they did disruption tests regularly, but I hadn't realised they did at least annual weeks where only server staff were on any site, with everyone else WFH. One particular note is that currently they are actually zero staff onsite, though they've noted they might have send in server staff on a minimal basis as required. I have some concerns about how the WMF spends money, but this is certainly an excellent use of those large reserves. Kudos to all involved. Nosebagbear (talk) 16:41, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Here's a link to the Wikimedia Cafe for those who are not familiar with it. Clover moss  (talk) 23:52, 30 March 2020 (UTC)