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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form ... by collinmcnulty on Saturday September 05, 2026 @01:46PM (#49578872)
> I'd imagine it must be pretty relaxed/cushy, albeit probably at the lower end of market comp for software jobs in particular.

Based on what?

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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form ... by echelon on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:42PM (#49579421)
Mission-oriented jobs tend to be below-market. Open source, gaming, SpaceX, etc.
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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form ... by cortesoft on Saturday September 05, 2026 @04:12PM (#49580236)
That explains the below-market part, but not the cushy part. Gaming is notorious for not being cushy.
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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form ... by collinmcnulty on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:33PM (#49579868)
I wouldn’t describe any of those jobs as “cushy”.
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