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How much should an organization spend in salaries?

Snapchat spends 1,649m in operating expenses. Wikimedia 46m in salaries.

Now, are these dollars invested paying off for our society? That's for all of us to decide.

- https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/snap/financial..., https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/3/31/Wikim...

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The problem with Wikimedia salaries is that they often are allocated to some projects / roles that don't have much to do with the principal activity (Wikipedia). Although I recognize that it is important to fund / subsidize stuff that won't otherwise be included, I wish their final goal was more concentrated on the wellbeing of Wikipedia, rather than other minor projects.

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