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Gitlab reverting its stance on digital nomads, asks staff to go back home (gitlab.com)
5 points by antoviaque 539 days ago
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toomuchtodo 539 days ago
Is this potentially related to the new CEO?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42333052

And perhaps preparing for an acquisition?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42334501

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bigfatkitten 539 days ago
Probably related to the obvious tax and employment law implications of the policy.

It sounds more like the company took legal advice that said "yeah, this is going to get you and your employees into trouble."

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toomuchtodo 539 days ago
I thought so too, but the comments about this policy exceeding tax residency requirements leads me to believe there might be alternate root causes their People Team is unlikely or unwilling to discuss.
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bigfatkitten 539 days ago
If they've had specific legal advice on the issue they wouldn't be able to talk about that, especially in public.
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gnabgib 539 days ago
Page title: Clarifying Relocation Policy
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