"I don't think what Anna described requires "a build-out" of HR. What
I am reading
is a description of what HR should *already be*, and, crucially, *once used
to be*."
You're exactly right, Asaf. That's what I meant. Thank you for the
clarification.
/a
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:37 AM, phoebe ayers
<phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Anna Stillwell
<astillwell(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Before adding another layer of process and
reporting and complexity
structurally, we should more likely try to renew the heart of HR and
allow
them to work with Legal in partnership as they
had done so well
throughout
our entire history.
Fair, and I certainly appreciate this. To be clear my idea is only for
a temporary position -- only a few months at most, really -- and could
certainly happen concurrently with such a build-out of HR.
I don't think what Anna described requires "a build-out" of HR. What I am
reading is a description of what HR should *already be*, and, crucially,
*once used to be*.
I second Anna (who, by the way, *is* one of those "people other people turn
to", or "unappointed toxin handlers" mentioned) in everything she said.
If
the board would choose to pay attention, it would find new behaviors in HR
that veer away from our values, and that occasionally violate WMF's own
stated policies. (one quick example: formally censuring an employee [not
me] without their direct manager present, or even informed.)
I encourage looking into this, and doing whatever is necessary to "renew
the heart of HR".
A.
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