Please show me, in amongst all the official documents
released in relation to the strategy, where it recommends that WMF employees should have
representation on the WMF Board of Trustees.
I feel it would be best if I stepped away for some days at least, to
let the North American Foundation employees who have been organizing
for the union rights that their European counterparts enjoy.
-Will
On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 7:58 PM Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ah, I think it becomes clearer now. This is your preferred version, not anything
official, based on your interpretations.
>
> Please show me, in amongst all the official documents released in relation to the
strategy, where it recommends that WMF employees should have representation on the WMF
Board of Trustees. Not as a suggestion from someone, but something that has officially
been agreed upon. I am sure I don't need to remind you that the WMF is an American
foundation and that it is not required to meet the expectations of legislators in other
countries. I think the broad WIkimedia community would be up in arms at the thought that a
small group of about 500 people would have such proportionately high representation
compared to the broader community (through either affiliate-selected or
participant-selected seats).
>
> And, having read your "revised" version....no, just no. Projects don't
belong there.
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 22:24, Bill Takatoshi <billtakatoshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Anne,
>>
>> Thank you for both of your excellent questions.
>>
>> 1) In Germany, rank-and-file employees are required to be represented
>> in seat(s) on corporate boards of directors. Employee satisfaction is
>> off the scale compared to North America, as are advantages such as
>> healthcare untethered from employers, maternity and paternity leave,
>> substantially longer life expectancy, and reduced income inequality.
>>
>> 2) The projects were abstracted out of the org chart. Individually,
>> they exist in the "Editor" and "Operations" nodes. All of
the
>> Wikimedia projects have editors, who use the services provided by the
>> Engineering Operations team.
>>
>> I hope there is some way to get comment on the proposed org chart on
>> the list of proposed Board candidate questions without disclosing my
>> userid.
>>
>> -Will
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:58 PM Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Two questions, Bill.
>> >
>> > 1) Labour representation? Huh?
>> > 2) Where are the actual Wikimedia projects? I mean....all of this is hubris
if the projects aren't on the org chart. They're the raison d'etre of every
aspect of the community.
>> >
>> > Risker/Anne
>> >
>> > On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 19:03, Bill Takatoshi <billtakatoshi(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Earlier today I tried to predict what the WMF org chart will look
>> >> like, but I wasn't confident about my suggestion, so I created a
new
>> >> email account, subscribed it to wikimedia-l, and tried to send from
>> >> there. I learned that new subscribers are moderated, which seems
>> >> sensible given the level of trolling and disruption, and have since
>> >> improved the prediction and become more confident about it. I have
>> >> since learned that HTML email with embedded email attachments
aren't
>> >> allowed either, so, Moderators, please reject my earlier anonymous
>> >> submission(s).
>> >>
>> >> This is what I predict the Wikimedia organizational chart will look
>> >> like in one year's time:
>> >>
>> >>
https://i.ibb.co/HPzpqLt/WMF-orgchart.png
>> >>
>> >> Please critique it! If you are running for the Board of Directors, I
>> >> am especially interested in your critique of this prediction.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you!
>> >>
>> >> -Will
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