Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:35 AM, Oliver Keyes ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
quite sad and frustrated about the situation :(
We will miss you and wish you the best.
Cheers, Katie
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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Oliver, thanks for all your work -- and for helping to keep many of us sane with your wit through times strange and wonderful and awful alike.
Take care of yourself and do good things!
-- brion On Feb 23, 2016 3:36 PM, "Oliver Keyes" ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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I genuinely misread this as describing my wit as "strange and wonderful and awful".
...actually you know what that still totally works ;p
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Brion Vibber bvibber@wikimedia.org wrote:
Oliver, thanks for all your work -- and for helping to keep many of us sane with your wit through times strange and wonderful and awful alike.
Take care of yourself and do good things!
-- brion On Feb 23, 2016 3:36 PM, "Oliver Keyes" ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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Oliver - Best of luck to you; there is certainly much to secure. May you keep channeling your strange, wonderful, awful wit.
Sam
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Oliver Keyes ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
I genuinely misread this as describing my wit as "strange and wonderful and awful".
...actually you know what that still totally works ;p
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Brion Vibber bvibber@wikimedia.org wrote:
Oliver, thanks for all your work -- and for helping to keep many of us
sane
with your wit through times strange and wonderful and awful alike.
Take care of yourself and do good things!
-- brion On Feb 23, 2016 3:36 PM, "Oliver Keyes" ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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Sorry to hear this news. Best wishes for the next phase of your life.
Warm regards, Sydney On Feb 23, 2016 6:36 PM, "Oliver Keyes" ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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Good luck.
George William Herbert Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 23, 2016, at 4:01 PM, Oliver Keyes ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
I genuinely misread this as describing my wit as "strange and wonderful and awful".
...actually you know what that still totally works ;p
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Brion Vibber bvibber@wikimedia.org wrote: Oliver, thanks for all your work -- and for helping to keep many of us sane with your wit through times strange and wonderful and awful alike.
Take care of yourself and do good things!
-- brion
On Feb 23, 2016 3:36 PM, "Oliver Keyes" ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
After 12 months of continual stress, losses and workplace fear, I no longer wish to work for the Wikimedia Foundation.
While I appreciate that the Board of Trustees may take steps to rectify the situation, I have no confidence in their ability to effectively do so given their failure to solve for the problem until it became a publicity issue as well as a staff complaint.
I wish the movement and community the best of luck in building a fairer, more transparent and more representative governing structure.
All the best, Oliver Keyes Of these last 5 years, Wikimedia Foundation
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On 23 February 2016 at 15:35, Oliver Keyes ironholds@gmail.com wrote:
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
Oliver,
It's been a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_11 since we first met in person. I even followed you across the world to work in San Francisco! Don't think you can get away from our friendship that easily! ;-)
Take care, and go in peace and with my respect. My very best wishes.
Yours,
We've had our differences but I respect you, and hope this means we'll be seeing more of you on en.Wikipedia. All the best in your future endeavours.
On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, James Forrester jforrester@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 23 February 2016 at 15:35, Oliver Keyes <ironholds@gmail.com javascript:;> wrote:
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
Oliver,
It's been a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_11 since we first met in person. I even followed you across the world to work in San Francisco! Don't think you can get away from our friendship that easily! ;-)
Take care, and go in peace and with my respect. My very best wishes.
Yours,
James D. Forrester Lead Product Manager, Editing Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Amusingly I plan to contribute _more_ now. I'll be working a job that lets me out at 5pm!
My first project is turning our article on Aaron Burr into a Good Article. My second project is finding someone who wants the 12 Aaron Burr biographies I now own.
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:47 PM, Anthony Cole ahcoleecu@gmail.com wrote:
We've had our differences but I respect you, and hope this means we'll be seeing more of you on en.Wikipedia. All the best in your future endeavours.
On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, James Forrester jforrester@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 23 February 2016 at 15:35, Oliver Keyes <ironholds@gmail.com javascript:;> wrote:
I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to take up a job as a Senior Data Scientist at an information security company. My last day will be on 18 March.
Oliver,
It's been a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_11 since we first met in person. I even followed you across the world to work in San Francisco! Don't think you can get away from our friendship that easily! ;-)
Take care, and go in peace and with my respect. My very best wishes.
Yours,
James D. Forrester Lead Product Manager, Editing Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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On 24/02/16 01:32, James Forrester wrote:
It's been a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_11 since we first met in person. I even followed you across the world to work in San Francisco! Don't think you can get away from our friendship that easily!
I remember it well, in particular the early start time, with a chance for both breakfast and lunch!
Gordo
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