[Foundation-l] Erik's New Job

[Chad]

I see what you're saying. At the same time, I'm wondering if it is legal for
Erik to work within the United States. Nothing on the qualifications for a
work visa page seems to jump out at me, unless I'm missing something.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html

-Chad

On Dec 18, 2007 12:52 PM, Birgitte SB <birgitte_sb at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Allow me to be the first to say "What the hell?" Am
> > I the only one who
> > is absolutely outraged by this? We hear Erik call
> > for transparency and
> > openness, yet he gets hired for a position there was
> > no announcement
> > about? I call BS.
> >
> > -Chad H.
> >
> >
>
> While "outraged" is rather strong, I am also surprised
> by the situation considering the previous discussion
> about the problematic conflict in interest that would
> arise if a board member were to be hired by WMF
> immediately after their departure.  [1]  I suppose the
> exact nature of Erik's hire shows that such
> discussions on this mailing rather than being taken to
> heart as feedback from the community about the spirit
> of WMF's operations are instead being used as an
> outline for how to game the community.  After all Erik
> was not hired by *the board*  So I suppose all these
> previously expressed objections just don't apply in
> this case ;)
>
> Birgitte SB
>
>
> [1]Emails agreeing that an immediate hire of a former
> board member could be a problematic conflict of
> interest and supporting the adoption of some kind of
> guidelines to guard against this
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031814.html
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031814.html
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031846.html
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031867.html
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031908.html
>
>
> Sole email disagreeing this kind of hiring would be
> problematic
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031862.html
>
>
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