[Foundation-l] Remarks on Wikimedia's fundraiser

[David Gerard]

On 9 March 2011 23:02, David Goodman <dggenwp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Until recently, the foundation has been increasing its staff by hiring
> the best person immediately available, rather than a person good
> enough to do the necessary job.


Citation needed.


> 1. keep the job unfilled , and search again and again until there is a
> suitable applicant -- except for a critical replacement, this is
> nearly always possible, & if it is a critical position, there should
> have been a in-house person qualified to back up the position as long
> as necessary.


I understand this is the present practice. It certainly has been for a
few jobs lately, even rather large ones.


- d.