Mike.lifeguard wrote: > Congratulations to the hiring committee as well for carrying out a > successful hiring process. To elaborate on this a little bit, I'd like to add some comments that aren't specific to Jennifer or the position of Chief Program Officer. While we were in San Francisco for the CPO interviews, Kat and I also had some time for the staff to review with us the general state of Wikimedia's hiring processes and staffing policies - in general, things that come under the heading of "human resources". Overall, things are well in order and the necessary details are being managed appropriately.
In a sense, this is also a bit mundane, and because personnel matters are confidential, I don't have particular anecdotes to share that would make it more interesting. But some of you will recall that before Sue joined us, there were some breakdowns in this area. We now have various policies and procedures, which I've reviewed to my satisfaction, that should prevent similarly unfortunate circumstances from developing. In addition, we've tied up some loose ends involving staffing so Sue and the rest of the team can proceed with their work. So, I'm pleased to report that the Wikimedia Foundation is in a solid position in its employment practices. I expect that as a result, we will be able to maintain an excellent staff that continues to accomplish far more than you would normally anticipate from such a small team. --Michael Snow _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l