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Simon,<br>
<br>
That's one of the questions we want the community to help us suss
out. Direct-hire, contract, or third-party hire? What does the
community suggest?<br>
<br>
apm<br>
<br>
On 5/8/2020 6:01 PM, Simon Poole wrote:<br>
> Tobias<br>
><br>
> Could you clarify if the board actual means "employee" when it
is using<br>
> the term or if the actual intent is to simply contract work
out.<br>
><br>
> The legal issues with both variants are rather convoluted, but
different.<br>
><br>
> Simon<br>
><br>
> Am 06.05.2020 um 22:24 schrieb Tobias Knerr:<br>
>> Hi all,<br>
>><br>
>> the OSMF Board wants to think about a general framework to
hire people<br>
>> to fill in the gaps that volunteers can't fill. We believe
that, given<br>
>> good practices and firm boundaries, hiring people would be
worthwhile.<br>
>> It could ensure the continued stability of the OSM platform
(servers,<br>
>> integral software) among other things, and augment the
currently<br>
>> overworked volunteers and under resourced efforts in the
face of<br>
>> continued growth.<br>
>><br>
>> We would like to gather your input on strategies to have
the highest<br>
>> possible positive impact at an acceptable cost, and with as
few negative<br>
>> effects as possible.<br>
>><br>
>> We had a brainstorm about this during the screen2screen,
and these are<br>
>> some things we all agree on:<br>
>><br>
>> * We strongly prefer not to hire when there are adequate
volunteer<br>
>> options. In particular, we are not going to engage in paid
mapping.<br>
>> * We need to define criteria for when we -can’t- wait for
volunteers to<br>
>> step up.<br>
>> * We do not want to grow an army of employees. We do not
envision 20<br>
>> employees within 5 years, let alone 200!<br>
>> * We want to make employees cooperate remotely, and through
the same<br>
>> platforms that volunteer contributors to that project also
use.<br>
>> * We should make sure all employees are treated equitably.<br>
>> * People with an OSM volunteer background should be
preferred (because<br>
>> it demonstrates qualifications, added trustworthiness, and
is the right<br>
>> thing to do), but we don't agree to which degree.<br>
>> * We want to avoid paid leadership or decision-making
positions<br>
>> * We want people to work for the community, not for the
Board. But we<br>
>> also do not want employees to have 10,000 bosses - that's a
recipe for<br>
>> burnout.<br>
>><br>
>> Some of the risks we hope the community can help address
include the<br>
>> following:<br>
>> * Paid work can have a chilling effect on volunteering.<br>
>> * Paid staff has other incentives than volunteers.<br>
>> * Paid staff has more power to set direction of the project
than a<br>
>> volunteer, if only because of the amount of time they have.<br>
>> * Paid staff hired from outside the community may lack an
understanding<br>
>> and appreciation for the way the community works.<br>
>> * A direct link between organizations providing funding and
a job being<br>
>> done might give those organizations undue power.<br>
>> * The organization that decides what gets worked on becomes
quite<br>
>> powerful, which risks losing the benefits of do-ocracy.<br>
>><br>
>> We know there are many issues with hiring people, but we
hope that we<br>
>> can install meaningful guardrails against the risks. Your
input will<br>
>> help us devise a strategy that makes sure we define the
right jobs and<br>
>> hire the right people for them.<br>
>><br>
>> Feel free to share your ideas here or send them to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:board@osmfoundation.org">board@osmfoundation.org</a><br>
>><br>
>> Tobias<br>
>> (for the OSMF board)<br>
>><br>
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