On 11/22/2010 10:47 AM, wjhon...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/22/2010 10:33:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, > rkald...@wikimedia.org writes: >> * I believe "Salary and other compensation" includes payment to >> contractors, of which we currently have about 20-30 (which aren't >> counted as employees).>> > Why so many, and contractors generally make much more than employees. > Why not get rid of some of those and hire more employees? > I know of a lot of people looking for work. And I know of some positions they're welcome to apply for if they have suitable qualifications: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings
Aside from that, staffing decisions are not simply something that gets flipped around at will. In some cases, Wikimedia contractors have that status because it would be prohibitively difficult to treat them as employees (some staff located abroad, for example). Others are hired for specific time-limited projects which it makes more sense to do on a contract basis (Eugene Eric Kim for the strategy project, for instance). Also, the notion that contractors "generally make much more than employees" seems to ignore the fact that this bucket is labeled "Salary *and other compensation* " (meaning things such as health or retirement benefits). These are quite significant forms of compensation which contractors generally do not receive, so it makes sense that contractors might receive a higher rate than the salary for an equivalent employee, since contractors have to make other arrangements on their own. Converting them into employees wouldn't necessarily create the potential to save in terms of expenses for the Wikimedia Foundation. --Michael Snow _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
