Aircraft movements near the office have been lacking from reports thus far;
this should be improved immediately! ;) I wouldn't actually have thought
there'd be space to land a chinook within a hundred-metre radius of the office.
On a serious note, though, it is interesting to hear what goes on in a typical
day at the office, and I think you've contributed to a greater understanding
among the community of what you do for the chapter.
Harry
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From: Richard Symonds <richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk>
To: Wikimedia UK mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 19:01
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard
All,
There was a little bit of discussion as to what we do in the office. I kept a
rough timetable on a couple of post-its today, and I'm transcribing them below:
10:00 - 10:50 - Answering & Reading Emails, replying to urgent ones
10:50 - 11:00 - Post (posting competition prizes overseas)
11:00 - 12:00 - More emails, doing WMUK AGM teller work (see my 11:16
contribution on uk.wikimedia.org)
12:00 - 12:30 - Finance (invoices, expenses etc)
12:30 - 12:45 - Preparing for Board meeting
12:45 - 13:15 - Finance (checking and paying expenses)
13:15 - 15:00 - Finance (invoices, filing paperwork)
15:00 - 15:30 - Emails, various governance issues. A Chinook came overhead and
circled, and landed about 100 metres away from the office - I admit that I
attempted to take a few photos of it from the window for Commons. However, the
windows were too dirty, the attempt was unsuccessful!
15:30 - 16:00 - Lunch! Carrot and Coriander soup, and half a baguette.
16:00 - 19:00 - Preparing financial reports for AGM, updating supplier details
on Sage, tracking down 2011 payments, bank reconciliation
19:00 - 19:30 - Relaxing a bit, preparing for board meeting
19:30 - 22:30? - Minuting the Board Meeting
(see http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_8May12)
Interspersed throughout this were two or three phone calls, with Mike, Fae,
Chris Keating, and a couple of suppliers. I hope this all makes sense, please
ask me if you have any questions. I did have short breaks here and there,
because today is a long day, as I'm minuting the board meeting. I hope this
helps satiate your thirst for knowledge for a short while :-)
PS: Don't worry, I'm complying with the appropriate working time regulations -
Jon is very strict about that!
All the best,
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
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