Difference between revisions of "Results from the Layoffs and Hours Reduction Survey"
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:Put a lot more items on ebay and in the store. What items? The ones that get recycled because the people in receiving don't know what they are. I feel that there is quite a bit of money in that stream. | :Put a lot more items on ebay and in the store. What items? The ones that get recycled because the people in receiving don't know what they are. I feel that there is quite a bit of money in that stream. | ||
;Geiner | ;Geiner | ||
− | : | + | :Making some of the (drop off) fees mandatory -- for example systems or printer or things we receive less. |
;Jhasen | ;Jhasen | ||
:Wish list web form on freegeek.org for folks to submit types and quantity of hardware they are looking to buy. This would guarantee sales and provide us with data that would be useful to the store. | :Wish list web form on freegeek.org for folks to submit types and quantity of hardware they are looking to buy. This would guarantee sales and provide us with data that would be useful to the store. | ||
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:Tech Support, CforK | :Tech Support, CforK | ||
;Geiner | ;Geiner | ||
− | : | + | :Volunteer coordinator, CforK, Collab, Printerland -- these are positions that are not vital for Free Geek functioning. |
;Jhasen | ;Jhasen | ||
:C4K volunteer program coordination. These programs generate $0 and the brains and skills of their coordinators could be better used elsewhere in the organization. | :C4K volunteer program coordination. These programs generate $0 and the brains and skills of their coordinators could be better used elsewhere in the organization. | ||
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=== When were you hired into the Free Geek Staff Collective? (If you are a paid intern, when did your internship start?) === | === When were you hired into the Free Geek Staff Collective? (If you are a paid intern, when did your internship start?) === | ||
* Dave -- June 3, 2003 | * Dave -- June 3, 2003 | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- December 2003 (6 month internship before that -- approx) |
* Jhasen -- Fall 2003 (Oct?) | * Jhasen -- Fall 2003 (Oct?) | ||
* Jon -- Dec 2003 started internship -- Staff started July 2004 (approx) | * Jon -- Dec 2003 started internship -- Staff started July 2004 (approx) | ||
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* 10% | * 10% | ||
** Jhasen | ** Jhasen | ||
+ | ** Geiner | ||
** Kathie | ** Kathie | ||
** Michael (ouch) | ** Michael (ouch) | ||
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** Shawn 23.5% | ** Shawn 23.5% | ||
* Not answered: | * Not answered: | ||
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** Marlin | ** Marlin | ||
** Nathan | ** Nathan | ||
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Yes: | Yes: | ||
* Matthew (internship ends June 1) | * Matthew (internship ends June 1) | ||
+ | * Geiner (as soon as I can get another job) | ||
No: | No: | ||
* Dave | * Dave | ||
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* Shawn | * Shawn | ||
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* Marlin | * Marlin | ||
* Nathan | * Nathan | ||
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No: | No: | ||
* Matthew | * Matthew | ||
+ | * Geiner (legally unable) | ||
* Liane | * Liane | ||
Don't Know: | Don't Know: | ||
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* Michael | * Michael | ||
Not answered: | Not answered: | ||
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* Marlin | * Marlin | ||
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=== If you were asked to take unpaid time off, how long could you last before needing to return or find other work? === | === If you were asked to take unpaid time off, how long could you last before needing to return or find other work? === | ||
* Dave -- 2 months | * Dave -- 2 months | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- 1 month or less |
* Jhasen -- 3 months | * Jhasen -- 3 months | ||
* Jon -- 1 month (maybe) | * Jon -- 1 month (maybe) | ||
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For how long? | For how long? | ||
* Dave -- No | * Dave -- No | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- No |
* Jhasen -- Very much so. 1-3 months. | * Jhasen -- Very much so. 1-3 months. | ||
* Jon -- Only if totally needed | * Jon -- Only if totally needed | ||
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=== Can you offer to reduce your hours? By how much? Temporarily or permanently? If temporarily, for how long? === | === Can you offer to reduce your hours? By how much? Temporarily or permanently? If temporarily, for how long? === | ||
* Dave -- yes, 3.5 hours every other week, temporarily, until we make enough money to pay for it again | * Dave -- yes, 3.5 hours every other week, temporarily, until we make enough money to pay for it again | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- yes, up to 25 (I think), temporarily, as long as Free Geek needs it in order to operate properly. |
* Jhasen -- perhaps, 10, temporarily, however long | * Jhasen -- perhaps, 10, temporarily, however long | ||
* Jon -- yes, 12, temporarily, 2-3 months | * Jon -- yes, 12, temporarily, 2-3 months | ||
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:Build refurbished the systems that are sold in the store as well as the systems that act as free advertisements for grants. Martin and I oversee testing of hard drives and RAM, both of which contribute to sales. | :Build refurbished the systems that are sold in the store as well as the systems that act as free advertisements for grants. Martin and I oversee testing of hard drives and RAM, both of which contribute to sales. | ||
;Geiner | ;Geiner | ||
− | : | + | :The sale of printers, parts, and related on eBay, the store and untested |
;Jhasen | ;Jhasen | ||
:Sale of scrap, sorting/qc of scrap, forklifting of scrap, scheduling of pickups. | :Sale of scrap, sorting/qc of scrap, forklifting of scrap, scheduling of pickups. | ||
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:Build refurbishes the systems that are the currency for our volunteer labor. They are also the systems that go into the hands of people and groups that need them. We don't do much 'reduce' but we are 'reuse'. | :Build refurbishes the systems that are the currency for our volunteer labor. They are also the systems that go into the hands of people and groups that need them. We don't do much 'reduce' but we are 'reuse'. | ||
;Geiner | ;Geiner | ||
− | : | + | :The reuse part mostly, but also the recycling part. |
;Jhasen | ;Jhasen | ||
:My job is about half of Free Geek's mission. '''RECYCLE E-WASTE'''. I also do a fair amount of PR and I give a great tour. | :My job is about half of Free Geek's mission. '''RECYCLE E-WASTE'''. I also do a fair amount of PR and I give a great tour. | ||
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=== If your hours were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | === If your hours were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | ||
* Dave -- 0 | * Dave -- 0 | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- 2 weeks |
* Jhasen -- 0 | * Jhasen -- 0 | ||
* Jon -- 1 month | * Jon -- 1 month | ||
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=== If your pay were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | === If your pay were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | ||
* Dave -- 0 | * Dave -- 0 | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- 2 weeks |
* Jhasen -- 0 | * Jhasen -- 0 | ||
* Jon -- 1 month | * Jon -- 1 month | ||
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=== If you were laid off, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | === If you were laid off, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order? === | ||
* Dave -- 0 | * Dave -- 0 | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- At least a month |
* Jhasen -- 2 weeks | * Jhasen -- 2 weeks | ||
* Jon -- 1 month | * Jon -- 1 month | ||
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=== If a layoff is needed, would you volunteer to be laid off? === | === If a layoff is needed, would you volunteer to be laid off? === | ||
* Dave -- no | * Dave -- no | ||
− | * Geiner -- | + | * Geiner -- yes |
* Jhasen -- yes | * Jhasen -- yes | ||
* Jon -- only on a temporary, short term basis | * Jon -- only on a temporary, short term basis |
Revision as of 12:15, 1 March 2005
We need to gather the results from the survey we send out and put them here. As of today 9 surveys have been returned. 7 are still out.
Returned:
- Dave
- Geiner
- Jhasen
- Jon
- Kathie
- Laurel
- Liane
- Martin
- Matthew
- Michael
- Oso
- Richard
- Rick
- Shawn
Not Returned:
- Marlin
- Nathan
Due date has come and gone.
rfs 12:34, 28 Feb 2005 (PST)
Your name:
(not tabulated)
Today's Date:
(not tabulated)
Is there anything reasonable that Free Geek could be doing that it's not that would raise more money? What?
- Dave
- Put a lot more items on ebay and in the store. What items? The ones that get recycled because the people in receiving don't know what they are. I feel that there is quite a bit of money in that stream.
- Geiner
- Making some of the (drop off) fees mandatory -- for example systems or printer or things we receive less.
- Jhasen
- Wish list web form on freegeek.org for folks to submit types and quantity of hardware they are looking to buy. This would guarantee sales and provide us with data that would be useful to the store.
- Jon
- Produce higher end systems to sell in the store.
- Kathie
- Open Saturday on holidays -- rotate staff.
- Open a 6th day, Sunday, once for a trial run. Evaluate. Ask for staff volunteers.
- Laurel
- Um, that membership program that we started might be helpful. Selling laptops -- they are n high demand. Pursue the tech support ticket idea. Charge admission to the video game museum.
- Liane
- Develop relationships with organizations an possibly charge them to bring in groups. Some have financial resources for job training, etc.
- Marlin
- Martin
- Selling more junk, on ebay if necessary.
- Matthew
- Yes, Free Geek could encourage the many organizations and people that we somehow support to contribute a little bit towards us.
- Michael
- Charge for classes, Charge for tech support, probably more things.
- Nathan
- Oso
- Sell more systems / parts in store -- sell laptops
- Richard
- Catch more sellable stuff in receiving, test and sell it in sotre on ebay.
- Rick
- Possibly more advertising and various forms of outreach. Corporate donation of monies/product without strings. (For example -- Intel used to give STRUT processors.)
- Shawn
- n/a
What areas of Free Geek are not needed to operate without losing money? How so?
- Dave
- Tech Support, CforK
- Geiner
- Volunteer coordinator, CforK, Collab, Printerland -- these are positions that are not vital for Free Geek functioning.
- Jhasen
- C4K volunteer program coordination. These programs generate $0 and the brains and skills of their coordinators could be better used elsewhere in the organization.
- Jon
- n/a
- Kathie
- CforK, NAP (old Collab)
- Laurel
- The staff bathrooms+lounge, the stage, the museum.
- I have nothing new to add here.
- Liane
- CforK, organizing groups to come here and volunteer (we are providing a free service to these groups).
- Marlin
- Martin
- Grants -- no income stream here at all. If we just started selling them :-(. Hot water we could make do without :-) Turn printers into all smashtacular!
- Matthew
- In the short term, grants, education, CforK, and tech support could all be cut. I think these areas are all important, but they are not needed for short term functioning.
- Michael
- Possibly some educational stuff, but eveything we do leads to goodwill that contributes to recycling revenue.
- Nathan
- Oso
- CforK -- UPSs
- Richard
- Grants, CforK (currently), NAP/Collab. All help the mission which indirectly brings in money, but not directly.
- Rick
- CforK. Interns could be replaced by volunteers and staff. Receiving could be run by core volunteers and other staff. Volunteer coordinator postion could be absorbed back into staff.
- Shawn
- n/a
When were you hired into the Free Geek Staff Collective? (If you are a paid intern, when did your internship start?)
- Dave -- June 3, 2003
- Geiner -- December 2003 (6 month internship before that -- approx)
- Jhasen -- Fall 2003 (Oct?)
- Jon -- Dec 2003 started internship -- Staff started July 2004 (approx)
- Kathie -- Approx 4 years ago
- Laurel -- um, early 2001?
- Liane -- December 2003
- Marlin --
- Martin -- like 8-10 months ago?
- Matthew -- Dec 1, 2004
- Michael -- January 2004
- Nathan --
- Oso -- August 2000
- Richard -- 2001
- Rick -- 2 years, 7months agao (3 years at end of July) (when was that?)
- Shawn -- September 2003
How many hours are you paid to work per week at Free Geek?
- Dave 32
- Geiner 32
- Jhasen 32
- Jon 32
- Kathie 20
- Laurel 32
- Liane 32
- Marlin 20
- Martin 31
- Matthew 20
- Michael 20
- Nathan 32
- Oso 32
- Richard 32
- Rick 28
- Shawn 32
What percentage of a salary cut could you afford to take?
- 5%
- Richard
- Liane
- 10%
- Jhasen
- Geiner
- Kathie
- Michael (ouch)
- Oso
- Rick
- 15%
- Dave
- 20%
- 25%
- Other:
- Jon -- 10-15% if temporary
- Laurel 5-10%
- Martin 50% (to pay rent and bills)
- Matthew (minimum wage)
- Shawn 23.5%
- Not answered:
- Marlin
- Nathan
(Laurel notes that a 10% salary cut doesn't reduce our personel expenses by 10%)
Are you planning on leaving this job in the next several months? If so, when?
Yes:
- Matthew (internship ends June 1)
- Geiner (as soon as I can get another job)
No:
- Dave
- Jhasen
- Jon
- Kathie
- Laurel (but maybe in the fall)
- Liane
- Martin
- Michael
- Oso
- Richard
- Rick (not now -- full retirement in 2 yrs)
- Shawn
Not answered:
- Marlin
- Nathan
If you were laid off, do you think you would be eligible for unemployment?
Yes:
- Dave
- Jhasen
- Jon
- Kathie
- Laurel
- Oso
- Richard
- Shawn
No:
- Matthew
- Geiner (legally unable)
- Liane
Don't Know:
- Martin
- Rick
Some
- Michael
Not answered:
- Marlin
- Nathan
If you were asked to take unpaid time off, how long could you last before needing to return or find other work?
- Dave -- 2 months
- Geiner -- 1 month or less
- Jhasen -- 3 months
- Jon -- 1 month (maybe)
- Kathie -- Can't take (could take $100 pay cut)
- Laurel -- 1 month? 2?
- Liane -- 1 week
- Marlin --
- Martin -- I'd find other work immediately, but it would be temporary, so I'm not sure that answers your question.
- Matthew -- Indefinite.
- Michael -- 1 month
- Nathan --
- Oso -- 1/2 a day
- Richard -- 1 week?
- Rick -- No more than 1 month -- don't care to live paycheck to paycheck, so I stay one month ahead.
- Shawn -- 1 - 1.5 months.
Do you want to take an unpaid leave of absence?
For how long?
- Dave -- No
- Geiner -- No
- Jhasen -- Very much so. 1-3 months.
- Jon -- Only if totally needed
- Kathie -- No
- Laurel -- I can take scheduled March vacation as unpaid leave, and might be able to take more in April or May if it would help.
- Liane -- With prior planning, I could take one month off.
- Marlin --
- Martin -- I could. A few months would be easy, more possible.
- Matthew -- I would be open to it (as needed).
- Michael -- No
- Nathan --
- Oso -- No
- Richard -- No
- Rick -- Not at present, perhaps during summer with some advance planning.
- Shawn -- Not really.
Can you offer to reduce your hours? By how much? Temporarily or permanently? If temporarily, for how long?
- Dave -- yes, 3.5 hours every other week, temporarily, until we make enough money to pay for it again
- Geiner -- yes, up to 25 (I think), temporarily, as long as Free Geek needs it in order to operate properly.
- Jhasen -- perhaps, 10, temporarily, however long
- Jon -- yes, 12, temporarily, 2-3 months
- Kathie -- No
- Laurel -- Yes, 4-5, temporarily, until FG wants to see more classes
- Liane -- With any cut, I would need to get another job -- willing to do so.
- Marlin --
- Martin -- Yes, 10, permanent OK
- Matthew -- Yes, 305, permanent
- Michael -- Yes, 5, temporarily, 1-2 months
- Nathan --
- Oso -- No
- Richard -- No
- Rick -- Yes, 4-8, could be permanent
- Shawn -- Yes, 8, temporary, 2-3 months
Martin notes that he can't take off time and get everything done that he needs to do. Rick says 4 hours now. 8 at end of May. Shawn would prefer temporary byt could work out permanent.
What parts of your job are necessary for Free Geek to operate in a financially sound way? How so?
- Dave
- Build refurbished the systems that are sold in the store as well as the systems that act as free advertisements for grants. Martin and I oversee testing of hard drives and RAM, both of which contribute to sales.
- Geiner
- The sale of printers, parts, and related on eBay, the store and untested
- Jhasen
- Sale of scrap, sorting/qc of scrap, forklifting of scrap, scheduling of pickups.
- Jon
- overseeing receiving to ensure items go to proper places and don't get recycled or stolen
- overseeing general operations to keep everyone busy and productive. keeping up building security and do repairs on locks and doors when needed.
- Kathie
- taking donations -- HR with donations, vol, staff, and other. Getting repeat donations. Answering phone.
- Laurel
- adoption class and LPI exams
- Liane
- Filling in at Front Desk, PB/BBBB. Sometimes CforK brings in money through grants.
- Marlin
- Martin
- teaching people to build store boxes; diverging sellable items to the store; maintaining the software and infrastructure we use to bring money in; testing RAM, etc. to be sold; attending and participating in countless meetings ;-}
- Matthew
- the part where people give me money, someone has to work at the front desk and take money.
- Michael
- Financially, probably none of it at this point. Once we are charging moeny for tech support will be a different matter. I do believe sales of system in the store would increase with assurance of support, whether we charged for it or not.
- Nathan
- Oso
- Bookkeeping -- someone has to do it
- Grantwriting -- makes big $ on occasion
- Outreach -- lets folks know about us
- Richard
- (I also participate in PB/BBBB, BBBees, and store shifts.)
- I seem my job as a "meta job", trying to get FG to better run itself -- this means financially ...
- Rick
- sales intern oversight, handle sales complaints and inquiries -- test many items not yet tested (perhaps with advanced testing). keep pricing up to date.
- Shawn
- working front desk, outreach, fundraisers, accounting spreadsheet update
What parts of your job are necessary for Free Geek to meet its mission? How so?
- Dave
- Build refurbishes the systems that are the currency for our volunteer labor. They are also the systems that go into the hands of people and groups that need them. We don't do much 'reduce' but we are 'reuse'.
- Geiner
- The reuse part mostly, but also the recycling part.
- Jhasen
- My job is about half of Free Geek's mission. RECYCLE E-WASTE. I also do a fair amount of PR and I give a great tour.
- Jon
- Keeping flow of incoming materials going proper direction.
- Teaching people how to test equipment
- Helping maintain testing equipment and getting it repaired or replaced when needed.
- Large doantion and organizing as gizmos get processed.
- Kathie
- Meeting greeting/scheduling vol+adopters -- addressing and handling these people's concerns, teaching data entry. PR with all who come to front desk.
- Laurel
- Any education we do in exchange for community service is explicityly fulfilling the mission. The adoption classes are also important to reuse goals.
- Liane
- CforK -- bridging the divital divide, education
- PB/BBBB -- education
- Outreach -- educating people outside of Free Geek, reaching new donors
- Marlin
- Martin
- Teaching people to build freekboxes, grant boxes; keeping our teachers and build volunteers happy and productive; shepherding grants; teaching advanced linux classes; doing cartwheels :-)
- Matthew
- If Free Geek is a community organization, I am the person who connects Free Geek to the community.
- Michael
- All of it. Some kind of tech support is essential for teh adoption program, but it can be handled many different ways.
- Nathan
- Oso
- Recycling, Build teacher (baby haxor style)
- Richard
- ... ("meta job" -- trying to get FG to better run itself) as well as towards its mission. Also I participate in PB/BBBB, BBBees, and store shifts.
- Rick
- Income to pay bills. Reuse of items not included in grants/adoption.
- Shawn
- Volunteer intake, volunteer recruitment, PB/BBBB, redirect volunteers into more fulfilling work.
If your hours were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order?
- Dave -- 0
- Geiner -- 2 weeks
- Jhasen -- 0
- Jon -- 1 month
- Kathie -- 0
- Laurel -- I could probably take it in stride if everyone was considerate about time stuff
- Liane -- 0
- Marlin --
- Martin -- 0
- Matthew -- 0
- Michael -- depends (0+)
- Nathan --
- Oso -- 2 weeks
- Richard -- 1 month
- Rick -- little or none
- Shawn -- 1-2 weeks
If your pay were reduced, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order?
- Dave -- 0
- Geiner -- 2 weeks
- Jhasen -- 0
- Jon -- 1 month
- Kathie -- 0
- Laurel -- Right away would be OK I guess
- Liane -- 0
- Marlin --
- Martin -- 0
- Matthew -- 0
- Michael -- depends (0+)
- Nathan --
- Oso -- 2 weeks
- Richard -- 1 month
- Rick -- little or none
- Shawn -- 0
If you were laid off, how much lead time would you need to get your affairs in order?
- Dave -- 0
- Geiner -- At least a month
- Jhasen -- 2 weeks
- Jon -- 1 month
- Kathie -- 0
- Laurel -- a few weeks or a month for training people on adoption classes and finishing projects
- Liane -- 2 weeks
- Marlin --
- Martin -- 0
- Matthew -- 0
- Michael -- 2 weeks
- Nathan --
- Oso -- 2 weeks
- Richard -- 1 month
- Rick -- 2 weeks to 1 month
- Shawn -- 2-3 weeks minimum
If a layoff is needed, would you volunteer to be laid off?
- Dave -- no
- Geiner -- yes
- Jhasen -- yes
- Jon -- only on a temporary, short term basis
- Kathie -- no
- Laurel -- I'd rather not, but wouldn't fight it if the conclusion seemed reasonable.
- Liane -- no
- Marlin --
- Martin -- only if you were threatening dave with as much :-)
- Matthew -- yes, although I would prefer a redirection.
- Michael -- no
- Nathan --
- Oso -- no
- Richard -- no
- Rick -- don't wish to volunteer
- Shawn -- I'd rather not.
Other comments
Michael: For the first round, I would rather see an across-the-board termporary reduction (pay or hours) than to lay anyone off, unless there are willing volunteers.