Job Function Based Cuts
There may be a tendency to subjectively judge each staff member's job performance and perhaps some of that is ineveitable, but we should try to make this as objective as possible. For instance, one measuring stick (and it's just one thing to look at) is the types of jobs that a given staff member can do or could easily learn.
Those people able to do many of the jobs and those people who are the only ones who can do a necessary job might be considered more essential to the operation of Free Geek. Of course, we should also keep in mind how easy or hard it would be to train someone into a job.
As a tool, we could make a grid showing who can do what.
Free Geek has several jobs that have to be done at a given time and place to keep the programs and facility running. Here's a list of current staff members and the work they do a lot of, some of, have done in the past, or could learn:
- Key
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- 5 -- A main part of current job
- 4 -- Part of current job
- 3 -- Used to do / Fills in occasionally
- 2 -- Easy to learn in < 1 month
- 1 -- Hard to learn in < 1 month
- 0 -- Not practical
(Finish this and check it for accuracy)
| Name | Adoption | Command Line | Build | Fork Lift | PB/BBBB | Printers | Reception | Receiving & Testing | Recycling | Store | Tech Support | Totals: | % |
| Dave | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7.1% |
| Geiner | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7.1% |
| Jhasen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.1% |
| Jon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.3% |
| Kathie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.9% |
| Laurel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.1% |
| Liane | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8.2% |
| Marlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.1% |
| Martin | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10.4% |
| Matthew | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8.2% |
| Michael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.9% |
| Nathan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.3% |
| Oso | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7.5% |
| Richard | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9.3% |
| Rick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.9% |
| Shawn | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.6% |
| Totals: | 21 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 46 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 268 | 100.0% |
There are other jobs that are also important in that they support operations of our programs, but aren't directly tied to a program (and often can be done on a more flexible schedule). If we can agree about which of these jobs are essential, we could make a similar grid for those jobs.
Other necessary jobs
This is distilled from the Results from the Layoffs and Hours Reduction Survey:
Build Hard Drives RAM Testing Printers Recycling Forklift Pickup scheduling Receiving Answering phones Adoption class LPI exams PB/BBBB Software Maintenance Infrastructure Maintenance Tech Support Bookkeeping
That's hard to say. I am working on a project that has been a black hole. But the other Black hole has some potential as does the white hole.we also have an opportunity to make some money from homestreet at the completion of this project if we do things right.
Oso
-- 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
[edit] 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
Recycling and receiving functions
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
That is also hard to say as I am undefined.
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.