[tdf-internal] ESC meeting minutes: 2024-04-04

[Michael Meeks]

Hi Eyal,

On 04/04/2024 22:37, Eyal Rozenberg wrote:
> Shame on the BoD - current and previous - for carrying out the entire
> hiring process for a RTL/CTL/CJK develop while completely shutting out

	I've no real insight into the process and was not involved, but I've 
interviewed and hired a very large set of developers. That is a 
thankless, and really tricky thing - saying 'no' to many hopeful 
applicants while selecting one is just really hard.

	So from my perspective a big thank-you is due to everyone who did the 
tough job of coming up with a decision here - both staff and board - 
rock on ! =)

	To me it was never entirely clear what you hoped to gain by trying to 
insert tens more people into that process ? Was there some specific 
thing that could be improved in the job spec. Surely that could have 
been included.

	My vague recollection was that Khaled was involved in interviewing 
which if correct would be awesome and anchor the process in a place of 
raw competence :-)

	Getting the right mix of skills into the project to work on a topic 
like this is an extremely tricky job, that needs to be done fairly, 
while keeping lots of information confidential, and needs to be done at 
pace - otherwise people are not on the market by the time you make the 
decision.

	I would suggest that the best approach is to celebrate having someone 
in post again for this role, to welcome Jonathan, to support getting him 
up-to-speed, and to adopt a winsome approach to helping out making his 
life as easy and effective as possible. I would also want to encourage 
all those who were involved in "doing something", and then if absolutely 
necessary frame any constructive suggestions for how to improve hiring 
in the future in a more friendly way.

	For my part - welcome Jonathan ! :-) looking forward to seeing the 
impact you'll make :-)

	Regards,

		Michael.

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