"The salaries of Wikimedia executives are sparking an online debate about tech sector wages"
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:33 am
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Bbb23sucks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:33 amCourtesy of Ognistysztorm:
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Just plain weirdFirst career for many of the employees - HR tends to hire people they know or people who are volunteers in the Wikipedia community leading to an unstable, unprofessional, often weird environment.
Already covered: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtop ... f=5&t=2648CarlsJunior wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:27 pmBbb23sucks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:33 amCourtesy of Ognistysztorm:
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https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Wikim ... E38331.htm
Hostile work environment with bullying
Lack of innovation
High turnover
Political place to work
Toxic culture
Personality cult
Nobody makes decisions
Time wasting meetings
Dysfunctional monolith
Just plain weirdFirst career for many of the employees - HR tends to hire people they know or people who are volunteers in the Wikipedia community leading to an unstable, unprofessional, often weird environment.
Link?ChaosMeRee wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:15 pmAdministrator Cullen328, a middle aged white guy from fuckstick USA is charging $75 an hour for advice on how to edit Wikipedia "every step of the way". I wonder which step is launching a sustained and discriminatory attack on one of the Foundation's poorly paid coders, and then getting away with it by issuing an apology merely for the nasty tone, not the substance. On the substance, he was COMPLETELY WRONG. Precisely because a middle aged white guy from fuckstick USA doesn't know what he doesn't know about Wikipedia tech developments, but is arrogant enough to think he does.
Way too much .. its really simpleBbb23sucks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:29 pmAlready covered: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtop ... f=5&t=2648
What? This is a website for Wikipedia criticism, not just saying "Wikipedia sucks because Wikipedi sucks". If we don't criticize Wikipedia or take action against it, what would be the point of having a forum?CarlsJunior wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:44 pmWay too much .. its really simpleBbb23sucks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:29 pmAlready covered: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtop ... f=5&t=2648
1) Weirdos and nimrods
2) Wikipedia sucks chow
No need to be a wingnut.. by fire pissing with a fire hose.. this means you.. what are you a Wikipedia weirdo that was rejected or something? Get a life. grow up..
No. I am fully against Wikipedia. While I was once an editor (as most of this forum's members), I am no longer.what are you a Wikipedia weirdo that was rejected or something? Get a life. grow up..
There is too much detailed information being presented here without a case being made.Bbb23sucks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:09 am
What? This is a website for Wikipedia criticism, not just saying "Wikipedia sucks because Wikipedi sucks". If we don't criticize Wikipedia or take action against it, what would be the point of having a forum?
https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtop ... =19&t=3123Bbb23sucks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:21 pmLink?ChaosMeRee wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:15 pmAdministrator Cullen328, a middle aged white guy from fuckstick USA is charging $75 an hour for advice on how to edit Wikipedia "every step of the way". I wonder which step is launching a sustained and discriminatory attack on one of the Foundation's poorly paid coders, and then getting away with it by issuing an apology merely for the nasty tone, not the substance. On the substance, he was COMPLETELY WRONG. Precisely because a middle aged white guy from fuckstick USA doesn't know what he doesn't know about Wikipedia tech developments, but is arrogant enough to think he does.
And that is why they are running constant shrieking banner ads and pop-ups wheedling for MOAR MONEY. They are well-paid for nonprofit managers--but can always complain about how poorly paid they are compared to their counterparts at Alphabet, Meta, etc.In 2021, Katherine Maher, Wikimedia's ex-CEO who departed the company in April 2021, earned $789,495, the filing shows. Over $600,000 of that sum was paid out as severance.
COO Janeen Uzzell, who left the company in June 2021, earned $503,844 in 2021, the filing shows. Over $300,000 of that was paid out as severance.
Meanwhile, CFO Jaime Villagomez made $386,433, while general counsel Amanda Keton made $396,514. On the lower end, vice presidents Carol Dunn and Margaret Novotny were paid $241,438 and $242,379 respectively, the filing shows.
And it isn't just humans who rely on it. As of 2022, Google has been paying the Wikimedia Foundation to reuse substantial chunks of information from Wikipedia. The encyclopedia is also one of the most important sources of training data for AI tools like ChatGPT, Nicholas Vincent, a professor at Simon Fraser University, told The New York Times.