[Fg-general] re:Changes in the warehouse

[Christine Ho]

Sounds like Adam has left already.  That is too bad.  I would have liked to
thank you in person for his help to me.  I didn't know the background till I
see this email and it doesn't make sense for the little bit I know of Adam
and Free Geek's mission and principle.

Quoted below is a portion of mission statement that I value and the reason I
give my time freely to Free Geek:

*IV) Our mission statement must be in concordance with the original Free
Geek Mission Statement.
*Free Geeks are democratically run in a non-hierarchical way that is open
and transparent to all participants in its programs. Our volunteers help
shape Free Geek and determine our priorities and practices. We operate using
a form of consensus, and we are currently developing our governance
structure. Our meetings and mailing list archives are open to the public.
Our staff is a collective <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective> --
there's no boss.


Christine


On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Richard Jang <rwjang at telus.net> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> From day one of my volunteer time at FreeGeek, Adam has been the most
> considerate and friendly person i have met.
>
> He was the number one support person on the floor for all the Volunteers.
>
> He has always worked hard and served as a great role model for the
> Volunteers.
> His level of patience was exemplary.
>
> He treated the donaters courteously and with respect when they dropped off
> their goods.
>
>
> I don't understand how Adam's presence constitutes a threat of safety or
> health to FreeGeek.
>
> I know of people who have specifically signed up to spend with Adam's last
> working days with Freegeek.
>
> It is so "corporate" to get rid of a person before his last day. There are
> no goodbyes or thanks from all the people he has helped and taught.
>
>
>
> Should i be surprised that Fregeek would adopt such a position to a person
> who has served the organization so well?
>
> Is this indicative of how the Directors view people should be treated?
>
> Perhaps there need not be any thank-yous either...
>
>
> If one suffers from policy making decisions, begin with common sense,
> courtesy, and respect for people.
>
> As a member of FreeGeek, but not of any authority, as there are plenty of
> "bosses" there, none of this feels like consensous.
>
> Poll the membership..
>
> regards,
>
> Rick Jang
>
>
>
>
>
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