Re: NomCom 2019 Call for Community Feedback

[Tim Wicinski <[e-mail]>]

A Working Group chair role also have very tangible results to employers.
They see the work we help shepherd and
it feels their corporate hearts with warmth.  I also like chairing working
groups - the interactions are much more personable
and enjoyable. I like to think I am OK at it.  But I also like working and
I can move in and out.

An AD job looks and feels like middle management. I feel I would do a
horrible job at it.
I've always been lucky to have great ADs but I feel my role is to make
their jobs easier however possible.

Tim


On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 6:17 PM Keith Moore <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> On 11/4/19 2:54 PM, Salz, Rich wrote:
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> > I wonder what people think would break if we moved to 5 AD's per area,
> and they could divide the WG's and IESG concalls amongst themselves?
>
> I suspect it would mean that there'd be more ADs looking for nits to
> pick in order to delay documents.
>
> Note: I DO NOT think that ADs see their purpose in picking nits or
> delaying documents.   But I do think there's a tendency for people in
> any position to, perhaps subconsciously, try to "prove their worth", and
> I suspect that having a lot more ADs would create perverse incentives.
>
> ADs do tend to be overloaded.   Sometimes, IMO, it's because there is a
> lack of political will (and/or community support) to push back against
> new WGs that lack the energy or the clue to be doing what they propose
> to do.    Sometimes, IMO, it's because IETF has a longstanding Bad Habit
> of trying to mask tussles by spinning up lots of narrowly focused WGs
> with non-overlapping scope.
>
> But mostly, IMO, ADs are overloaded because we're trying to use
> volunteers to do what should be paid positions with limited terms.
>
> Keith
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