Hey everyone,
The Fedihosting Foundation is looking for a new site-admin for Lemmy.World, to help our busy team. This moderator will help with reviewing and acting on reports, weighing in on user content and helping foster our local communities while acting as a friendly neighbor to other fediverse instances.
Please be aware, we will only be considering applicants with a significant positive history of online posts and/or comments. You also DO NOT need to be a have a account on one of our FHF services, but WILL have to create a account after joining. Users from other sites WELCOME!
Applicants MUST have the following qualities:
- Experience moderating a diverse group of individuals
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
- Solid background in conflict resolution
- Able to both understand and interpret the spirit of our legal documents (ex legal.lemmy.world)
- Must be able to speak English
- Works well asynchronously with remote teams
Bonus skills / background:
- Experience with internet law and international legal compliance
- SQL / Business Intelligence software skills (MetaBase)
- Social Media marketing
- Web Design (Hugo + GitHub Pages)
Please keep in mind that, while this is a volunteer gig, we would ask you to be able to commit to at least 5-10 hours a week. We also understand this is a hobby and that family and work come first.
Applicants must be okay with sitting for a video interview and must be pass a background check. While not strictly required, a CV with relevant work and volunteer history will help during the application process.
We are an international team that works from both North America EST time (-4) and Europe CEST (+2) so we would ask that candidates be flexible with their availability.
Please apply HERE https://forms.gle/A81LJyY9g5ojCeCp6
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Are you doing yours?!
I’d be happy to apply, but requiring a CV and full background check in addition to a video call interview is a bit steep for me.
Just the video call I’d absolutely be applying, I genuinely believe in Lemmy and want to see it succeed, but not to the point that I’m willing to put this much information into non-employment hands.
Good luck on the search.
It says the CV isn’t required.
While not strictly required
Technically true, but verbiage leads me to believe its more required than not.
This is just Lemmy.World. You don’t have to be an admin here to help out Lemmy as a whole.
You are correct, but the topic is applying as an admin, so I replied to the topic.
Not trying to tell you what do do (I bet there’s heaps of people that would see it the same way as you)
But it seems kind of odd that people are happy to give a background check to a corporate employer who doesn’t give shit about them (and who they don’t care about or feel any responsibility towards), but wouldn’t do the same for a community org position that necessarily involves more responsibility to the broader community.
So the issue here for me is lack of pay.
Asking me this through straight employment is an agreement that protects both the worker and employer in some capacity.
Asking this through volunteer work makes me uneasy.
I’m completely happy to volunteer my time to an org that I believe in, Lemmy being a ptime example, but not willing to do so in the case of requiring this information up front.
I think it’s because you can “largely” trust business to protect this information, this isnt even really a business.
That’s kind of a myth though, isn’t it?
Like, OK, they probably have more mature security systems in place (but that’s definitely not guaranteed, especially with anything middle tier or smaller), and at least they have cash reserves so you might get something if you can figure out how to sue them.
But most businesses would be well happy to make a quick buck off selling whatever private data they managed to get their hands on.
I’d be surprised if someone hasn’t already tried to make a business out of redistributing background check information, now that I think about it…
Its because they have laws they have to follow, and if they break them I can take them to court. My last employer had to send out checks to make up missed wages over 5 years recently. It happens here regularly. Companies make mistakes and people take them to court. Its only the absolutely giant ones that might even have a way around it. I wouldnt even expect any of the big tech companies to keep any of my information private though to be honest.
Thanks for the feedback, we only ask for a CV to help the process, but all of us on the admin team are on a first name basis.
We’ve all know each other quite well <3
As you should be!
After quite a long while working with someone to this capacity, it would be strange not to be on first name basis, but I haven’t worked with you.
I’ve been on the internet for a very long time, and it takes quite a bit of rapport to build before I’m comfortable giving out my first name, let alone my full name.
I definitely understand where you’re coming from, just a stretch at the start for me personally.
Really love the admin team though!
My job didn’t even require a video interview, this unpaid role has more strict requirements than half the jobs in the US haha.
Yes, but for your job you’ve given to your employer your ID and your home address. If you mess something up they know ehere to get you. These guys can’t get these warranties and they need to know you better.
What stops you from lying during a video interview? It’s not like they have some crazy virtual lie detector.
Nothing, it’s just an extra check.
My job didn’t even require a video interview, this unpaid role has more strict requirements than half the jobs in the US haha.
It’s an IT job for a role with big responsibility. Unpaid or not, the role is the role. Fulling up the shelves in a grocery store comes with a bit less responsibility.
My job is also an IT job with big responsibility. Not sure where you got filling grocery store shelves from.
Thanks for understanding, we’re just trying to be careful 😟
Thanks for understanding, we’re just trying to be careful 😟
People who complain aren’t the applicants you would have wanted anyway.
Thank you for being careful.
I’m glad there’s an effort to avoid weirdos who have our worst interests at heart. Hope some heroes apply and go through the process!
My guess is it’s because it’s a similar role to a Reddit Admin, which is to say they’re basically a global moderator. Also, having access of any kind to the site’s SQL server requires an element of trust. That’s probably why they require the video interview.
Folks that would be brought in would be part of the admin staff and have access to quite a lot. You’re on target with that for sure!
Sour grapes
Yep I wish them well but it’s a bit much for a volunteer position
Heya. I’m not interested in that position, but I’m open to moderating another community or two if you need to fill in any gaps for a less demanding role.
Thanks for your interest in moderation. If you want you can always ask either a popular community if you can help out or request a unmoderated community takeover and if anything isnt working for you, you can always create a new community!
I probably check all the boxes. Currently a cyber security engineer have worked in infrastructure for the last twenty years and currently head up the compliance team of the cyber division of the company I work for, I focused mainly on NIST, CMMC, and SOC II compliance. I’ve modded a few forums and discord servers over the last 20 or so years. There is no way in hell I’m dropping private info on a random google doc that’s open to the public. If there is a more secure way send my info send me a message.
I believe you.
I 100% agree with your point about security and private information, but you are way over qualified for this “job”. ;)
It’s kind of weird to ask someone to have all that mod experience and then expect them to just post their private information publicly, though. Surely if they have enough experience they’ll already know what a bad idea it is to publicly post people’s information, and it’ll be hard to get them to apply.
It reminds me of a past job recognizing that I have a lot of cashier experience, but then not being able to understand why I refuse to share a till with anyone else. Duh, because I’ve been through that pain before and any smart office will want to avoid it, too.
The Google form results go only to the management team of our parent non-profit, no one else sees the responses. If you feel that this is not secure enough, you can send a secure PGP email to our security disclosure address. We DO provide it for folks that need more security.
Currently have CyberSecurity degree. I’m finding it difficult to get a job in the field without relevant experience of having a job in the field. How can I get experience to get the job that requires experience?
Apply for those jobs as if they didnt ask for prior experience. Simple trick.
Lol I have been and so far, have only been auto-denied
"We thank you for applying for our position of $position, unfortunately we have decided to move forward with other applicants at this time. We will keep your application on file for $applicationDuration days. If you see another position that interests you, please apply again!
Thank you, $companyName"
Think smaller? Company-wise that is.
I’ll give it a go! Another issue I’m facing is that I alredy make more money than what I think smaller companies would offer. I would love to change my career because I’m so tired of this track.
Well maybe theres other ways you can make up the difference. Smaller companies might be in lower cost of living areas. even if working from home it can be nice to live near work. I’m not too sure how all this remote work stuff has changed hiring though.
If a potential candidate doesn’t understand why there’s a strong vetting process then then don’t understand the changing paradigm of human communication. Teaching that is an unacceptable liability. The OpSec is on point. Great work. And, thank you for everything, including tolerance of those that don’t yet understand why.
Thanks, we are just trying to be careful.
You don’t get people with 5 years of experience if no one is willing to give you experience.
You don’t start a career as a CEO.
Radicals don’t often recruit in public.
Seek and ye shall find.
You don’t start a career as a CEO.
But they often start as “executives” which is a huge problem.
Very few modern CEOs have ever actually worked a day in their lives. They move around between various different industries with no knowledge of what’s important.
Their only concern is making stock price go up over a short timeframe
Their only concern is making stock price go up over a short timeframe
To be fair, that’s why the Board of Directors is hiring them. Everything else is secondary to line go up.
There was a line on 3rd rock from the sun that was so relatable to me as a teenager in the 90s.
Tommy, the oldest alien, now trapped in the teenagers body, is trying to get a job at a fast food place. The manager turns him down. And when Tommy asks why, the manager says “I can’t hire you, you have no experience!”
And when Tommy asks how you get experience, the manager says “First you get a job”. Tommy asks how you get a job, and the manager says “You need experience!”
Put me in coach
What’s the salary, again?
The warm fuzzy you feel after a job well done
i would just like to take this opportunity and say thank you.
Must be able to speak English
Ah, fuck, I’m out. It’s one of the only languages I haven’t learned. Were this a post seeking Sanskrit, Mayan, Akkadian, or High Valyrian language speakers, I’d be just the right candidate.
Pop quiz: which of the above is not a historical language? If you guessed Klingon, your reading comprehension skills are for shit. The answer is English. It’s completely made up and only appears in Fantasy genre stories – along with birds and flying spaghetti monsters and hobbits.
Wow, I’m really bored at work, I guess. Glad it’s Friday. Hope you all have a nice weekend.
Are you intoxicated?
Aren’t we all intoxicated…
…on information overload and just a bit of dopamine (I can stop whenever I want…)?
who asked
That story with the greek guy named Nobody, but they’re named Who instead
I do not qualify…
…and I do not think my posts have “a significant positive history of online posts and/or comments”…
Awesome, either way, keep up the good and hard work y’all do!
That’s a strange thing to admit.
Well, I am okay with being honest on the matter, hahaha
If you are willing to be, I know I may not qualify, but I do encourage others that may to apply!
I feel like „site admin“ is a bit misleading. Then again, lemmy doesnt have a proper distinction between local and site wide moderators afaik.
I‘d be interested to help with real admin stuff like docker containers, dns and firewalls. Let me know if that interests you.
I volunteer as tribute! I will enact GREAT VENGEANCE against my enemies!
I would be willing, but I don’t have any modding experience.
Serious question, why would anybody do this? These are the requirements of an actual job but without any of the pay. If someone is putting in this much effort, they might as well just apply for a real job and get paid for it.
I understand that you guys want to screen people first, but lmao are you guys going overboard. The people who view this as hobby aren’t going to put themselves through such unnecessary and worthless hassle, and the people who want a job won’t apply because there’s no money involved. The only people who would qualify and want to do something like this are people who literally have no life. These are people who have no family, jobs, or a social life.
one trying to change careers into DevOps/SRE with no/little experience; using this volunteer work to throw into a resume?
I work in the industry actually, this wouldn’t really help you unless you completely lack any sort of experience. If you want to break into the field, you’ll need a few things: Bachelor’s in CS, a couple of coding projects that you do in your free time or during undergrad, and an internship related to the field. That’s how I got started, but I get your point
I take offense to some of that, but I applied to be an admin back in Q3 of last year. After the video interview I got ghosted. Thought I would give this a shot, had another video interview, and yeah I’m not expecting much. So yeah, I’m not even sure the process actually does anything other than waste time.
I do have a very well paying job, family, but you may have called me out on the “no life” thing… Though I do have a car that’s become a bit of a project so I don’t waste as much time on “IT” shit.
Probably just grabbing your personal data for sale later.
Let me ask you this, as someone with a life, why did you even entertain the idea of wasting time on something this pointless in the first place? Do you find it fun? What’s the thought process? Personally, after I finish working I want to spend my free time hanging out with my friends, family, go on a vacation, etc. If I really do have extra spare time on a consistent basis, I would much rather practice guitar, play ball, or doing things like you’re doing now with your car. I see no benefit whatsoever from becoming a committed unpaid admin in general, let alone for an irrelevant site.
I’m an unemployed Linux System Engineer and even though I spent most of my free time right now messing with my home server I wouldn’t wanna do it for free for something that actually “mattered” (aka something that people use).
Why are you taking the time to tell us about this? You should be off playing with your dog or whatever.
👍
Yep, I work in IT as a Linux System Engineer and I’m currently unemployed. I could do it, but there’s a lot involved for zero pay. You really have to love Lemmy or admin work to want to do this for free.
Exactly, they’re trying to pass off the responsibilities of an actual job as a hobby. I don’t see how normal people can justify putting in that much time and effort for something that’s not paid. This type of commitment has to come from people who have a lot of spare time and are on Lemmy so much that it wouldn’t change much for them.
I would do it!
I’ll have to learn all those skills and I might be a bad mod, but why not?
