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Greetings everyone. I've been considering this proposal for a while and trying to figure out when would be the best time to put it out. After going back and forth on the idea for a bit and gathering some feedback, I've decided it's probably better to approach this issue sooner rather than later.
If for whatever reason the DAO chooses to not extend the contract or the DAO chooses to make the position redundant or to replace me with a different contractor, building autonomous alternatives or training my replacement will take time. Of course having some time to figure out my personal next steps would be nice as well, but I hope the fact that I'm making this proposal will make it clear that I'd like to continue my position.
The job was not and to be honest still is not very clearly defined as I tend to see this position as a sort of catch-all position for solving any issues that arise for the DAO that are within my power to resolve as well as finding solutions to issues that go above and beyond the role of a project manager.
I'll share some of the big accomplishments so far and some of the bigger projects that I'm still working on and hope to see through to completion below:
Complete:
- Established soft-consensus mechanisms and worked with the team to bring more engagement to the SPS Governance system by incorporating the draft proposal stage into the website as well as implementing non-intrusive alerts.
- Set up a MM partnership with FlowDesk.
- Established the DAO X account and YouTube Account as well hosting periodic DAOn Halls to help update and inform the community when important topics arise.
- Several LP Audits and proposals to help the DAO make informed decisions about changing our approach to DeFi.
- Reworked tournaments.
- SushiSwap partnership and bond.
- Established procedural guidelines for proposals.
- Helped to set up and establish the Treasurer system.
- Established a proposal tracker in discord.
- SPS Distribution audit.
There's quite a bit more, but I don't want to make this post too long, so I'll link to my monthly recaps below for anyone wanting a deeper dive into what all I do. Generally if things come up that need immediate action, I work to find solutions.
Monthly Recaps:
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
July 2024
In Progress and Future Projects
- The DeFi overhaul continues with the aim to have our DAO start generating a strong passive income from its idle assets.
- Expanding into new chains to strengthen our DeFi presence and improve our overall token health by exposing more of our liquidity and volume to other chains.
- Establishing partnerships with DEXs and communities on new chains to help build momentum for expanding into new chains.
- Establish an SPS Foundation.
- Continue to help navigate new issues that arise and help the DAO establish guidelines for itself moving forward.
- Continue to work as a liaison between the DAO and the team to ensure that proposals are executed and the community is represented.
- Work with JPTR to ensure the community is updated on the status of SPS Chain development and has a clear understanding of the progress being made.
- Continue to set up more DAOn Halls to encourage better communication with the community.
- Work with the community to figure out solutions for our inflation endpoints and rewards continuity.
- As always, continue to push for the DAO to become self sustaining.
Proposal
If this proposal passes the SPS DAO will extend its contract with @clayboyn for an additional 12 months ensuring that the DAO has a project manager through October of 2025. The DAO and @clayboyn will retain their rights to terminate the contract at the end of any monthly work period.
The rate of pay will continue to be $5,000 USD per month, but with one change to simplify the process. @clayboyn will have the ability to request payment in any Stable Coin or ETH tokens which are held by the SPS DAO and are currently unallocated for other DAO proposals.
@clayboyn will also be able to take up to two weeks of vacation or sick time at points during the duration of the contract when ongoing work and projects permit. There will still be check-ins and open lines of communication during any absences to ensure support for the DAO.
Personal Thoughts
This job has been a massive undertaking if I'm being honest. I feel like I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting into when I first proposed this position nearly 11 months ago and I always do my best to manage my own expectations.
There's a lot of uncertainty for my personal life and I've had to forfeit the luxuries of a traditional career (like insurance and retirement benefits) to become an independent contractor for the DAO. I've accepted that and continue to do so.
I tend to be a bit of a workaholic for those that haven't noticed, but I've been trying to make sure I take off at least 1 day a week. Sometimes I fail at that. It's difficult because even when I'm off, I'm usually still thinking about ongoing projects or engaging with the community. This is why I added in the option to take a vacation to the proposal. Who knows if I'll ever make myself actually do it though.
If it's not clear, I do everything in my power to help us build for success and outside of my wife and trying to take care of my personal health, this is pretty much the only thing I'm passionate about. I hope my actions and dedication over the years show that.
I feel like there has been a lot of progress made so far and I genuinely hope to continue this mission if the DAO wills it. There's always more work to do. There's always more random things that pop up. There's always more requests and concerns from the community to address. The work doesn't stop.
On a final note, I want to make it clear that if the DAO chooses to not extend the contract, I understand. I'll do my best to finish as many of my ongoing projects as possible and ensure that any responsibilities are handed off per the DAOs instructions.
Thanks for the opportunity to work with and for all of you and hopefully we can continue to build together. Thanks for your time and consideration.
You're doing an excellent job in one of Praetoria's hardest assignments. 100% supportive of this.
Thanks for the opportunity!
I think you've done a great job Clay. Considering our circumstances, you've managed to make a difference and that is not an easy task with the diverse group of people we have in the community.
I 100% think we should renew, your temperament and passion for the game is perfect for what we need! Thanks for all you do and you have my vote for sure!!!
Always appreciate you and your support Dave!
Big Yes from me Jimmy. Putting this out early fortifies your commitment.
i've really appreciated your efforts. I really like your focus on gettings systems & audits in place to keep things accountable, transparent & in a logical order.
i see that you tried many different ideas to see what was effective & necessary.
keep on, keeping on!
Two weeks off for the whole year seems way too little in my opinion, but maybe that's my German point of view, I'd never take a job that comes with less than 30 days vacation. Also having sick time run towards that vacation time seems like a totally crazy concept to me. Guess these are just cultural differences.
Anyway, you have my full support as I don't think there's anybody else in the community that would be able (and willing) to do the job.
Second this sentiment, you have to prioritize your health and well being. I hadn't realized until reading this proposal that you had no? vacation or sick time for the last year?
Like many things, it wasn't clearly defined. I don't even know if I'll make myself use it if we're being honest, but I'd like the option to be there. hard to know what will happen.
Appreciate the support! Honestly man I'm pretty blessed to just be doing something I genuinely enjoy. Sure there's some rough days on occasion, but I usually don't want to take time off lol. I've definitely had some jobs in the past where no amount of vacation was ever enough though. Interesting how different most Euro countries are when it comes to work-life balance than the U.S. work culture.
You guys get days off???
Jesus... in America they expect us to work like dogs... that's crazy you guys "won't take a job with less than 30 days vacation"...
Absolutely mind boggling - but awesome!!
My wife works for BNP Paribas and she has 31 working days off, so if she picks vacation FRI-SAT-SUN-MON-TUE-WED-THU-FRI-SAT-SUN , she goes 10 straight days without working but only substracts 6 from those 31 🤣
Oh, and add local holidays and 3 extra days for "personal matters" as they say here. So basically she skips like 2 months a year...
French doing french stuff... XD
We need to learn how to be like the French again... but y'all got too many vowels in your words 😂!!!
Oui oui!
😁 We are Spanish, tho xDD She just work for them 😜
Its not like that wont take a job with less than 30 days, its by law that you get 4 weeks a year
That's what he said though 🤷♂
I think that's awesome you guys get that by law too!
In the US they tend to label that 'communist/marxist/radical left'. I consider it 'human'. In the US we now basically live under corporate rule. Giving everything red/blue labels works effectively to divide people and distracts from what's really going on. Both red and blue serve their corporate donors first and foremost, they do not serve the people who elected them.
I still believe the payment is more than we should be paying for this position. However, I believe you have done a fantastic job and you engage with the community. I will vote for this.
Appreciate the support olaf!
You've met and exceeded all my expectations for the role. I appreciate that you are willing to stay on for another year and will be voting in favor.
I definitely want to keep going. I feel like we're finally getting a bit of momentum going. Appreciate the support man!
This is another no brainer, In Clayboyn we trust. Keep doing what you do my man
Thanks for the support!
You have done a great job so far and I fully support to have you continue in this position. I thought you would do a great job when I voted on the earlier proposal and you have met all my expectations and then some more. This is a very easy yes for Thank you for everything you have done so far. I genuinely appreciate it.
I've made my feelings clear 😄
I th8ink we have the perfect person in place for this work, which is wideranging and unpredictable, so this easily gets my vote.
For me it’s a no-brainier. A big yes from me and my 500K sps!
!pizza
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Clayboyn you know you'll have my full support :)
Thanks dude!
Clayboyn you have done an excellent job and have establish your Legendary status here in the Splinterlands Community, it would be a great Pleasure to have you elected for the next contract and for however long you would want to continue your contract.
P.S. I do agree Vacation would be nice for the Legend Clayboyn👍
(vacation accrual for every certain number of days worked, you should come up with that rate%)
this might help so you dont get burned out and forced to take time off
Appreciate the support! Vacation accrual isn't a bad idea, I just figured it's better to keep things simple as it's a contract position.
Dude if this proposal does not pass it's because the higher ups want to control the limiting of the proposals. You are doing an excellent job man! Keep up the hard work you have my vote.
You have my support.
Thanks!
Clay, speaking for myself only, I think you've done a great job and I think this role is needed for the DAO.
If I'm thinking critically as a "hiring manager": these are the questions that I'd think might warrant more detail before it goes to final proposal:
The expectation of personal time makes sense - do you have more thoughts to expand on backup or coverage expectations? 2 weeks of no Clay could feel like a long time
Also it looks like you prefer to "own the option" to choose any currency of payment at each monthly period, including ETH. I'd suggest perhaps to outline the currency schedule in advance, and if unavailable then your choice at that time?
Perhaps for completeness, since you are referencing a contract, would it be prudent to link to a "sufficiently redacted" version of your existing contract just so that we know what we are extending? And perhaps if there are any nagging recurring issues about something that is/isn't part of your role then it can be addressed as part of the approval.
One of the things I'm hoping to accomplish with setting up a Chair is to add some redundancy to my position over time. Not so much someone to do work or anything, but an additional point of contact. That said, even if I am on vacation I'll be checking in (most likely daily) for sure.
My thoughts were more around the idea of making things as flexible as possible for the DAO honestly. If we are low on stables or they get earmarked for a different proposal, it would be simple enough for me to get paid in ETH. I don't want to be paid in DEC or SPS as that would add sell pressure to the market, not that I have any problem with being paid in those tokens if it came to it.
I suppose I'm using the term 'contract' a bit loosely. There was a previous proposal to hire me, which is what I'm referencing. This is it.
Thanks a lot for all your work, mate. I have been in disagreement some times, but that is life. The salary is fine, looks a tad high for me in this times of crypto-meh, but we all know that in a couple of weeks this can be turn up pretty wild and you will be earning more renting splinterlands cards than working, so I think it is a fair bet on your and our part 😁
Voting yes, you have been a neat discovery in Splinterlands. Cheers
Appreciate the support!
Think this was the first time i voted for something without reading it, i did came back to read it as i should and always do, just to see what u had to say and take my responsibility like u would like it.
O ideal é que você tenha férias de 30 dias ao ano e no mínimo um dia da semana para descanso.
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Love and encouragement from me also. You are an asset.
You have been doing a great job. You def have my vote to stay on.
I was unsure of the value the role would bring initially after the first proposal and so unsure of if this would be a worthwhile hire for the DAO. Since your hiring I do believe you have performed well and aided the DAO. Thanks for all your help so far and delighted you want to continue the position, I will be voting for you to stay.
Glad to hear it! I'll keep doing my best. Thanks for the support.
upvoted proposal and post you are doing a good job and its appreciated!
Thanks for the support!
i just wonder how much stables will be left soon on the dao with all those expenses...
i still think 5000 is too much, but vacation should be 4 weeks x year rather than 2, and sickness with medical certificate
i will support this, you do lot of crap no one would bother tough
I did a treasury report recently (I think the last post or the one before that on my blog) as I was curious too. With the current uncertainty I wanted to make things as flexible as possible for the DAO.
From what i see only eth Is basically keeping Dao up in value, Will have to dump dec or sps once eth are gone to keep founding stuff