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# Joel status update

Joel has contributed as a part-time developer to the CosmosContracts/juno repo since August 2023, learning under Reece guidance (they are friends irl).

Reece recently told me that Joel has still to be paid for his 2024 work and he is continuing to work on Juno.
Reece added that Joel wanted to work full-time.

I haven't contacted Joel directly.

## Past payments
| Payer    | Receiver | JUNO     | Type     | Work     |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| Core 1 A29|[Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 12_000| [Aug'23 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1j6glql3xmrcnga0gytecsucq3kd88jexxamxg3yn2xnqhunyvflqr7lxx3/proposals/A29)| Yes but no log |
| Core 1 A31|[Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 19_000     | [Sep'23 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1j6glql3xmrcnga0gytecsucq3kd88jexxamxg3yn2xnqhunyvflqr7lxx3/proposals/A31)     | Yes but no log     |
| Core 1 A35|[Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 18_500     | [Oct'23 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1j6glql3xmrcnga0gytecsucq3kd88jexxamxg3yn2xnqhunyvflqr7lxx3/proposals/A35)     | Yes but no log     |
| Core 1 A38|[Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 4_597     | [Nov'23 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1j6glql3xmrcnga0gytecsucq3kd88jexxamxg3yn2xnqhunyvflqr7lxx3/proposals/A38)     | Yes but no log     |
| Core 1 A42|[Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 5_500     | [Dic'23 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1j6glql3xmrcnga0gytecsucq3kd88jexxamxg3yn2xnqhunyvflqr7lxx3/proposals/A42)     | Yes but no log     |
| Dev Dep A3|  [Joel](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/address/juno155ultvhmlu4lfrsmv956d5tu4hwknmykj9r77q)| 5_000 | [Jan'24 salary](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1gyjl26rnqqyk6cuh6nqtvx8t885jgqagusvpqpvtgaygcjg2wjdqz0rzle/proposals/A3)| Yes but no log
| |  Joel | | Feb'24 | Yes but no log

### Notes

- It's hard to quantify his past work, but he looks to have learned the ecosystem & environment quickly
- Joel is listed as "CODEOWNER" of the [CosmosContracts/juno repo](https://github.com/CosmosContracts/juno/blob/main/.github/CODEOWNERS) (not in any other CosmosContracts/ repo), together with Jake & Dimi.
- Dimi suggested we keep him as part-time maintainer of the "core", ie. /juno repo (e.g. for version upgrades), but needs to be supported by more experienced devs
- Joel has never interacted on Juno Discord server
- He has contributed in 1337 society and received some [retro-active compensation](https://daodao.zone/dao/juno1q2lwlsfawx5kyc8et26g9u3834g0qj0svrlpzn66nmzzmml66zastepvq4/proposals/A4) (very minimal in comparison to Core-1 salaries)

### Conclusion

He can be a valuable resource since he has had some experience on Juno, but I think we can safely dismiss Reece claims that he is owed past-due salary (there are no off-chain contracts, as confirmed by Jake, nor on-chain proposals about it).

If we want to engage him for future development and/or maintenance of Juno code repos and/or any new role that will come out from the `Critical infrastructure` working group, we should define some work logging standards and a minimum time commitment, especially if he has another full-time employer.