When I first started in the position of AYY board member in the spring, I was advised to review my time use for a period of one month. After having done so, I was inspired to keep track of my time use throughout the year. Now that my career in the board begins to turn towards the end and new enthusiastic people appear with their questions, it is good that I can present data on the subject.
I have divided the working time into seven sectors at my own discretion. Discussions, gatherings and meetings are perhaps the most difficult to distinguish. Discussions are single meetings with less than 5 people, while gatherings can occur weekly and include several people. Meetings are official gatherings, where minutes are recorded and decisions are made. Under representation, I have also included event organising, planning and the work after events. In addition, I have daily written down the main topics of the day, on which I have mainly spent my working hours. My weekly working hours vary between 38โ49. In addition to the common issues of the entire board, this year I have spent my time on regulation reforms, tenant democracy and zoning. Here is a pie chart on the division of working hours into different sectors.
It is not my intention to scare you with large amount of work. On the contrary, I can now say that when looking back, time has flied by, because the work has been varying, diverse, challenging and great fun.
Kind regards,
Jani Laamanen,
AYY Board Member in charge of housing affairs
