Samara's Compensation Model

Premise

None of us have practical experience creating a new civilization. We may have tangential skills - but we recognise that previous history does not reflect your ability to add value into Samara or this movement. That compensation isn’t based on your resume but on the value you bring to Samara and this movement in real time.

Compensation

The goal is to match qualified applicants with open job postings. In traditional job markets, this process is overtaxing, one-sided, prone to trial & error and a guessing game between pretense & perception. In a decentralized human organization, we are using role archetypes as attractors for applicants and badge archetypes as qualifiers for applicants to optimize the matching process and to reduce biases. Role archetypes represent the complexity of the job and the capacity of the organization to fill in positions (e.g. the organization might have room for 5 storytellers at a complexity level of B3). Badge archetypes represent achievements and skillsets of applicants. Both archetypes are used to find the right applicant for the assignment.

The compensation is based on a token mix that consists of SAMARA equity/value, SVOICE voice token, HUSD USD equivalent and possibly SEEDS (if the organization has a reserve). This mix is determined by a "formula" that converts the USD Equivalent into the right mix of tokens. Each member can decide on the %DEFERRED, meaning how much of the income should be paid in SAMARA tokens vs. HUSD tokens. See the Samara Token page for more details on each of the tokens in use. The current income formula for Samara is

1 USD Equivalent = 1 SAMARA * (%DEFERRED) + 1 SVOICE + 1 HUSD * (1 - %DEFERRED)

Salary Buckets

Defining a salary for a role is an extremely difficult task to do. There are many, many variables playing a part in the decision to find a fair and equitable salary for everyone in the organization. Samara has three salary buckets, namely B1, B2 and B3. Each bucket represents a complexity level associated with the role assignment. See the table below for the current complexity levels - your mileage might vary for your organization.

Band	Complexity
B1	Relatively Low Complexity - focused on doing - minimal time sensing and on calls - maximum time DOING! 60/20/20 - Doing/Sensing/Learning (within one circle)
B2	Mid Complexity - much more headspace and managing overlapping topics, issues, information etc. Supporting multiple individuals. 40/40/20 - Doing/ Cultivating (Sensing & Coordinating) with multiple individuals/ circles /Learning
B3	Max Complexity - Samara is your primary focus and devotion. Supporting and serving multiple circles, individuals, and the movement effectively. 20/60/20 - Doing/ Cultivating (Sensing & Coordinating) with multiple circles & organisations/ Learning

Commitment

We define commitment as “mindshare” (not how many hours per week you work in an assignment). For example, a commitment level of 100% is equivalent to having your awareness being fully present and focused on a single assignment. Members self-assess their base commitment level in agreement with the group (voted on in the assignment), but can then adjust the levels up or down based on individual circumstances, e.g. you may have to reduce your workload for one week or step out in the next week to go on a vacation trip, etc. Note that you cannot exceed your base commitment level at any time.

Minimum commitment in Samara is 30% for regular assignments. Please note that your total level of commitment for the sum of all assignments cannot exceed 100%.

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Universal, Consistent & committed ‘Work/Play-Pay’:

$70k pa converted into an average hourly rate @ 40hr week - (minimum 30%+ time commitment)

- Relatively Low Complexity (C) - focused on doing - minimal time sensing and on calls - maximum time DOING!

60/20/20 - Doing/Sensing/Learning (within one circle)

Complexity/intensity recognition rewards:

If members decide, the group intelligence agrees and there is capacity, you can take on more complexity (which takes up much more time and energy). There are currently two Gratitude/Gift bonus levels compensation increases which reward higher commitment complexity and intensity as recognised by the community.

Mid Complexity recognition (C+): ($70k) +20k - (minimum 50%+ time commitment)

Mid Complexity - much more headspace and managing overlapping topics, issues, information etc. Supporting multiple individuals. 2 months on universal pay before this becomes available and according to organisation capacity and budget.

40/40/20 - Doing/ Cultivating (Sensing & Coordinating) with multiple individuals/ circles /Learning

* Fellow circle members vote

Max Complexity/Intensity potential recognition (C++): ($70k) +40k - (minimum 80%+ time commitment)

Max Complexity - Samara is your primary focus and devotion. Supporting and serving multiple circles, individuals, and the movement effectively. Individuals become eligible for nomination for this bonus after a minimum of 3 months of universal pay commitment before this band becomes available and according to organisation capacity and budget.

20/60/20 - Doing/ Cultivating (Sensing & Coordinating) with multiple circles & organisations/ Learning

*Entire organization votes

Commitment

% of your time & energy committed to Samara

Minimum commitment in Samara is 30% for typical regular contributions.

Members self-assess their commitment times in agreement with the group at the beginning of the cycle. After the cycle period the team can assess each-other and people can voluntarily change their % to reflect personal changes in time contributed or based on team assessment.

This process is a Community building exercise where once a Lunar Cycle (pick a moon phase) the team comes together to assess each-other anonymously. Each team has 1 treasurer who is responsible for setting up this tool (spreadsheet, typeform, etc) reviewing it and presenting findings.

Compensation Example

Jane is holding:

“Typical contribution B” | 80% Time Commitment

“Typical contribution A” | 20% Time Commitment

Intensity Badge C++ (1.571 Multiple)

Compensation Breakdown:

$70K *.80 (Time) *1.571 (Intensity)= $87,976

$70K *.20 *1.571 = $21,994

Total Compensation:

$87,976 + $21,994 = $109,970