It seems like one solution would be to pay people more. I feel like some in EA are against this because they worry high pay will attract people who are just in it for the money—this is an argument for perhaps paying people ~20% less than they’d get in the private sector, not ~80% less (which seems to be what some EA positions pay relative to the skills they’d want for the hire).
It seems like one solution would be to pay people more. I feel like some in EA are against this because they worry high pay will attract people who are just in it for the money—this is an argument for perhaps paying people ~20% less than they’d get in the private sector, not ~80% less (which seems to be what some EA positions pay relative to the skills they’d want for the hire).
Agreed. Also, there are a lot of ways we could pay for prestige; like with branding and marketing, that could make things nicer for new employees.