The problem I’m trying to solve (at the top of the post) is that (non-consultancy) EA organizations like Open Phil, for a variety of reasons, can’t hire the talent we need to accomplish everything we’d like to accomplish. So when we do manage to hire someone into a specific role, I think their work in that role can be highly valuable, and if they’re performing well in that role after the first ~year then my hunch is they should stay in that role for at least a few years. That said, we’ve had staff leave and become a grantee/similar instead, and I could imagine some staff leaving to become an EA consultant at some point if they think they can accomplish more good that way and/or if they think that’s a better fit for them personally.
Hmm I think the main reason to start a consultancy is for scalability, since for whatever reasons existing orgs can’t hire fast while maintaining quality.
I do think value of time is unusually high at Open Phil compared to the majority of other EA orgs I’m aware of, which points against people leaving Open Phil specifically.
The problem I’m trying to solve (at the top of the post) is that (non-consultancy) EA organizations like Open Phil, for a variety of reasons, can’t hire the talent we need to accomplish everything we’d like to accomplish. So when we do manage to hire someone into a specific role, I think their work in that role can be highly valuable, and if they’re performing well in that role after the first ~year then my hunch is they should stay in that role for at least a few years. That said, we’ve had staff leave and become a grantee/similar instead, and I could imagine some staff leaving to become an EA consultant at some point if they think they can accomplish more good that way and/or if they think that’s a better fit for them personally.
Hmm I think the main reason to start a consultancy is for scalability, since for whatever reasons existing orgs can’t hire fast while maintaining quality.
I do think value of time is unusually high at Open Phil compared to the majority of other EA orgs I’m aware of, which points against people leaving Open Phil specifically.