Interesting. It sounds like you’re saying that there are many EAs investing tons of time in doing things that are mostly only useful for getting particular roles at 1-2 orgs. I didn’t realize that.
In addition to the feedback thing, this seems like a generally very bad dynamic—for instance, in your example, regardless of whether she gets feedback, Sally has now more or less wasted years of graduate schooling.
It sounds like you’re saying that there are many EAs investing tons of time in doing things that are mostly only useful for getting particular roles at 1-2 orgs. I didn’t realize that.
I don’t know that. But it seems like a possibility. [EDIT: Sally’s story was inspired by cases I’m familiar with, although it’s not an exact match.] And even if it isn’t happening very much, it seems like we might want it to happen—we might prefer EAs branch out and become specialists in a diverse set of areas instead of the movement being an army of generalists.
Interesting. It sounds like you’re saying that there are many EAs investing tons of time in doing things that are mostly only useful for getting particular roles at 1-2 orgs. I didn’t realize that.
In addition to the feedback thing, this seems like a generally very bad dynamic—for instance, in your example, regardless of whether she gets feedback, Sally has now more or less wasted years of graduate schooling.
I don’t know that. But it seems like a possibility. [EDIT: Sally’s story was inspired by cases I’m familiar with, although it’s not an exact match.] And even if it isn’t happening very much, it seems like we might want it to happen—we might prefer EAs branch out and become specialists in a diverse set of areas instead of the movement being an army of generalists.