One of the negative things in my file was that someone had said I was “a bit of a downer”. Much like with my technical competency, maybe so. But it’s worth mentioning that in my day to day life, my coworkers generally think I’m weirdly positive, and often comment that my outlook is shockingly sanguine.
I wonder how much of this is an EA thing vs idiosyncrasies of the org you trialed at, or for that matter, West Coast American culture overall. Fwiw, my own experience is that I worked at three non-EA tech companies (Epic, Impossible Foods, and Google), and broadly people seemed more positive/confident in the organization than people I know in EA orgs. Certainly EA funders seem more pessimistic (though I’ve never talked to top VCs).
I had a two week work trial with a prominent EA org. There were some red flags. Nobody would tell me the projected salary, despite the job opportunity taking place across the country and in one of the most expensive cities on Earth. But whatever. I quit my job and flew over.
This seems quite bad and I’m sorry you had to go through that. The org’s actions feels rather unprofessional to me tbh.
I wonder how much of this is an EA thing vs idiosyncrasies of the org you trialed at, or for that matter, West Coast American culture overall. Fwiw, my own experience is that I worked at three non-EA tech companies (Epic, Impossible Foods, and Google), and broadly people seemed more positive/confident in the organization than people I know in EA orgs. Certainly EA funders seem more pessimistic (though I’ve never talked to top VCs).
This seems quite bad and I’m sorry you had to go through that. The org’s actions feels rather unprofessional to me tbh.
Yeah I think a lot of it is West Coast American culture! I imagine EA would have super different vibes if it were mostly centered in New York.