Well a lot of people want to be leaders, perhaps more than is realistic within any one organisation (though we do our best to give everyone a lot of autonomy as individuals, and also run a range of projects which themselves have a lot of autonomy).
We really need someone to handle office management, logistics and some PA work. We are likely to hire someone for this in the coming round, but it hasn’t been easy to find anyone who will commit to that kind of work for a significant period of time.
I’ve heard people who’ve worked at EA organisations say that the people doing that work struck them as some of the most altruistic, because it didn’t have the rewards or glory or fun associated with more visible work.
We really need someone to handle office management, logistics and some PA work.
Does the person need to be an EA? It seems that Samwise could have been replaced with a Dwarven mercenary. Is the concern you would have to pay such a person more if they lacked inherent motivation?
Well a lot of people want to be leaders, perhaps more than is realistic within any one organisation (though we do our best to give everyone a lot of autonomy as individuals, and also run a range of projects which themselves have a lot of autonomy).
We really need someone to handle office management, logistics and some PA work. We are likely to hire someone for this in the coming round, but it hasn’t been easy to find anyone who will commit to that kind of work for a significant period of time.
I’ve heard people who’ve worked at EA organisations say that the people doing that work struck them as some of the most altruistic, because it didn’t have the rewards or glory or fun associated with more visible work.
Does the person need to be an EA? It seems that Samwise could have been replaced with a Dwarven mercenary. Is the concern you would have to pay such a person more if they lacked inherent motivation?