It did not make me want to pursue the most impactful job. It made me want to find my most impactful job. Advice like “Don’t do something you won’t enjoy in order to have more impact” was helpful in getting me to think this way.
I think this is super important, and the current guide does a good job of emphasizing it with the multiplicative effect of personal fit.
whether ops management will still be a skill bottleneck in 5-10 years
I think getting 5-10 year forecasts for different careers would be really helpful for many career paths, especially ancillary ones like operations which can be really important if they get bottlenecked.
This may be more difficult to estimate versus a research role, since its likely current EA orgs will expand in the near future and need more analysts, but its probably harder to say for other roles—although I think it’s super important. Also, since 80K focusing on mid-level and senior roles, and filling immediate vacancies they may not prioritize this.
I think this is super important, and the current guide does a good job of emphasizing it with the multiplicative effect of personal fit.
I think getting 5-10 year forecasts for different careers would be really helpful for many career paths, especially ancillary ones like operations which can be really important if they get bottlenecked.
This may be more difficult to estimate versus a research role, since its likely current EA orgs will expand in the near future and need more analysts, but its probably harder to say for other roles—although I think it’s super important. Also, since 80K focusing on mid-level and senior roles, and filling immediate vacancies they may not prioritize this.