Thank you for taking the time to write this post! I started working for High Impact Medicine when I already had experience working for a for-profit start-up, three hospitals and a very large non-profit (MSF) and I can say for sure that I’ve learnt a lot and that it has helped me build my character :)
I just realised a caveat: of course, you will also meet really cool people in non-impact-focused organisations /​ for-profits and can really enjoy working in these teams, which could lead to value drift over time (the people you spend the most time with will influence you).
Thank you for taking the time to write this post! I started working for High Impact Medicine when I already had experience working for a for-profit start-up, three hospitals and a very large non-profit (MSF) and I can say for sure that I’ve learnt a lot and that it has helped me build my character :)
I just realised a caveat: of course, you will also meet really cool people in non-impact-focused organisations /​ for-profits and can really enjoy working in these teams, which could lead to value drift over time (the people you spend the most time with will influence you).
I agree this is an important point I probably didn’t discuss enough. Value drift is real, as is getting used to a high salary.
I suspect that a strong community is one way to reduce this, but might be easier said than done depending on where someone lives.