I don’t know if you need someone to say this, but:
You can often do more good outside of an EA organisation than inside one. For most people, the EA community is not the only good place to look for grantmaking or research jobs.
If I could be a grantmaker anywhere, I’d probably pick the Gates Foundation or the UK Government’s Department for International Development. If I could be a researcher anywhere, I might choose Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Policy or the Institute for Government. None of these are “EA organisations” but they would all most likely allow me to do more good than working at GiveWell. (Although I do love GiveWell and encourage interested applicants to apply!)
Some people already know this and have particular reasons they want to work in an EA organisation, but some don’t, so I thought it was worth saying.
Personally, I would be surprised if for working as a program officer at the Gates Foundation is more impactful than as a global health and dev program officer at Open Phil, especially at the same level of seniority.
I don’t know if you need someone to say this, but:
You can often do more good outside of an EA organisation than inside one. For most people, the EA community is not the only good place to look for grantmaking or research jobs.
If I could be a grantmaker anywhere, I’d probably pick the Gates Foundation or the UK Government’s Department for International Development. If I could be a researcher anywhere, I might choose Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Policy or the Institute for Government. None of these are “EA organisations” but they would all most likely allow me to do more good than working at GiveWell. (Although I do love GiveWell and encourage interested applicants to apply!)
Some people already know this and have particular reasons they want to work in an EA organisation, but some don’t, so I thought it was worth saying.
Personally, I would be surprised if for working as a program officer at the Gates Foundation is more impactful than as a global health and dev program officer at Open Phil, especially at the same level of seniority.
Thanks Khorton. I agree that we should not just look at orgs identifying as EA.