I’ve seen EA meditation, EA bouldering, EA clubbing, EA whatever. Orgs seem to want everyone and the janitor to be “aligned”. Everyone’s dating each other. It seems that we’re even afraid of them.
I am not in the Bay Area or London, so I guess I’m maybe not personally familiar with the full extent of what you’re describing, but there are elements of this that sound mostly positive to me.
Like, of course, it is possible to overemphasize the importance of culture fit and mission alignment when making hiring decisions. It seems like a balance and depends on the circumstance and I don’t have much to say there.
As far as the extensive EA fraternizing goes, that actually seems mostly good. Like, to the extent that EA is a “community”, it doesn’t seem surprising or bad that people are drawn to hang out. Church groups do that sort of thing all the time for example. People often like hanging out with others with shared values, interests, experiences, outlook, and cultural touchstones. Granted, there are healthy and unhealthy forms of this.
I’m sure there’s potential for things to get inappropriate and for inappropriate power dynamics to occur when it comes to ambiguous overlap between professional contexts, personal relationships, and shared social circles. At their best though, social communities can provide people a lot of value and support.
I am not in the Bay Area or London, so I guess I’m maybe not personally familiar with the full extent of what you’re describing, but there are elements of this that sound mostly positive to me.
Like, of course, it is possible to overemphasize the importance of culture fit and mission alignment when making hiring decisions. It seems like a balance and depends on the circumstance and I don’t have much to say there.
As far as the extensive EA fraternizing goes, that actually seems mostly good. Like, to the extent that EA is a “community”, it doesn’t seem surprising or bad that people are drawn to hang out. Church groups do that sort of thing all the time for example. People often like hanging out with others with shared values, interests, experiences, outlook, and cultural touchstones. Granted, there are healthy and unhealthy forms of this.
I’m sure there’s potential for things to get inappropriate and for inappropriate power dynamics to occur when it comes to ambiguous overlap between professional contexts, personal relationships, and shared social circles. At their best though, social communities can provide people a lot of value and support.
Why is “EA clubbing” a bad thing?