I don’t think that deferring to manager is always optimal, and I’d support EA tenure for some EAs too (I even suggested a mechanism of how that could work for less trusted researchers). Sorry that I didn’t make it clear in my comment, I just thought that you did a good job at presenting the pros of researchers doing what they want, so I wanted to give arguments for the other side to paint a fuller picture :)
Absolutely. I was hoping someone would provide good arguments against it too, since I know I was being overly rosy about the case in favour. Mainly this post wasn’t about convincing people that EA tenure is optimal, it’s mainly about eliciting anecdotes and perspectives.
I don’t think that deferring to manager is always optimal, and I’d support EA tenure for some EAs too (I even suggested a mechanism of how that could work for less trusted researchers). Sorry that I didn’t make it clear in my comment, I just thought that you did a good job at presenting the pros of researchers doing what they want, so I wanted to give arguments for the other side to paint a fuller picture :)
Absolutely. I was hoping someone would provide good arguments against it too, since I know I was being overly rosy about the case in favour. Mainly this post wasn’t about convincing people that EA tenure is optimal, it’s mainly about eliciting anecdotes and perspectives.