I have this impression of OpenPhil as being the Harvard of EA orgs—that is, it’s the premier choice of workplace for many highly-engaged EAs, drawing in lots of talent, with distortionary effects on other orgs trying to hire 😅
When should someone who cares a lot about GCRs decide not to work at OP?
This is a hard question to answer, because there are so many different jobs someone could take in the GCR space that might be really impactful. And while we have a good sense of what someone can achieve by working at OP, we can’t easily compare that to all the other options someone might have. A comparison like “OP vs. grad school” or “OP vs. pursuing a government career” comes with dozens of different considerations that would play out differently for any specific person.
Ultimately, we hope people will consider jobs we’ve posted (if they seem like a good fit), and also consider anything else that looks promising to them.
I have this impression of OpenPhil as being the Harvard of EA orgs—that is, it’s the premier choice of workplace for many highly-engaged EAs, drawing in lots of talent, with distortionary effects on other orgs trying to hire 😅
When should someone who cares a lot about GCRs decide not to work at OP?
This is a hard question to answer, because there are so many different jobs someone could take in the GCR space that might be really impactful. And while we have a good sense of what someone can achieve by working at OP, we can’t easily compare that to all the other options someone might have. A comparison like “OP vs. grad school” or “OP vs. pursuing a government career” comes with dozens of different considerations that would play out differently for any specific person.
Ultimately, we hope people will consider jobs we’ve posted (if they seem like a good fit), and also consider anything else that looks promising to them.