Thanks for writing this Catherine! I am glad that things are going so well now. You are finally getting the recognition and responsibilities that you have long deserved.
I had worked really hard, but I felt “EA” wasn’t “supporting me”. I think this was a really unfair characterisation, but it is what it felt like at the time. Then I worried I just wasn’t very useful or worthy… In retrospect it is crazy that I updated so much on only four rejections! Many people go for tons of roles before being successful or changing their plans. I’m a bit annoyed with myself that I was so dejected based on very little information.
I disagree here. I think your reaction was normal and reasonable. I don’t think the community valued or supported you enough for a long time! I was/am pretty annoyed about your experiences.
I think that the EA community has a big problem in failing to i) search for those who are being quietly selfless and super impactful like you were, ii) help them to sustain and scale their impacts and iii) appropriately value good community building and less ‘showy’ work.
It is probably not as bad as it used to be, but there are probably still opportunities for improvements.
Thanks for writing this Catherine! I am glad that things are going so well now. You are finally getting the recognition and responsibilities that you have long deserved.
I disagree here. I think your reaction was normal and reasonable. I don’t think the community valued or supported you enough for a long time! I was/am pretty annoyed about your experiences.
I think that the EA community has a big problem in failing to i) search for those who are being quietly selfless and super impactful like you were, ii) help them to sustain and scale their impacts and iii) appropriately value good community building and less ‘showy’ work.
It is probably not as bad as it used to be, but there are probably still opportunities for improvements.