The working at EA vs. non-EA orgs tag is for posts that include arguments for or against pursuing jobs at organisations that explicitly identify with the “effective altruism” label, relative to jobs at other organisations. The tag is also for posts that include discussion of whether and why members of the EA community may be biased in one direction or the other on this question, and how to address that (e.g., how to raise the status—within the EA community—of high-impact work at non-EA orgs).
This tag is not intended for posts that discuss things like how the effectiveness of EA orgs tends to differ from that of non-EA orgs, except when those posts connect this to the question of where EAs should work.
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career choice | constraints on effective altruism | criticism of effective altruism | criticism of effective altruist organizations | hiring | research training programs | scalably using labour
I’ve just realised that I’d ideally like this to also cover things like whether an aspiring researcher is better off (1) doing a Masters/PhD or a research training program at a non-EA institution (e.g., not FHI), or (2) doing such a degree or research training program at an EA institution. This feels more like a matter of training at EA vs Non-EA Orgs, and some of those roles aren’t exactly “working” or “jobs”. Maybe this suggests that name should be changed, or maybe we can just tag relevant posts and let the connection be close/obvious enough.
Some alternative options for the tag name:
EA vs Non-EA Orgs
EA vs Non-EA Organisations
EA and Non-EA Orgs
Explicitly EA Careers vs Other Careers
Explicitly EA vs Other Careers