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The notion that meaningful work is inversely correlated with pay is one of the most detrimental myths that prevent smart people from even starting to look for h

The notion that meaningful work is inversely correlated with pay is one of the most detrimental myths that prevent smart people from even starting to look for high-impact companies and roles. It's a convenient but weak excuse. Off the top of my head, here are a couple of high-impact, high-paying companies that are currently hiring: - Tala (https://tala.co/ https://tala.co/) - Upsolve (https://upsolve.org/ https://upsolve.org/) - Jupiter (https://jupiterintel.com/ https://jupiterintel.com/) - One Concern (https://www.oneconcern.com/ https://www.oneconcern.com/) - Promise (https://joinpromise.com/ https://joinpromise.com/) There's thousands of other companies we've vetted for Dolphin, a jobs app to find high-impact, high-paying work tackling everything from climate change to healthcare reform. We're still building out the MVP but feel free to stay updated at https://www.splashwithdolphin.com https://www.splashwithdolphin.com.

wolfgke 7y ago
> The notion that meaningful work is inversely correlated with pay is one of the most detrimental myths that prevent smart people from even starting to look for high-impact companies and roles. It's a convenient but weak excuse. > Off the top of my head, here are a couple of high-impact, high-paying companies that are currently hiring: - Tala (https://tala.co/ https://tala.co/) - Upsolve (https://upsolve.org/ https://upsolve.org/) - Jupiter (https://jupiterintel.com/ https://jupiterintel.com/) - One Concern (https://www.oneconcern.com/ https://www.oneconcern.com/) - Promise (https://joinpromise.com/ https://joinpromise.com/) "Meaningful work" does not mean soving social problems (as all your examples in some sense do). I know lots of great mathematicians and physicists who would find it magnitudes more meaningful to solve problems from their respective area, but could neither get a job in academia nor there exist companies where you can work on such questions.

wolfgke 7y ago

> The notion that meaningful work is inversely correlated with pay is one of the most detrimental myths that prevent smart people from even starting to look for high-impact companies and roles. It's a convenient but weak excuse. > Off the top of my head, here are a couple of high-impact, high-paying companies that are currently hiring: - Tala (https://tala.co/ https://tala.co/) - Upsolve (https://upsolve.org/ https://upsolve.org/) - Jupiter (https://jupiterintel.com/ https://jupiterintel.com/) - One Concern (https://www.oneconcern.com/ https://www.oneconcern.com/) - Promise (https://joinpromise.com/ https://joinpromise.com/) "Meaningful work" does not mean soving social problems (as all your examples in some sense do). I know lots of great mathematicians and physicists who would find it magnitudes more meaningful to solve problems from their respective area, but could neither get a job in academia nor there exist companies where you can work on such questions.