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I also find it frustrating that a lot of these social/environmental companies underpay engineers. Just because the deed is good, doesn't mean people don't deser

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• lopis 5y ago
  Who says Ecosia underpays anyone? Please don't spout nonsense. The salaries are not top 1%, but each Euro paid in salary is one euro not going to the projects (only 80% of profits, not revenue, are guaranteed to finance ecological projects). Salaries are fair and the market is analysed yearly for adjustment.
  • ostenning 5y ago
    Perhaps the renumeration is fair for the market of environmental and social startups in Berlin, but thats quite low in comparison to other industries and to the rest of Germany. There is often this premise that just because you are “doing good” that you don’t deserve good or better than good renumeration. You even said it yourself, that less money to developers means more money to your cause. These two ideas are not diametrically opposed, we have been taught they are. A startup as successful as Ecosia is in position to pay its developers above these market rates you suggest And honestly it shows, I dont use Ecosia because the results are (in my opinion) subpar. My argument is if Ecosia attracted the best talent in the world by paying more, their product would be superior than what it is, and as a result they would earn even more money for their cause.