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There are companies that you could work for that would be win-win. Companies that are making the world better and still require talented software developers.

AlwaysRock 5y ago
I would love to work at a company that does something great for the world. Like work on climate change or longevity. It feels so hard to find those roles though.
- unicornhose 5y ago
  The parent commentator posted some links: culdesac.com, planet.com, cervest.earth. And some job sites: climatebase.org, naturetech.io. Could you talk a bit about why this kind of information is not enough? (I was in a similar situation as you a few months ago, and it took some time to figure out how to find work that was clearly good for the world. But the specific problems for each of us may be different.)
  - AlwaysRock 5y ago
    I'm pretty sure that comment showed up after mine or I just missed it. Thanks. What did you end up doing?
  - CalRobert 5y ago
    Oh, I posted that after this comment.
- lytefm 5y ago
  I work on the longevity side (metabolic health, there are also interesting companies in the US like Levels or January.ai) but I've experienced some of the symptoms nonetheless. Being very mission driven can be a strong factor for burnout. Yes to 1. and 4., also a bit of 3. Also, a lot of regulatory overhead.
CalRobert 5y ago
There are! I've been interviewing with them the last couple weeks. I also have a personal project that I hope helps (meant to help get walking and bike infra built)
- unicornhose 5y ago
  Could you talk a bit about the personal project? (I would love to have more walking and biking infra! :) )
  - CalRobert 5y ago
    Sure - it's www.gaffologist.com. It's rough (sorry) but in short, the Irish housing search sites are a pile of crap and just show homes over a road map. Gaffologist shows homes for rent or sale over a map of public transport, with colour-coded commute times (you pick the station you work near), schools, bike infra, and even rural fibre broadband highlighted. I used it to find my own house a bike ride from a train station an hour from Dublin (I work remote) with gigabit fibre for under 100k in 2019. I would never have found it with the traditional real estate sites that assume I drive everywhere. It's just a side project though, I barely get time to hack on it.
francisofascii 5y ago
Which industries are you referring? I feel like most industries that have job openings is suspect from a moral perspective.
- CalRobert 5y ago
  Some of the companies I have spoken with, or would like to: culdesac.com (car-free urban communities) planet.com cervest.earth also jobs at climatebase.org and naturetech.io If I were in urban design I'd look at https://www.humankind.city/ https://www.humankind.city/ among other similar organisations. The EU made a bunch of urban mobility related content free at https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu, my favourite is https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu/courses/free-visualization-tools-for-urban-mobility-planning-beginners/ https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu/courses/free-visualization-t...
mattsnuts 5y ago
Check out 80000hours.org, it’s a job site with only “meaningful” jobs. PS. I have nothing to do with them.

AlwaysRock 5y ago

I would love to work at a company that does something great for the world. Like work on climate change or longevity. It feels so hard to find those roles though.

unicornhose 5y ago
The parent commentator posted some links: culdesac.com, planet.com, cervest.earth. And some job sites: climatebase.org, naturetech.io. Could you talk a bit about why this kind of information is not enough? (I was in a similar situation as you a few months ago, and it took some time to figure out how to find work that was clearly good for the world. But the specific problems for each of us may be different.)
- AlwaysRock 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure that comment showed up after mine or I just missed it. Thanks. What did you end up doing?
- CalRobert 5y ago
  Oh, I posted that after this comment.
lytefm 5y ago
I work on the longevity side (metabolic health, there are also interesting companies in the US like Levels or January.ai) but I've experienced some of the symptoms nonetheless. Being very mission driven can be a strong factor for burnout. Yes to 1. and 4., also a bit of 3. Also, a lot of regulatory overhead.

CalRobert 5y ago

There are! I've been interviewing with them the last couple weeks. I also have a personal project that I hope helps (meant to help get walking and bike infra built)

unicornhose 5y ago
Could you talk a bit about the personal project? (I would love to have more walking and biking infra! :) )
- CalRobert 5y ago
  Sure - it's www.gaffologist.com. It's rough (sorry) but in short, the Irish housing search sites are a pile of crap and just show homes over a road map. Gaffologist shows homes for rent or sale over a map of public transport, with colour-coded commute times (you pick the station you work near), schools, bike infra, and even rural fibre broadband highlighted. I used it to find my own house a bike ride from a train station an hour from Dublin (I work remote) with gigabit fibre for under 100k in 2019. I would never have found it with the traditional real estate sites that assume I drive everywhere. It's just a side project though, I barely get time to hack on it.

francisofascii 5y ago

Which industries are you referring? I feel like most industries that have job openings is suspect from a moral perspective.

CalRobert 5y ago
Some of the companies I have spoken with, or would like to: culdesac.com (car-free urban communities) planet.com cervest.earth also jobs at climatebase.org and naturetech.io If I were in urban design I'd look at https://www.humankind.city/ https://www.humankind.city/ among other similar organisations. The EU made a bunch of urban mobility related content free at https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu, my favourite is https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu/courses/free-visualization-tools-for-urban-mobility-planning-beginners/ https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu/courses/free-visualization-t...

mattsnuts 5y ago

Check out 80000hours.org, it’s a job site with only “meaningful” jobs. PS. I have nothing to do with them.