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by honie 1787 days ago
I'm only asking because this looks like a great initiative, and it's something I care about: how do you plan to keep yourself accountable in the process?

I have seen a lot of job boards catering to various niches popping up in recently years, and they all eventually become just a regular job board that generates passive income for the creator without much curation.

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That's a good question. The real answer is I don't really know.

Right now I've been able to speak directly with hiring managers/CEOs who are instantly on-board and "get it" after reading the blog post. My hope is that the clear messaging is actively driving away people who want to hire non-Wildcards. I make it clear on the Job Creation page that you will only receive applicants of a certain type. But that's just what I'm hoping happens. If it starts to drift away from that, I'll have to figure out how to vet employers better. I don't want people like me getting jobs that cause suffering.

I'd rather make 10x less money than compromise on the mission.

Thank you very much for taking the time to address my question! I feel that the system you already have at the moment actually works quite well, and investing the time to "speak directly with hiring managers/CEOs" is, I guess, something that most people don't do because it doesn't scale (?).

If nothing else:

> I don't want people like me getting jobs that cause suffering.

> I'd rather make 10x less money than compromise on the mission.

I feel that by saying those you have answered my questions already! :) It's quite possible that your answer is somewhere in there, too! All the best with it!

P.S. The "Why you shouldn't" section for the Pallet role is great. At least it makes me feel like it's a frank conversation about what both sides want.