AI safety nonprofit Kairos mandates 2 weeks of PTO, targets 4-6, amid EA's hard-work culture
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-03
Responding to questions about workload at AI safety nonprofit Kairos, austin clarifies the org offers unlimited PTO but mandates at least two weeks off per year, targeting 4–6. Workload varies across the team; most work hard, and despite mindfulness about work-life balance, the EA/AI safety norm of working very hard is hard to push against.
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