“Being 'passionate about the mission' is code for accepting exploitation because the work feels meaningful”
Agree
- Nonprofits use mission to underpay staff
- Meaning is exploited to justify bad conditions
- Passion becomes excuse for poor treatment
- Your idealism is their discount labor
Disagree
- Meaningful work has inherent value beyond money
- Some missions genuinely matter more than profit
- Not everyone is cynical about helping others
- Impact can be its own form of compensation
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