Why you should work at Cake

On average, we will spend 90,000 hours working in our lifetimes — here are my thoughts on the best way for you to spend your hours (and how I figured out how to spend mine).

We all have this one life (as far as we know). Ideally we get to spend it doing things we think are worthwhile.

Here at Cake, we are driven to help people live fully and die well.

These are truly two sides of the same coin, but the “die well” part has been neglected, underserved, and ignored. We understand why — death can be challenging to confront, which is why we have created a trusted place for people and their families to get guidance on this essential part of life. Everyone on our team feels that working to improve end-of-life planning and bereavement is an incredibly worthwhile way to spend our 90,000 hours of career time.

I feel sharp moments of clarity sometimes, the feeling of time slipping by, of urgency, and of mortality. With this feeling comes fear of not having done enough in my life, but also intense waves of gratitude for everything I have experienced. Maybe you feel this way too.

When I left a job that I loved in order to start Cake, many people said I was brave. I did not feel brave at all; I wanted to improve people’s end of life experience, and there was no time to waste — I had already used up a good portion of my 90,000 hours!

Now we are the largest platform in the world for navigating death, helping 40 million people every year with end-of-life planning and bereavement.

If this sounds like a gratifying way to spend the finite amount of time you have to create a positive impact in this world, join us. We are hiring. (or send resume and cover letter to hiring@joincake.com).