How To Find A Vegan Job

One of the more frequent questions I receive
from potential, new, and long term vegans

alike, is what to do about employment.

How do you find a vegan job?

What if your current place of employment conflicts
with your values?

Well today I’ll give you some basic pointers
and a boatload of additional resources on

the blog post, so you can stop working for
The Man and start working for The...

Vegan…Man…

Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome
to another vegan nugget.

Going vegan usually sparks a growing awareness
of the rather astounding number of ways in

which our species exploits other beings and
our planet.

As the vast majority of the world is not vegan,
it stands to reason that the vast majority

of employment options involve not-so-vegan-friendly
elements.

From the blatantly obvious, like being a server
at a steak house, or vivisector in a research

lab, to the more subtle, like a sales rep
for products tested on animals, or barista

at a coffee shop.

For most people, immediately quitting their
job upon going vegan without any alternative

in place is not feasible, nor prudent.

However, the idea of continuing on in an exploitative
vocation is unthinkable.

Before we jump in, let me just say preemptively:
to any concerns or questions about whether

any job or human activity can be 100% vegan
or totally free of any form of exploitation,

please see the videos linked in the description,
which delve into that issue.

When looking for a vegan job, there are an
infinite number of possibilities, though it

may not seem that way initially.

One of the first things to determine is your
area of interest.

What is it you want to do?

Of course if you’re looking to get out of
your current job as fast as possible, apply

for every vegan option you can find and take
whatever comes first.

Then you can start fleshing out your long-term
goals.

Do you want to be your own boss?

Are you interested in nonprofit work?

Do you want to work directly with animals?

With people?

Do you have a location requirement or are
you willing to move?

Do you want to work remotely online?

What is your skill set?

As a side note, the availability of location-dependent
jobs will of course vary greatly depending

on your location and ability to commute.

You can always look up employment assistance
centers and organizations specific to your

area and country.

Writing down your goals ideals can be helpful
in narrowing your search and knowing where

to start.

One of the most basic jumping off points are
job search websites.

You can even search mainstream job posting
websites with “vegan” as a keyword.

I have included a list of these on the blog
post.

Additionally, there’s a fantastic website
by Vegan Mainstream called the Vegan Job Board.

Another approach is to check out the websites
of existing vegan companies, organizations

and nonprofits.

Most will have a section for employment opportunities.

Some common examples are: vegan publications,
restaurants and cafes, retail companies, farm

sanctuaries, activist organizations, educational
nonprofits, and more.

One important thing to remember is that vegans
are needed in all areas of employment—just

like vegans come from all walks of life and
have wide variation in their diets, vegan

jobs are also infinitely broad.

Maybe you are a web designer and decide to
work with an activist organization on their

website.

Perhaps you’re in the financial sector and
decide to help other vegans find investments

that align with their values.

Maybe you’re in law school or already a
lawyer and decide to transition to animal

law.

Or want to work in another capacity in the
animal law sector.

Additionally, while many vocations, as within
medicine and nutrition, have an existing anti-vegan

bias or may be rife with misinformation, that’s
all the more reason for more vegans to enter

those fields!

So don’t limit yourself with any preconceptions
of what a vegan job is supposed to be.

Finally, there’s always the option to set
out on your own path.

Maybe what you want to do doesn’t exist
anywhere.

Maybe you want to start your own business,
found a nonprofit, work as a freelancer in

any number of fields.

This can be an incredibly rewarding path to
take, though it does require with a great

deal of commitment, persistence, and risk.

I personally quit medical school to go full
time with Bite Size Vegan.

It was an incredibly uncharacteristic move
on my part, and was simultaneously the best

and most terrifying decision I’ve ever made.

And thanks to my Nugget Army of patrons who
support my work, I’ve been able to continue

and grow Bite Size Vegan to the point where
I’m now working on building my own team.

If you do want to set out on your own but
aren’t able or don’t want to just take

a flying leap, you can always use the time
you have off from your current job to start

pursuing and building what it is you really
want to do.

I hope that this has been helpful.

Please refer to the blog post linked below
for links to job postings and search engines

as well as other helpful guides from Vegan
Mainstream, The Vegan Woman, Our Hen House

and more.

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their calling.

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Now go live vegan, get a job, and I’ll see
you soon.

And now I prepare myself for the onslaught
of “YouTube is not a real job” comments.

I get it.