Hire vs. Automate
Should you hire someone
or automate it?
Compare the true 3-year cost of a hire vs. automation. See the crossover point and which path builds more leverage.
Structural Assessment
3-Year Verdict
3-Year Total Cost
Hire
Automate
3-Year Savings
Payback Period
Hours Freed/Week
Remaining Manual
The Catch
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What This Calculator Can't Tell You
- - Whether the tasks require judgment that automation can't replicate
- - The second-order effects of adding a person (culture, management overhead, new capabilities)
- - The optimal hybrid: which 30% to automate and which 70% to hire for
The calculator shows the cost comparison. The analysis shows the structural decision - not just hire vs automate, but what to build and in what order.
Dig Deeper
This decision affects your capacity ceiling. See where your current structure caps your revenue - and whether this hire or automation moves it.
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