Hiring more people won’t fix the problem

Hey remoter — Samantha here 👋

When things start breaking in a remote team, the first instinct is often:
“Let’s just hire more people.”

More hands on deck = more productivity, right?

Wrong.

Scaling without fixing your systems first doesn’t solve problems. It multiplies them.

If your team is already struggling with:
❌ Work falling through the cracks
❌ Decision-making slowing things down
❌ Constant Slack pings & meetings

…hiring isn’t the fix.

You don’t need more people. You need better systems.

In 5 mins or less, you’ll learn👇

> Why hiring won’t fix broken systems (and what to do instead).
> What Operational Debt is (and why it’s slowing you down).
> The Pre-Hiring Checklist every remote team should use before scaling.

Plus, a 30-day reset plan to get your ops in shape before your next hire

ICYMI (if you’re new here 👋)
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• Messy processes are costing you more than you think

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• The biggest hiring mistake remote teams make (and how to fix it)

The problem with scaling too soon 👩🏻‍💻

Here’s the hard truth: Hiring won’t fix broken systems, it’ll make them worse.

🚨 When processes are unclear: New hires create their own workarounds.
🚨 When decisions take too long: Everything becomes “urgent.”
🚨 When information isn’t documented: New hires get lost in Slack messages.

This is called Operational Debt and if you don’t fix it, scaling won’t help. It’ll just add more people to the chaos.

Before hiring, ask yourself: