I Hired 5 People to Sit Behind Me and Make Me Productive for a Month

[DamonHD]

https://www.simonberens.com/p/i-hired-5-people-to-sit-behind-me

[jsnell]

(2023)

Original discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34657478

[valbaca]

Blogging for four years.

177 subscribers.

The most productive thing he could do is STOP blogging.

[daft_pink]

Reminds me of the Pavlok creator that paid someone from Craigslist to sit next to him and slap him in the face if he got off track or unproductive.

[VOIPThrowaway]

My employees sit behind me to keep me honest.

[Chinjut]

Productivity = Blog posts

[palmotea]

The OP is a noxious miasma of privilege and unhealthy hustle culture: the privilege of paying someone $20/hr to keep you grinding.