alt Hacker NewsI don’t know anyone in this situation. No idea how it works in corporations, and I’d rather not find out.
I know some people who pay for their own tokens because it lets them do their job in 30 minutes a day, and spend the rest of their time creating a side project. I know several freelancers who didn’t make software before, and now they have custom productivity tools tailored to their jobs. Others work in small teams, where the boss doesn’t need to ask for proof because they’re burning tokens themselves.
It doesn’t matter who the boss is. It’s the same dynamic. That person needs to live, and they need to earn money. The money spent, needs to be justified in profits made, otherwise it’s not a business. I was questioning the absurd 10x-100x company output, which is relevant to the op.