Automation can still be a benefit even if it initially takes more time. People doing repetitive tasks make mistakes. Spend 10 hours writing a script to automat

Automation can still be a benefit even if it initially takes more time. People doing repetitive tasks make mistakes. Spend 10 hours writing a script to automate 50x10 minute jobs. You spend an extra hour, but you end up with 50 consistent results, rather than 40 successful jobs and 10 with minor mistakes.