This seems obvious, but you have to be willing to do a bit more work at the beginning before the assistant can help you do less work. Like, you have to have th

This seems obvious, but you have to be willing to do a bit more work at the beginning before the assistant can help you do less work. Like, you have to have the time to explain processes to them soup-to-nuts, and then also occasional periods of time for them to check in. Some people hire assistants or temps because they're overwhelmed and/or there are tasks that they have mental blocks about (as opposed to tasks that they would just like to have taken off their plates). But then their mental blocks are too strong for them to train the person in the task that's triggering them. Or they're too busy to train somebody to help them become less busy. So just make sure to avoid those pitfalls.