4 ms·
> So he's spent $51k on tokens in 3 months to build what exactly? Tools to enable you to spend more money on tokens? Sounds like that's more than a junior or a
by gwern 9mo ago
> So he's spent $51k on tokens in 3 months to build what exactly? Tools to enable you to spend more money on tokens?
Sounds like that's more than a junior or an intern that would have cost twice as much in fully loaded cost.
- aprilthird2021 9mo agoHe also put his own time into it. It's also more than hiring someone overseas esp just for a few months. Honestly it's more than most interns are paid for 3 months outside FAANG (considering housing is paid for there etc)
- gwern 9mo ago1. You put a lot of time into an intern or a junior too. 2. I didn't say 'paid', I said, 'fully loaded [total] cost'. The total cost of them goes far beyond their mere salary - the search process like all of the interviews for all candidates, onboarding, HR, taxes etc.
- aprilthird2021 9mo ago1. Idk, I didn't have to. I managed an intern a few months back and he just did everything we had planned out and written down then started making his own additions on top. 2. Yeah I mentioned that also. 3. It's still more expensive than hiring a contractor esp abroad, even all in.