Reference example — these are sample employee and candidate values. Editing any field creates your input.
Employee decision workspace
Should You Train This Employee or Hire Someone Better?
Compare the real cost of improving your current employee against recruiting a replacement with the skill level you actually need.
Set the goal first, then compare cost and fit.
Decision target
What Are You Actually Trying to Achieve?
Each option must reach this role-specific target before cost is compared.
Two-path comparison
Compare the Two Paths
Current employee
Starting point
- Skill
- 60
- Wage
- $24.00/h
- Hours per week
- 40
- Selected goal
- Target output per batch: 180
Keep and train
Improve the current employee
- Role effect
- 180
- Upfront
- $1,100.00
- Payroll
- $12,480.00
- Total
- $13,580.00
Keep and train
Goal met
Reaches Target output per batch: 180.
Replace and hire
Goal met
Reaches Target output per batch: 180.
Cost Over Time
Upfront costs and weekly wages can make the cheaper path change over time.
- Train total
- $13,580.00
- Hire total
- $15,480.00
- Difference
- $1,900.00
- Cost crossover
- 2.5 weeks
Candidate Fit
Check candidate demands against the actual work schedule.
Schedule and demand check
No entered schedule conflict
No candidate demands are entered.
Review job demands →What If You Wait?
Natural growth is slower, requires high satisfaction, and avoids paid-training cost.
Decision summary
Current Trade-off
Goal met: Keep and train, Replace and hire. The modeled 12-week cost difference is $1,900.00.
Common Train or Hire Questions
Is training always best when it is cheaper?
No. First confirm that training reaches the target and fits the required schedule.
Is a much higher candidate skill always valuable?
No. Some roles scale continuously while others mainly gain value at thresholds.
Why can the answer change over time?
Upfront fees and ongoing wages affect cumulative cost differently.
When to Train or Hire in Big Ambitions
Training includes future wage cost. Paid training raises skill and can also change long-term payroll.
Hiring changes more than skill. A replacement also brings a wage, demands, availability, and recruitment cost.