When "winging it" stops working
- Claire Baker
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
If every People task turns into a scavenger hunt, it’s not because you’re scrappy. It’s because you’re winging it.
You can't scale on vibes and Airtable alone.
You’ve got smart people, a solid product, and real momentum. But behind the scenes, it’s a mess.

It takes operational infrastructure to keep your team paid, protected, and productive. You need to build your People systems as intentionally as you build product.
Deprioritizing People infrastructure because you think "it’ll take care of itself” is like starting a road trip with half-deflated tires. You may get there, but you'll move more slowly and with a higher burn rate.
It’s time to stop duct-taping your PeopleOps when:
You’re digging through DMs to find important data about your employees.
We build systems that centralize the basics like employee info, templates, and policies—and make sure they actually make it into your HRIS.

🫀 Payroll is on autopilot and you're pretty sure it's right. Probably.
Payroll is the beating heart of your team's operational circulatory system. Every employee event flows through it. That’s why we treat payroll like infrastructure—an immune system that catches discrepancies early and a pump that pushes structure into the rest of your operations.

🧯You keep telling yourself, “We’ll fix it when we hire a real HR person.”
Why wait till the dumpster catches fire to call for help? We speak HR when you need it, but we also build systems that delay your need for full-time HR without compromising quality.

🤷 You "vibe coded" your onboarding process. It looks okay, but you have no idea what bugs are in there or when it'll break.
We turn instincts into real systems. We observe, document, and streamline using AI and operator judgment to streamline what’s working and flag what’s not.

You don’t need HR. You need infrastructure. And a little foresight before the next fire drill.

We should talk. Just in case I’m exactly the person you’ve been hoping would show up.