# 81: We set up pay bands

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Podcast: [Talking Businessly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-businessly-6578514)
Published: 2025-12-09T15:13:43+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ce3408c
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Duration seconds: 2523

## Resource

We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in choir.

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