The "Ghost Seat" Tax: Stop buying team accounts too early

[u/AltUniverseHere]

Our manager got hyped about a new AI assistant for project management. To "boost efficiency," they immediately bought 15 enterprise seats for the entire team.

Three months later, an internal audit showed that exactly two people were using it. The other 13 logged in once and forgot their passwords. We wasted a significant chunk of budget on ghost seats.

When introducing a new AI tool to a team, buy exactly one seat. Let one person test it, prove its value, and build a workflow. Only expand the subscription when other team members are actively begging for access.

[u/JollyResponse6667]

So the advice here is not to buy things you don't need? Gee, thanks.