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The Contractor Trap: Why Managing External Talent Feels Like Herding Cats (And How to Fix It)

Let's talk about contractors. Not the work they do, but the sheer logistical gymnastics involved in getting them onboarded, paid, and offboarded without breaking something. If you're running a small HR or Ops team, you know the drill. It's a never-ending dance between HR, IT, Finance, and the Hiring Manager. Usually, everyone is a little out of step—or worse, totally exhausted. But imagine a world where that whole process runs itself. A world where an AI Coordinator acts as the traffic cop—nudging managers, gathering W9s, and provisioning IT access—without you lifting a finger. That's the big idea behind Grace . She isn't just a chatbot; she is an autonomous system designed to tame the chaos of the contractor lifecycle. The "Contractor Chaos": A Familiar Story Right now, your process probably looks like this: A manager hires a contractor (often without telling HR—hello, "Shadow Hiring" ). They email IT for a laptop. HR scrambles t...