Stop Hiring Employees. Here's Why I Only Hire Contractors Now

Laid Off To 8 Figures with David DiNardo · Sep 14, 2026 · 5m

Employees or contractors? With AI models dropping monthly, it's no longer a payroll question — it's a speed question.

In this solo episode I lay out exactly how I'm answering it at Taxifi: contractors only, paid a premium, chosen per project.

→ Why Ontario labour rules make letting an employee go so hard — and why a contractor can be gone tomorrow

→ The real cost: contractors run 75–100% more than an employee salary, and you're rarely their only client

→ The case for employees: SR&ED credits reward payroll, not contracts

→ When AI handles the technical skills, soft skills become the thing you…