The 48-Hour Seat · ghosted by a new hire
Your new hire didn’t show up Monday. Again.
You posted the ad, sifted forty applications, interviewed six, picked one, and they ghosted on day one. We’ll have an AI Front Desk trained on your business and answering by Wednesday, and it has never no-showed in its life.
Fill the seat by Wednesday Or call (704) 741-3141 nowThat number is answered by our AI Front Desk. Interview it. If it can’t handle you, don’t hire it.
Why the hiring loop keeps failing you
Front-desk and admin roles have some of the highest no-show and 90-day turnover rates in small business. The problem isn’t your ad. It’s the seat.
Every failed hire costs you the ad, the interviews, and 4–6 weeks of a worse phone experience. Three failed hires in a year is a full salary spent on nothing.
The ones who do show up often leave for $1 more an hour. The seat is a revolving door because the work is repetitive, and repetitive work is what AI does.
What to do this week
Whether or not you call us. Stop the bleeding first, then decide how to fill the seat.
- TodayForward the phone. A ringing phone nobody answers is worse than a busy signal.
- TodayWrite down the ten questions callers ask most. That list is 80% of the job you were trying to hire for.
- TomorrowSplit the job: routine and describable (phones, booking, reminders, intake) vs. judgment (pricing, upset customers, your key accounts).
- Day 2Go live with the AI on the routine column. It shows up.
- Next monthDecide whether you still need a human for the judgment column. Many owners hire part-time for that at a third of the cost.
What the AI Front Desk does from day two
- Answers every call, 24/7, in your business name; no sick days, no notice, no Monday.
- Books and reschedules appointments into your calendar.
- Takes intake and texts you a summary of every call.
- Sends confirmations and reminders.
- Routes emergencies and “I want a person” callers to you instantly.
- Speaks English and Spanish.
Your options this week
| Option | Live in | Does the work? | Cost | Afterwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush-hire a replacement | 4–8 weeks | Does the work, after training | $56,039/yr loaded + your time | You’re done, until they quit |
| Temp agency | 3–10 days | Some of it; they don’t know your business | $25–$40/hr + placement fee | Temp leaves, knowledge leaves |
| Answering service | 1–3 days | Takes a message | $200–$400/mo + per-minute overages | You still did all the work |
| The 48-Hour Seat | 48 hours, guaranteed | Does the work | flat monthly, month-to-month | Keep it, or cancel the same day |
The 48-Hour Seat
AI Front Desk, trained on your business, live in two days.
Month-to-month. No per-call fees. Replace-or-Retrain Guarantee on the seat itself.
Book the callThe honest part: if on the setup call we think your seat isn’t a fit for AI, we’ll say so and point you to a faster human option instead.
Questions owners ask on the Monday it happens
Isn’t this just giving up on hiring?
It is giving up on hiring for the repetitive part. If you still want a human, hire for the judgment part, which is a better job that better people apply for.
What if the AI “no-shows”?
It runs on redundant infrastructure with 99.9%+ uptime, and if it fails to answer, calls forward to your cell. Compare that to a person who blocked your number.
How fast, really?
Setup call today, training tomorrow, live the day after. If we miss 48 hours, setup is free.
What happens if you miss 48 hours?
Setup is free. You pay the monthly fee only from the day it is live. We put that in writing because speed is the whole point.
What does it cost after?
$497 a month, flat, no per-call or per-task fees. Year one including setup is $7,464. For comparison, the median receptionist salary is $38,010 (BLS May 2025), about $56,039 fully loaded.
What does the AI Front Desk NOT do?
Angry customers who have asked for a human, pricing exceptions, and anything you can’t describe in writing. Those go to you, and we say so up front.
Stop re-posting the ad.
Fill the seat with something that shows up. Book the setup call.
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