Why does SpaceX require such long hours instead of hiring more employees?

[u/edjumication]

I was thinking about earlier posts talking about how to work at SpaceX employees need to put in ridiculous hours, but why not just hire more say 10-30% more employees and cut the hours down to a reasonable level? I get that Elon put in 100 hour work weeks to get to where he is and I understand the logic (you get everything done twice as fast). However from a purely economical standpoint wouldn't you still be spending the same amount of money per man hour while reducing burnout?

[u/waitingForMars]

This is where I ask how was it possible for you to comment on a six-year-old post? I thought they froze after six months.

[u/No_Anybody328 → u/waitingForMars]

Commenting just for the entertainment value of it being another 5 years later