Staffjoy V2
Web and SaaS
employee scheduling
SHOW HN2017
52points
37comments
#779of 2,242 in 2017
Top 35%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 8 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good focus on users who are not heavy online users
From 2 comments
Well done Phillip. I think you should be commended for actually going back and finding the deeper reasons, rather than doing the usual throw more marketing $/hire expensive sales…
martinald on HN"We found in user tests that many employees don't have email, and even run on prepaid phones." Anyone reading along should remember this point. It's worth remembering because…
nickpsecurity on HN
Useful for shift workers who miss schedule updates
From 3 comments
This looks like a great idea. There were a few times I got in trouble at work in high school because I didn't see updates my boss had made after I checked the schedule. This…
davis_m on HNThis is fantastic! I can see this being helpful to shift workers. Really applaud the process you took to arrive at the big opportunity.
awad on HNSome types of employees have very irregular schedules, which can vary on a week-to-week basis. Right now, the most common solution is to review the "master schedule", usually a…
Zikes on HN
Objections
Could let employers schedule workers more strictly and hurt low-wage workers
From 3 comments
As someone who ended up working in a company with "dynamic scheduling" after college, i.e. Walmart and call centers, I have an ethical problem with this product. Many workers at…
lovich on HNMy point is that managers are already manually scheduling employees on a way that hurts the employee but benefits the company. The inability to guaruntee that scheduling updates…
lovich on HNIt's unethical to continue to give more and more power to one side in a situation where that side is already overpowered. Businesses may have a legitimate need to reschedule but…
lovich on HN
Workers may not want work messages on personal phones
From 1 comment
i mean do employees really want to deal with work stuff via text message too? We have email, calendars, various video and chat messaging apps, old fashion face-to-face…
untilHellbanned on HN
Requests
Shift swapping and job assignment
From 2 comments
This looks like a great idea. There were a few times I got in trouble at work in high school because I didn't see updates my boss had made after I checked the schedule. This…
davis_m on HNIt would be nice if you could post incoming jobs to the API, and any staff members currently available could accept/decline the jobs (like uber does). Currently it seems like it…
chatmasta on HN
Two-way messaging or conversational UI
From 2 comments
Have (or are) you implementing an automated conversational api? You want people to make changes easily and you don't want it to rely on a human on the other end being reliable.…
radicalbyte on HNHey, I have been following you fairly closely from the sidelines. I work on similar software, though strictly in the call-center space. You can see our stuff here:…
softawre on HN
Questions
How will they market to small businesses that are hard to reach
From 1 comment
Well done Phillip. I think you should be commended for actually going back and finding the deeper reasons, rather than doing the usual throw more marketing $/hire expensive sales…
martinald on HN
Does it offer call-center style schedule simulation
From 1 comment
Hey, I have been following you fairly closely from the sidelines. I work on similar software, though strictly in the call-center space. You can see our stuff here:…
softawre on HN
Alternatives named
Calendar invites and intranets
From 1 comment
I'm not familiar with this, but how is this better than just using calendar invites and an intranet? (Can't access the link currently, pardon me if this is addressed on the…
tabeth on HN
SMS Inbox
From 1 comment
BTW, this might simplify the rollout of conversational UI: http://www.smsinbox.net I built it last year. It has basic white-label support, but I'd be happy to work with you guys…
napoleond on HN
TextIt
From 1 comment
I'll throw this out there for you as well: https://textit.in Lots of API goodness: https://textit.in/api/v2
nicpottier on HN