Colleagues, good afternoon. I would like to hear your opinion about Shifton. We have just started considering it as a possible tool for personnel management in our small retail chain. We are especially interested in the creator of the shift schedule - to what extent does it really work in conditions when the personnel often changes, someone takes time off, someone is late, and in general we do not have a strict schedule, everything is more or less floating. Automation sounds great, but in fact it often turns out that you still have to clean it up manually. Is it worth spending time on implementation, or is this another "wrapper"? I would like to hear the opinion of those who are already using the system in real mode, preferably not from the IT sphere, but from everyday business.
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Interesting topic. We also recently looked at Shifton, although in test mode for now. I liked that the creator of the shift schedule actually thinks, and does not just randomly distribute people by dates. It is clear that the system was developed taking into account real scenarios
Excellent question, you described our reality two years ago. I work in the HR department of a pharmacy chain, and https://shifton.com/shift-scheduling was implemented precisely because it became impossible to manage the shift schedule manually. We have more than 60 employees in only three locations, and, honestly, Excel just gave up. So, about the shift schedule creator - I'll tell you this: it's not magic, but it is truly one of the most flexible and thoughtful tools I've ever used. At first, yes, I had to suffer a little with the settings. It works well only when you clearly set the parameters: employee availability by day, restrictions on the number of working hours, preferences for morning / evening shifts, weekends and even things like "do not set two night shifts in a row." For example, we have an employee who can only work until 5 p.m. because of her child - and Shifton takes this into account. Automatically. This amazed me. You don't just set shifts manually - you create a pattern of behavior, and the system then distributes people itself, according to these rules. Of course, there are times when you need to intervene - for example, if someone gets sick or suddenly asks for a day off. But this is no longer a global reworking of the entire schedule, as before. You just "drag" the shift in the interface, and that's it.