Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
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Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#2This has been my side project for a bit over a year now, working on it nights/weekends (I do Rails consulting full time). I finally thought it was good enough to get out there. There's definitely more I'd like to add to the app, such as shift trades, but I thought it was good enough for an MVP and would love any feedback.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#3Signing up:
Timezones drop down is not tab-able, and stops at GMT-5?!?!
Speaking as a European, this is the sort of thing that really pisses us off!
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#4Signing up: Timezones drop down is not tab-able, and stops at GMT-5?!?! Speaking as a European, this is the sort of thing that really pisses us off!
Its not clear to me that you have to post a schedule after saving it. I saved 3 before realising I had to post them to avoid losing them.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#5The majority of places I've worked where schedules were 'posted' and I would 'trade shifts' with someone else have been retail and food service jobs, not 'office' jobs. Yet the signup page only talks about different sizes of offices ('small','medium', etc). Might want to reconsider that wording ("organization"?)
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#6I'd ditch that green header image you are using. It looks washed out on my machine. Love the concept though. I had to write auto-scheduling software for a call center in college so something like this would probably have broad appeal.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#7Some sort of graphical representation of hours covered would be awesome and I don't see it. That's the hardest thing about scheduling people in public service, making sure there's alway (x) people there. Maybe create a graphical representation of coverage. Also support lunches because that's important for the scheduler to know.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#8The majority of places I've worked where schedules were 'posted' and I would 'trade shifts' with someone else have been retail and food service jobs, not 'office' jobs. Yet the signup page only talks about different sizes of offices ('small','medium', etc). Might want to reconsider that wording ("organization"?)
The last such place I worked was in a relay service call center. It was right smack in the middle of your retail/food service to office/cubicle continuum.
But yes, "organization" would work nicely for both. Also: "team".
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#9Signing up: Timezones drop down is not tab-able, and stops at GMT-5?!?! Speaking as a European, this is the sort of thing that really pisses us off!
Thanks, fixing the sign up tab index issue. I hadn't planned on opening it up outside of the US yet but you convinced me. Deploying that now, thanks!
Re: Ask HN: Please review my app: Scheduling (employee scheduling software)
#10Signing up: Timezones drop down is not tab-able, and stops at GMT-5?!?! Speaking as a European, this is the sort of thing that really pisses us off!
Its not clear to me that you have to post a schedule after saving it. I saved 3 before realising I had to post them to avoid losing them.
Schedules that haven't been posted show up under drafts in the "Schedules" section. I think you're right and I need to find a way to make this more obvious.