Scheduling software recommendations

[Cookie monster 00]

We're currently using excel to schedule out 6 or so staff for a small cafe.

It works reasonable well until we need to change something and then it becomes a head ache lol!

Anyone got any suggestions - I've had a go on Homebase which was ok but it didn't seem to fairly allocated shifts when there was more hours than shifts available.

 

[ctrlbrk]

Use a better Excel spreadsheet?

 

[Talay]

Get a rota and stick to it.

The more you keep adapting, the harder it is.

They work for you, not the other way around.

 

[Bob Morgan]

Back of a Fag Packet?

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Back of a Fag Packet?

Well I still write stuff on odd bits of paper because somethings I need to know in a hurry and I need them right in front of me !

Maybe an old skol diary would be most advantageous to the OP
I say this because everything is happening in one location and you dont need people to access when out of the cafe

 

[Bob Morgan]

Well I still write stuff on odd bits of paper because somethings I need to know in a hurry and I need them right in front of me !

Maybe an old skol diary would be most advantageous to the OP
I say this because everything is happening in one location and you dont need people to access when out of the cafe

I do the same with a Diary Sheet pinned to the wall

 

[fisicx]

I use a whiteboard and a notebook.

Friend who runs a cafe uses an everlasting calendar on the wall. Staff take a picture of the following week’s schedule.

 

[Bob Morgan]

Why does everyone think that have to do everything on a Computer? Today we are dealing with staff using an Excel Spreadsheet - A few days ago we were dealing with someone who needed little more that a Map!