
About When I Work
Use When I Work to schedule, track time and attendance, and communicate with employees, all in one place. Create schedules quickly and easily. Send the schedule to staff with just a click—they can get it via notification, email, or text. Activate Time & Attendance to let employees use a mobile time clock through their own device or one you set up as a terminal. Manage shift requests, time off and availability and easily let employees communicate with each other. You can even integrate your payroll provider to streamline the process even more.
When I Work is the perfect tool for small business owners, operations managers, HR managers, or anyone managing hourly schedules. It is available for a 14-day free trial.
Pricing starting from:
$2.50/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of When I Work
Easy-to-use staff scheduling software saves time and reduces conflicts.
Visualization tools allow for insight into workload & overtime.
Staff communication tools facilitate easy shift changes and other updates.
Free app for iPhone and Android lets your workforce carry the schedule in their pocket.
Time saving features like schedule templates reduce hours spent scheduling and saves money.
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
$2.50/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of When I Work: 113
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- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Could not preform my job with out When I Work
Reviewed on 13/10/2017
I work on small and large project. When I work helps to project how long man power will be tied up...
I work on small and large project. When I work helps to project how long man power will be tied up on large project, which helps forecasting, cost of labor, project schedule, when we can schedule the next project. On small projects is makes a clear line of communication between the project manager and the field personal, so that everyone is on the same page when it comes to scheduling.
Pros
Create's a standard line of communication between management and field personnel. Also helps the field personal to be prepared for their next task.
Cons
I work on the road a lot. The program is much easier to schedule personal from the desktop than it is from using the app on a device. Although it does not affect me all the time, it would be nice to see an interface on the device that was more similar to the one on the desk top. At least just for scheduling.
Response from When I Work
Hey Bob!
Thanks for writing us a review! I am so glad to hear that When I Work makes communicating with your team easier and helps you be prepared for things that come up throughout the day!
Thank you for the feedback as well in regards to the interface on our app. I would agree - working on a desktop is much easier when building the schedule. Hopefully we can make improvements to our app to aid in making the schedule build easier.
Have a wonderful day. :)
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Scheduling made simple
Reviewed on 16/03/2020
Overall we have loved using When I Work. It makes scheduling seamless and reduces the amount of...
Overall we have loved using When I Work. It makes scheduling seamless and reduces the amount of time we spend on employee schedules. We also really love the reminders and text alerts as it makes it easy to communicate with our team quickly when things change.
Pros
When I Work is so easy to use, it is simple to add employees, great for creating shift templates and the chat features and shift drop applications make changing the schedule simple for employees. As a manager these features are awesome as they reduce the amount of time that I spend re-working the schedule.
Cons
The only challenge we have faced is that we don't have access to the task list as we don't pay for this version of the application. We would love to try it out to see if it is a good value add for us.
Alternatives Considered
ScheduleflyReasons for Switching to When I Work
We liked how easy it was to use, and how many add ons there are included with the basic account.Response from When I Work
Hi Erin -
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a lovely review!
I'm so happy to hear features we offer like Shift Swaps & Drops and WorkChat have been so useful for you. It's awesome to hear that scheduling has gotten easier as well!
We'd be happy to discuss our Tasks feature and see what options are available for you. Feel free to submit a ticket at https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/ so we can assist!
Again, thanks so much for this lovely review!
Kindly,
Adrianne
- Industry: Accounting Software
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
MISSING BASIC FUNCTIONS!
Reviewed on 12/11/2019
Overall, we feel very let down with the simple but IMPORTANT missing features. Having spent time to...
Overall, we feel very let down with the simple but IMPORTANT missing features. Having spent time to setup two other client accounts with WIW, and made two training videos. WASTE OF TIME! But that's the chance you take, right? Vetting doesn't always go well and we found a work around for the PTO issue, but the timesheet submittal issue is a deal breaker. We are not going to setup a side system to verify that everyone has completed their timesheets and track history for employees submitting for review and accuracy. This needs to be a function of the app.
Pros
Interface is simple and provides an organized structure that is responsive. Inviting and adding employees is automated.
Cons
Your employees cannot "turn in" or "submit" their timesheets! There is no way to know or have them verify that what they have entered is ready for review. A mgr has to chase down each employee to verify they have finished, or have a side system of notices, or double tracking.
Employees cannot enter PTO after the fact, they can only REQUEST PTO for future dates. If a company is using the timesheet function to have employees enter their time, breaks, PTO, etc, there are many limitations that require managers to do additional work. For instance, if an employee has an unexpected family emergency for two days, they cannot request PTO after those days are past. So how does PTO get entered for those days? Somehow the employee has to communicate with the mgr to enter it for them!
Very simple but integral functions that are important to a timesheet app that are missing!!
When giving feedback to WIW about these missing features, we were told that it was fine for us to move to another app since WIW wasn't a good fit. In other words, they are not open to feedback for improvement.....like it or leave.... We are leaving and taking the two clients we already setup on WIW trials to another platform, along with the 5 other clients that were waiting for the results of our trial run. All of which would have been paid subscriptions for WIW!
Response from When I Work
Hi Elizabeth,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and provide your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you did not find When I Work to be a good fit for your team. We do appreciate hearing more about what features are most important to you as we use customer feedback to guide future developments.
If you have any other questions or feedback to share, please let us know by submitting a ticket here: https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/. Our Customer Care team would be happy to help. Thank you for your time and thoughts.
Best,
Kate
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Simple software for employee scheduling
Reviewed on 20/12/2022
Pros
I like that I am able to see everyone schedule and it will tell me how many hours and how many hours this person has on one specific day and in total. I also like the fact that employees can put in for their days off on the app and then those shifts are available to whoever would like to work them first. I also like the sack that employees can get in contact with all levels of staff and management. It also allows employees to switch shifts, which has been an issue in the past. For one employee will say so and so sad they would take over my shift and this person has no idea what the person is talking about or says no I told him I couldn't do it. When all of it is done on the app you could hold people responsible for training shifts or picking up shifts.
Cons
I think on the scheduling part there could be a little more room. The employee list isn't double spaced and it's a regular size font. I also found creating staff schedules to be a bit of an inconvenience due to the fact that you have to use a cursor to pick a time spot and drag it from one side to another. It can often times be difficult when you're busy.
Response from When I Work
Hi there! Thank you so much for your review. We are glad to hear that the Scheduling features are working well for your Workplace. We also appreciate all of your feedback on where features can be improved! We appreciate your input!
- Industry: Wine & Spirits
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Takes the work out of scheduling
Reviewed on 18/11/2019
We have been incredibly happy with the program. We went from spending 8-10 hours scheduling each...
We have been incredibly happy with the program. We went from spending 8-10 hours scheduling each month to 1-2
Pros
It is incredibly easy for both the employee to enter their availability and the manager to appropriately schedule. We love that we cant schedule somebody if they mark themselves unavailable, avoids confusion and holds the employee accountable
Cons
The inability to attach files to an email
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We were creating our own schedule utilizing excel spreadsheets, this left open a ton of room for human errorSwitched From
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The video training was so easy to understand and charming, it was a no brainerResponse from When I Work
Hi Sarah,
Anna here from When I Work Customer Care. Thank you for taking a minute to leave us a review! I definitely understand how the ability to attach a file to a group email could improve When I Work. We have just released a new feature called Document Storage that your team may be interested in. I've linked an article that outlines the feature below.
https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/document-storage-release-notes/
Thanks again for leaving us a review. We're happy to hear that When I Work is saving you time and preventing confusion. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know at https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/.
Have a great day,
Anna
When I Work FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for When I Work.Q. What type of pricing plans does When I Work offer?
When I Work offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: $2.50/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Standard plan starts at $2.50/user/month. When I Work is offered as a subscription on a month-to-month basis. There are no long-term contracts and a credit card is NOT required to start a free trial.
Q. Who are the typical users of When I Work?
When I Work has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does When I Work support?
When I Work supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does When I Work support mobile devices?
When I Work supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does When I Work integrate with?
When I Work integrates with the following applications:
321Forms, ADP Workforce Now, Crew, Google Calendar, Google Workspace, Gusto, Meta for Business, OnPay, OnPay Solutions, PayPal, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Quickbooks Online, Square Point of Sale, Starboard Suite, Tribepad, Vend, Zapier
Q. What level of support does When I Work offer?
When I Work offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Chat
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