Field notes

Notes from the field

What we learn building attendance software for people who work on site — and what keeps going wrong for the teams we talk to.

Operations28 July 20262 min read

Buddy punching is a design problem, not a discipline problem

If one person can clock in for another, they eventually will. The fix isn't a policy — it's making the shortcut harder than doing it properly.

How-to15 July 20263 min read

Too tight and honest people get locked out in the rain. Too loose and it proves nothing. Here's how to think about it site by site.

Payroll30 June 20263 min read

Every re-keying of hours between systems is a chance to be wrong. Here's what that actually costs, and why it's so hard to see.