Zemke and the Crew
The Cones Are Not a Slalom Course
Sixty perfect cones and one very creative hatchback
The problem in this strip
A hat-tip to the traffic crews who set up a hundred cones before sunrise, only to watch someone drive between them to ask why the cones are there.
What ZimQi really does
Crew check in and check out on Telegram in a few taps, with no app to download. The supervisor sees who's checked in and approves or rejects the hours in the chat.
ZimQi is now in early-access beta testing. Crew use Telegram.
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Panel by panel
Panel 1: 6:30 am, lane closed
Sixty cones in a laser-straight line.
Kev: Sixty cones. Laser-straight. Thing of beauty.
Zemke: Lane's closed. Nobody could get confused.
Panel 2: 6:32 am
A hatchback slaloms four cones and pulls up.
Motorist: Morning! Sorry… is the road closed?
Kev: He slalomed four cones… to ask that.
Panel 3: 6:34 am, the judges' verdict
Bec holds up the scoreboard; Monty cheers. In scene: Telegram · Kev checked in 6:30 am.
Bec: 9.4. Lost marks on cone fourteen.
Zemke: 6:30 start logged, Kev. Cone 14 had a good innings.
Characters, sites, names and chat messages are made up. Chat screens are illustrative examples, not screenshots.
Questions about this strip
Do my crew need to download an app?
No. They check in and out in Telegram, which most already have on their phones.
Who approves the hours?
A real person: the supervisor or owner you choose, right in the chat. If they reject, ZimQi asks why and the worker sees the reason.
