Zemke and the Crew
The Monday Scramble
Sorting out who is working at which site on Monday morning
The problem in this strip
How do I stop the Monday morning 'which site am I on?' group chat? By 7 am there are 47 messages and half the crew still aren't sure where they're meant to be.
What ZimQi really does
Owners assign people to sites in the dashboard or with /assign, and changes apply to the next check-in. When crew check in on Telegram, ZimQi asks 'Where are you starting today?' with their assigned sites first, then the company's other active sites, and asks when they actually started.
ZimQi is now in early-access beta testing. Crew use Telegram.
Panel by panel
Panel 1: Monday, 6:42 am, the old way
A phone shows 47 new group-chat messages: "who's at Northside??", "is the job still on", "Kev u there", "which site am i", "???". Monty the monkey holds a map upside down.
Monty: Which site is anyone at?
Panel 2: Monday, 6:42 am, now
Gail the giraffe stands by a kettle and a mug.
Gail: Sites are sorted. Kettle's on.
Panel 3: 6:58 am
Zemke the emu on his toolbox with his phone. A chat screen in the middle. Kev the koala gives a thumbs up.
Zemke: Gail sorted the sites. I just ask nicely.
Kev: Didn't even have to read the group chat.
Characters, sites, names and chat messages are made up. Chat screens are illustrative examples, not screenshots.
Questions about this strip
What if someone ends up at a different site?
The check-in list shows their assigned sites first, then the company's other active sites, so they can pick where they actually are.
When do site changes take effect?
Changes made in the dashboard or with /assign apply to the next check-in.
