Zemke and the Crew
The Silent Hammer-Drill Request
When a client asks for quiet concrete drilling
The problem in this strip
You can plan around opening hours, dust and safety in a three-minute toolbox talk and still get asked for a whisper-quiet masonry drill. The plan is what keeps the noisy part short.
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: 6:55 am, Medical Suites L2
Sam runs the toolbox talk with Kev and Monty.
Sam: Earmuffs on, vacs on. Drilling done by 7:45.
Kev: Patients at eight. We'll be long gone.
Panel 2: 7:05 am, the suite door opens
The suite manager pops her head out of Suite 2.04.
Suite manager: Can you drill without the hammering? Just spinning?
Kev: Without the… hammering bit?
Panel 3: 7:33 am, twelve noisy minutes left
Monty raises a feather duster; Sam checks the clock. In scene: Telegram · Crew checked in 6:58 am.
Monty: Relax, Kev. I brought the quiet option.
Sam: Rotary-only? That's Christmas. Twelve noisy minutes left!
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.
