Zemke and the Crew
Wait, Who Was on Site Last Tuesday?
One Friday phone call, one servo receipt and one tidy dashboard
The problem in this strip
Named, timestamped check-ins and approvals turn a Friday "who was there?" call into a 10-second answer.
What ZimQi really does
Crew check in and check out on Telegram in a few taps, with no app to download. The supervisor approves or rejects the hours right in the chat, and every site's day shows up on one web dashboard. So "who was where, and when?" takes seconds to answer.
ZimQi is now in early-access beta testing. Crew use Telegram.
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Panel by panel
Panel 1: Fri 3:40 pm · Head office on speaker
A speakerphone on the site-office desk.
PM (on speaker): Head office reckons nobody was at Harbour St Tuesday.
Gail: Righto. Kev, were you at Harbour St Tuesday?
Panel 2: Fri 3:41 pm · Kev checks every pocket
A crumpled servo receipt and a mint wrapper.
Kev: Yep! Got a servo receipt… and a mint wrapper.
Panel 3: Fri 3:41 pm · The dashboard answer
On screen: TUE · HARBOUR ST · Kev & Sam · in 6:58 am · out 3:14 pm · approved by Sam Tue 3:16 pm (illustrative example).
Zemke: I don't guess. In 6:58, out 3:14. Approved.
Gail: Gate was shut for safety. Crew was inside.
Characters, sites, names and chat messages are made up. Chat screens are illustrative examples, not screenshots.
Questions about this strip
Can I see more than one site at once?
Yes. ZimQi handles multiple sites, and the web dashboard shows each site's check-ins and check-outs in one place.
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.
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