Shifton to schedule shifts

Interesting topic, I agree! Our company also used Shifton for a long time, and I can say that the system really helps in terms of automatic planning, but when I had to intervene manually, everything became more complicated. I noticed that it is important to be attentive to how often you change the schedule manually. Automation is great, but sometimes such moments as illnesses or urgent replacements require human intervention.

Yes, indeed, I understand what you are talking about. We also started using https://shifton.com/shift-scheduling for shift planning, and at first we faced a similar problem. In fact, despite the fact that the system is automatic, it is flexible enough and allows you to quickly make changes when necessary. But in order to do this effectively and not upset the balance, it is important to understand a few key points. The first thing worth noting is that shift creator allows you to adjust the schedule both automatically and manually. The system is very smart: it understands when intervention is required and tries to minimize the consequences for the rest of the schedule. For example, if one employee is sick and you urgently need to put another person on his shift, you can manually assign another person to this shift. Shifton will automatically recalculate the entire schedule to comply with all working hours and weekends, based on how the rules are set up. That is, if you manually assign someone to a shift, the system will take this into account and offer possible options for optimizing the remaining schedule so that there are no distortions. However, the key point is to ensure that manual adjustments are not too frequent. If you interfere with the process too often, it can disrupt the overall picture and the program will start to give strange results, especially if the settings were made incorrectly. For example, the system may try to reschedule shifts that do not require changes, or offer extra shifts for some employees to even out the balance. Therefore, it is important to set up all the parameters correctly in advance so that Shifton can work correctly even in the event of interference.

Hello everyone! We recently started using Shifton to schedule shifts in our company, and we encountered a problem. Everything seems to be fine with automatic scheduling — the system itself distributes shifts among employees, taking into account their schedules, wishes, and working hours. But when you need to make some changes manually, for example, an employee is sick or you need to urgently change a shift, difficulties arise. I do not fully understand the best way to work with such manual adjustments so as not to disrupt the automatic system. Has anyone encountered this? And how can you optimize the process if you change shifts manually? I heard that you can do this effectively, but I do not understand how not to upset the balance that the program establishes. Please share your experience!