I’m exploring the idea of building a tool specifically for hospitality managers, hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes, that takes the pain out of making the weekly or monthly staff schedule.
Right now most managers I’ve spoken to spend hours on this. Excel, WhatsApp groups, paper sometimes. Employees asking “When do I work?”, last minute requests sent over personal phones (usually not approved), no central place for anything.
The idea is simple: a platform where the manager adds their team, (each employee has their own account) sets some basic rules like availability, working hours, roles, business’s needs, staff needs and the AI generates a schedule automatically. The manager reviews it, adjusts if needed, and publishes it. Every employee gets notified instantly and can see their schedule directly in the app. No more WhatsApp, no more Excel, no more “Did you see the schedule I sent?” messages.
My question is genuine. If something like this existed and was simple to use, would you actually use it? What would make you trust it or not trust it? What’s the one thing that would make or break it for you?
Not selling anything. Just validating before building.