About When I Work
When I Work is a cloud-based employee scheduling solution that helps organizations track time and attendance, create and edit employee schedules, add new jobs to the calendar, review timesheets and fill shifts.When I Work lets users manage schedules and track time on mobile devices using native and browser-based apps. Employees get mobile alerts when their schedules change and can request shift changes or time off using the app. Managers are notified when employees make time-off requests, and they can approve them online. Users can import employee data from spreadsheets or CSV files and help avoid schedule conflicts. Communication methods such as group email services and custom texting are also supported.When I Work integrates with payroll providers such as ...
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When I Work Pricing
Essentials plan starts at $2.50/user/month.When I Work is offered as a subscription on a month-to-month basis. There are no long-term contracts and a credit card is NOT required to start a free trial.
Starting price:
$2.50per month
Free trial:
Available
Free version:
Not Available
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When I Work Reviews
Overall Rating
Ratings Breakdown
Secondary Ratings
Ease-of-use
4.5
Customer Support
4.5
Value for money
Functionality
4.5
4.48/5 out of 1039 Reviews
Most Helpful Reviews for When I Work
1 - 5 of 1,022 Reviews
Sarah
11 - 50 employees
Used less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
Reviewed November 2020
Its saved me a lot of time
Christopher
Verified reviewer
Food & Beverages, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2020
When I Work User
PROS
The When I Work software is great at keeping track of my work schedule. On the Dashboard, it notifies me of my next upcoming shift, the date, and the time. It tells at which location I am working and what my position will be. It also tells what coworkers that I am working with during that shift. I can go into the schedule tab of the software and see what days during the week I am working. The software will also tally up my total hours that I will work per week. This is helpful because it allows me to see who is working and who is not so I can get a shift covered. The software also allows me to put in requests in advance of dates that I want to request off.
CONS
The availability scheduling feature takes some time to learn how to navigate. It is somewhat difficult to fully schedule availability. If you make a mistake and accidentally alter the availability for one day you have to go back to that day and fix it before adjusting your availability.
Vendor Response
Hi Christopher, Thank you so much for the detailed feedback. I am glad When I Work helps you keep track of your shifts, the shifts of your coworkers, and helps with getting the time off you need! If you have any questions about Availability Preferences please submit a ticket, we are happy to assist! https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/ Replied February 2020
Leo
Restaurants, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2023
Solid scheduling platform
PROS
The platform was easy to use in general and the employee app was handy.
CONS
Wasn't the best solution for a restaurant. Wanted to be able to schedule without defined end times so that staff didn't get the idea they could leave exactly at that time. Some other platforms allow for this (such as scheduling to "business decline" or "close"). But it works well for businesses with fixed schedules.Dealt with some lagging on the backend when scheduling via a pc.
Reason for choosing When I Work
We ultimately switched away from WIW to 7Shifts.
Reasons for switching to When I Work
Wanted an employee app.
Vendor Response
Hi there Leo, Sarah here from the Care Team at When I Work. Thank you for taking the time to review the When I Work app and platform and we appreciate your here. I can see how it would be useful for your team as well as others to have the ability to schedule until "close", "business needs", or something of the like! We appreciate valuable suggestions like this as we consider enhancements and future updates to the product. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our Care Team by visiting https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/ with any additional questions or if we can assist with anything else. Thank you! Best, Sarah Replied June 2023
Deborah
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed February 2021
Going down the drain fast
Terrible. When I first started with When I Work it was a blessing and helped our business work well. I don't know if they changed management or what but the customer service has gone down hill in the last year or so. We are a staffing agency. We depend on our scheduling service for our money our very heart of our bisiness. They made some changes that have totally made this service obsolete for our company and now - in the middle of the work week in the middle of the work day when all of a sudden the changes became in effect with no warning- we have to stop what we are doing and find another scheduling service. This is after they had a large glitch that made it very difficult for our business and fixed it after 4 weeks. Can't call anyone - not an option.
PROS
I felt it had good features in the beginning
CONS
When there is a glitch they don't fix it for like a month. They change features that are detremental and don't give an option to opt out. You can't speak to a person you have to email them with problems. When you do get a hold of someone they do not help you but just say the same thing over and over like: We are working on this at this time. No solutions.
Vendor Response
Hi Deb, We appreciate the detailed review. I am sorry to hear you may have run into some issues with When I Work. When an issue is reported with the product we are not always able to guarantee a timeframe for when a fix would be released because it requires multiple steps and testing to ensure that the solution we implement is successful and does not negatively impact other parts of the app. I am very sorry for the impact any issues have caused to your workflow. The support offered through chat and email ensures that we can address the situation in a timely manner. I appreciate your feedback on this experience. We are always looking for ways to improve. Best, Vicki Replied February 2021
Erin
Food & Beverages, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
Scheduling made simple
Overall we have loved using When I Work. It makes scheduling seamless and reduces the amount of time we spend on employee schedules. We also really love the reminders and text alerts as it makes it easy to communicate with our team quickly when things change.
PROS
When I Work is so easy to use, it is simple to add employees, great for creating shift templates and the chat features and shift drop applications make changing the schedule simple for employees. As a manager these features are awesome as they reduce the amount of time that I spend re-working the schedule.
CONS
The only challenge we have faced is that we don't have access to the task list as we don't pay for this version of the application. We would love to try it out to see if it is a good value add for us.
Reason for choosing When I Work
We liked how easy it was to use, and how many add ons there are included with the basic account.
Vendor Response
Hi Erin - Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a lovely review! I'm so happy to hear features we offer like Shift Swaps & Drops and WorkChat have been so useful for you. It's awesome to hear that scheduling has gotten easier as well! We'd be happy to discuss our Tasks feature and see what options are available for you. Feel free to submit a ticket at https://help.wheniwork.com/submit-a-ticket/ so we can assist! Again, thanks so much for this lovely review! Kindly, Adrianne Replied March 2020