Resdiary

[JBH]

Is the an automated calendar system for booking subcontractors? 

 

Save any confusion, last minute calls, missed days or disappointed companies. 

 

The company follows a link I've given them or found on the freelancer map. They select the day I have availability, job type, select any additional extras (large saws, specialist rigging kit, ect), input the job location (which throws up any additional mileage charges), confirm and book. 

 

Both parties get a nice bundled up job pack. 

 

Reduce the back and forth, likelihood of human error. 

 

Last minute jobs can be staffed without scrambling around for peoples numbers. 

 

Less barriers to booking someone.

 

Does it exist?

 

Is it too tech bro? 

 

Should I just get back to my filofax?

[kram]

Ah, the unreliability of tree workers, bosses and general ****************wits of this industry. It will never work.

[GarethM]

What's the phrase from the thick of it.

 

We called some builders, they didn't turn up.

They're builders! Have you ever seen a film where the hero is a builder?.

 

 

 

Edited September 30 by GarethM

[Dan Maynard]

They said nobody would order takeaway food on the internet, but look at JustEat now......

 

I can see a place for it, you'd prefer to be working with someone you know but this wouldn't stop that just make the booking more transparent. I'm not sure how people would like to show off how busy their diary is, maybe that would put people off joining?

[kram]

The system could also manage the subbies payment and take 10% !

 

[GarethM]

Sounds like a tree shaped management structure, or Egyptian you decide.