A day in the field
This is the whole job from the crew’s side. It’s short on purpose: anything that takes more than a few taps in a yard doesn’t get done.
Open the app and check today
Today’s stops, in order, with the address and any notes the office left.
Drive to the first stop
Tap the address to open it in your phone’s maps app.
Clock in
Tap Clock in when you start work — not when you arrive at the street. Payroll and job costing both read this.
Do the work
If the job has a checklist, tick items as you go. It’s also the crew’s protection: a completed checklist is the record of what was done.
Take photos
Before-and-after shots settle disputes before they start, and they’re the best marketing material you’ll ever get. Attach them to the job, not your camera roll.
Clock out and mark complete
Clock out when you leave. Mark the job complete so the office can invoice it.
Why clocking in per job matters
If the crew clocks in once for the whole day, you know your labor cost for the day but not for any job. Job costing needs it per job to tell you which work is actually profitable.
Notes back to the office
If something’s wrong — a gate locked, a dog out, damage that was already there — leave a note on the job. It reaches the office attached to the right work, instead of as a text message someone has to remember.
Photos of a pre-existing problem, taken before you touch anything, are the cheapest insurance in this business.