System works better then paper and Pen
March 20, 2023

System works better then paper and Pen

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ExakTime

We have 48 employees using the time tracker to
track their time each day for payroll. Not
sure if they are lazy or do not understand the way to choose the right
job. We find that apple phones transport
data better than android phones. We have
a few employees that come in almost every day to say they could not clock out.
  • Track the location to the employee
  • Provide payroll information
  • Reports are prety good
  • Easy to download to phones
  • Start - stop easy to understand
  • apple phones transport data better than android phones
  • Like to set 1-2 employees to just one job location all the time
  • Do you need to change the set up code so often?
  • I would like to create a report using specific fields
  • Can I set a time they cannot start before?
  • Sometimes the log in or out data does not send to me the same day.
  • Ability to clock in 30 min before the shift and stand around
We tried the photo id but felt the employees would boycott if
they were forced to use it. Keep it
simple I was told. Hard to teach an old
dog new tricks! Love the geotracking so
I can see where the employee is at clock in and out. Would be nice if it was more user friendly.
Better reports for that feature. We had the rugged clocks the employees just
gave out the key fobs to others to clock them in. Did not work for us.
Stop and Go, job locations how hard can that be? I think the employees choose not to use it or forget to use it. That is when we have a problem and they do not get paid till next week. But that is the employee being lazy or not being responsable for their own time. Take some responsability people!
They were my third choice because they would work with QB. Love the reminder to clock in and out that woould be usefull. Open the Time Clock window in the app.Select a job or task, Select Clock In, Select Clock Out when you’re done for the day. I did not like the layout.

Do you think Arcoro HR delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Arcoro HR's feature set?

Yes

Did Arcoro HR live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Arcoro HR go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Arcoro HR again?

Yes

Doing payroll for 48 people is a task, Exak Time has made it
easier and harder for me. People do not
clock in and do not get paid then they come complaining. Some clock in 30 min before their shift and
want to get paid to stand around and drink coffee and smoke. The put random jobs down so I cannot track
where they are. They come and go as they please and that helps us keep costs
down so we are not paying them when they are not really on the job (a problem
we had before). Most of it is the crews responsibility to do it right. It helps me to see which employees can be
trusted and which cannot. Sometimes the log in or out does not send data to me
the same day. One guy was snowed in 12
miles away for 3 days his data for payroll did not send till he came back into
town.

Using ExakTime

48 - I do Accounts Payable for our bills, I do Payroll for our employees, I do Accounts receivable, invoices and payments for our customers, Answer phones and make appointments
for our Customer Service, Our Roof crews replaces and repairs roofs along with
new construction, we have Forman and Estimators who bid the jobs, I also have a
crew that takes care of the trucks.
1 - I do Payroll for our company so am the one who looks
after Exak Time and updates employees and adds and removes locations. I also am the one who does Accounts Payable
for our bills, I do Accounts receivable, invoices and payments for our customers, Answer phones and make appointments
for our Customer Service, order supplies for trucks and office supplies as
well.
  • Keep our employees honest
  • Know the location of employees
  • Keep track of breaks for employees
  • Know who shows up for work each day
  • Know who does not show up for work each day
  • Know who does not take lunch breaks per policy
  • It would be nice to have a few other reports
  • It would be nice to remind employee to clock out
It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.

Evaluating ExakTime and Competitors

Yes - Paper and pen, was a mess, people would show up
to work any time they choose and the Foramen were responsible for tracking all employees
in their crew and directing the crews work load, making sure the safety of the
crew and tools were used properly. This
took the responsibility away from them and put it on the employee. In the past employees were paid when they did
not even show up that day.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
I had 4 employees test out 2 different programs
and I liked the other one for the reporting features, better GPS tracking but
the employees liked this one for the ease of use. Se we choose your program to make it easy for
the workers to do their part. We have employees that can not read so they like the red and green color of stop and go
As I said I had 4 employees test out 2
different programs and I liked the other one for the reporting features, it has
better GPS tracking but the employees liked this one for the ease of use. Se we choose your program to make it easy for
the workers to do their part. . We have employees that can not read so they
like the red and green color of stop and go no changes to make

ExakTime Implementation

Gave a notice to all
employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
program. I had Spanish and English signs
on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
breaks were mandatory for all employees
at least 30 min per day. This ensures
safety on the roofs. We had a few people
who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
they see the benefit of it now.
  • English to Spanish
  • Employees that do not like change
  • Support form above

ExakTime Support

I have not had to use support other then as we got started
and had a few hick ups but they were great.
They answered all our questions even if some of them were no the program
does not do that. I guess the best support is one that is not needed because
the product works great and does its job right.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No I did not, did not know that was an option, As I said I
have not had to use support other then as we got started and had a few hick ups
but they were great. They answered all
our questions even if some of them were no the program does not do that. I
guess the best support is one that is not needed because the product works
great and does its job right.
We only used support as we got started and had a few hick
ups but they were great. They answered
all our questions and made sure our employees were set up and running on the product.
We had a lot of questions before we decided to go with the product and I think
that helped with the decision to purchase the product.Knowing they were there for us.

Using ExakTime

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Stop
  • Go
  • Log in
  • Log out
  • locations
  • reports
  • gps
Yes - Our employees use the mobile interface to send me text messages
if they forgot to clock in or out, they send me text messages if they are logged
in to the wrong address and I send them messages if they forgot to clock out
for lunch. It is very helpful to communicate with each other