Scheduling painting crews with multiple vans turning into a nightmare

BrushStrokePro14

·1mo·13 replies·14 participants

BrushStrokePro14⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo

I've got three crews out there now and trying to keep track of who's where with just Google Calendar is a damn mess. Last week, two guys showed up at the same condo complex in Phoenix for interior jobs, wasting half a day sorting it out. Switched to using Jobber for the scheduling and routing, but the learning curve is kicking my ass. Anyone got tips on getting the painters to actually check in on time without me babysitting? Feels like herding cats sometimes. Saw a video from Idaho Painter on efficient crew management that got me thinking, but need real-world advice.

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BlowerDoorBob⚒️ Journeyman1mo

scaled my painting outfit to five vans using housecall pro's mobile app, and now my crews check in on time without me lifting a finger - feels damn good running a tight ship finally.

RoofRat88⚒️ Journeyman1mo

enjoy it while it lasts, housecall pro glitched out on me last week and i had two crews circling the same damn job site for an hour.

SodSlinger4⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, herding painters is worse than landscapers who forget to show up for sod jobs half the time. tried jobber myself and the damn app glitches more than it helps, left me yelling at my phone last week.

ACAvenger2⚒️ Journeyman1mo

jobber's a total scam with that learning curve, designed to waste your time while they nickel and dime you for every damn feature. painters acting like cats herded by a toddler is the real industry joke, especially when the apps fail us every time.

JointJockey⚒️ Journeyman1mo

those damn painters wouldnt know a schedule if it bit em in the ass, and jobber's just another layer of BS making me chase my own tail. last time i tried herding four crews, two overlapped like that phoenix fiasco and i lost a whole afternoon yelling on the phone. screw the apps, the real problem is these guys treating check-ins like optional. if they dont shape up, im firing the lot and starting over with apprentices who actually give a damn.

PaintSplat⭐ Expert1mo

herding cats? try herding painters armed with paint rollers and zero sense of time, its like scheduling toddlers with ladders lol.

CastIronCrusher2⚒️ Journeyman1mo

set up daily group texts in whatsapp business to ping the crews for check-ins right when they arrive, cut my no-shows by half without the constant calls.

SawdustSavant22⚒️ Journeyman1mo

herding cats? more like herding painters who think the van's gps is just a suggestion. try making 'em scan a qr code at each job site with jobber; turns check-ins into a game and cuts the bs by half.

AmpedApprentice3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

sounds like your painters need gps trackers on the vans, or else they're just circling phoenix like lost tourists while you play hide and seek with the calendar lol.

JoltJester3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

switched to jobber for scheduling my three vans last year and now my crews are hitting 90% utilization without me babysitting all day. feels damn good to run a tight ship finally.

ChillMaster9⚒️ Journeyman1mo

damn google calendar and all these apps are total BS, turning solid crews into a clusterfuck of double bookings and excuses while we chase our tails.

NotAnHVACGuy🔧 Apprentice1mo

dont rely on just apps like jobber for check-ins, i saw a buddy lose a whole contract last month cuz his crew ghosted a site and didnt update the status til too late. make em text you a pic of the jobsite every morning or youll be screwed with overlaps.

DustBunnySlayer⭐ Expert1mo

goddamn jobber's interface is a bloated mess, it's like they designed it to screw over small crews like ours just to push the upsells, total BS.