The Staff Group Got You This Far. Shabetzli Takes It From Here.
A WhatsApp group and a spreadsheet cost nothing - until you count the manager's evenings. Shabetzli keeps WhatsApp, the app your team already uses, and takes the manual work out of it.
What the Staff Group Really Costs You
None of it shows up on an invoice. All of it shows up in your manager's week.
Requests get buried
"Send me your availability" disappears under hundreds of messages, and half the team never answers.
The manager becomes a chaser
Evenings go to reminders, private follow-ups and copying answers into a spreadsheet by hand.
Call-outs turn into a scramble
A sick call at 16:00 means a "who can cover?" message to everyone - and hoping someone answers in time.
Nothing stays private
Exams, reserve duty and health issues end up in front of the whole team.
Side by Side
The same WhatsApp your team already uses - without the manual work around it.
Collecting availability
Building the schedule
Call-outs
Swaps
Fair weekends and holidays
Clock in and out
Languages
Privacy
| Comparison | WhatsApp group + Excel |  Shabetzli |
|---|---|---|
| Collecting availability | ||
| Building the schedule | ||
| Call-outs | ||
| Swaps | ||
| Fair weekends and holidays | ||
| Clock in and out | ||
| Languages | ||
| Privacy |
Why Teams Move to Shabetzli
Same WhatsApp, same team. A completely different week for the manager.
Nothing new to learn
Your staff keep using WhatsApp. There's no app to install and nothing to log into.
A schedule that builds itself
Availability turns into a finished draft. You review it and approve.
Gaps closed before they hurt
Call-outs and swaps are handled the moment they come in, not the night before.
Hours you can trust
Clock-ins and clock-outs by message, organized per employee, week and month.
Moving Over Takes One Setup Session
You don't migrate anything. You tell us how your business runs, and we set it up with you.
- 1
We set up your business together
Roles, shifts, staffing levels and your rules - configured with you, not left to a help article.
- 2
Your team gets one message
Each employee receives a WhatsApp message from Shabetzli and replies. That's their onboarding.
- 3
The group goes back to being a group
Scheduling moves to private chats. The staff group is free for everything else.
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to stop using our staff group?
No. Keep it for announcements and team chat. Shabetzli takes over the scheduling conversations, which move to private chats with each employee.
Our team is used to the group. Will they actually answer Shabetzli?
It's the same WhatsApp they use all day, and the questions are short and personal. Shabetzli also reminds whoever hasn't answered, so you don't have to.
What happens to our spreadsheet?
You won't need it for scheduling. Every schedule, request and hour worked is kept in Shabetzli, and the manager platform shows any week, past or present.
Is it really worth paying for if the group is free?
The group is free; the hours your manager spends running it aren't. Shabetzli gives those hours back. Teams that join from the waitlist get launch pricing.
Your next schedule could build itself.
We're onboarding teams gradually, so each one gets personal setup. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out when your spot is ready.