my workplace recently changed from a clock in / clock out payroll system to one where you have to manually enter your hours assigned to each project. that includes having to manually make entries for holidays and vacation/sick days etc, instead of them being automatically handled by the system.

surely this will go well

to clarify, we always had hours booked to projects, like most similar companies. what happened was that when transferring to a new ERP system (an incredibly shitty one, probably the worst bit of software I’ve ever used in my life, there are no valid excuses for how bad it is), they kept both the clock tool and the hours booking tool, however they linked payroll to the hours booking tool instead of clock (as any sane employer would). so instead of people knowing that they’re being paid the moment they clock in at the door (as they should be), they have to ensure that their manually entered booked hours match what they actually worked. including the time between them submitting their timesheet and leaving the building. it’s fucked. god forbid somebody flag you down to help them on your way out - “sorry, can’t, already submitted my timesheet, try again next week”