TSheets is Hiring a Sr. Front-End Developer!

Filed Under: News
May 17th, 2013 by jennifer

TSheets is looking for a Front-End Developer!

Are you a smart, forward-thinking problem solver that wants to join a world-class and kick *** team? Then you may have just found your new home!

Position Summary:

We’re looking for a highly skilled, senior-level, front-end developer who lives, eats, and breathes web standards. You will have strong experience with standards-compliant HTML and CSS, extensive knowledge of JavaScript and the DOM and familiarity with popular JavaScript and CSS frameworks like JQuery, Flot, Less, SaSS, etc. Must have experience with responsive design and related frameworks. We work with Linux based technologies so experience with PHP, Apache, shell scripting, svn and other GNU tools will be very beneficial.

We’re a casual dress, fun, thriving dot-com with a great work environment and plenty of growth in our future. If we’ve sparked your interest, drop us an email with a cover letter, your resume and a nice portfolio of sites developed and we’ll talk. :)

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Writing and maintaining standards compliant HTML/CSS for assigned projects
  • JavaScript/DOM scripting to build interactive but accessible interfaces
  • Interaction with back-end development team and our marketing, UX, and design teams
  • Daily maintenance/updates to existing sites

Required Skills:

  • Bachelors Degree in Web Development, Computer Science or combined equivalent of education and/or experience is required
  • Ability to create layouts using advanced and semantic HTML5 and CSS3, as well as previous HTML and CSS specs
  • Extensive knowledge of DOM scripting with native JavaScript and JS frameworks such as jQuery, Mustache, Handlebars, etc.
  • A strong understanding of JavaScript performance optimization techniques
  • Extensive use of APIs and a strong understanding of HTTP and REST architecture
  • A strong understanding of modern web practices to create an efficient user-experience
  • Strong web portfolio required** (showcasing the aforementioned skills)
  • Comfortable working in a Linux environment and using GNU tools
  • Fun and friendly attitude

Bonus Points:

Experience working with:

  • Version Control; primarily subversion
  • Server-side scripting languages like PHP, Python or Ruby
  • MySQL

About Us

Why join us? The TSheets team lives our mission… Creating the #1 employee rated and requested time tracking software on the planet! It’s a dynamic, close-knit team with strong convictions. Plus…

TSheets also offer an extensive benefits package for all full-time employees including, medical, dental, and vision and paid vacation. You will be joining a fun, creative, experienced, and bright team, who are passionate and care about what we create.

How to Apply

It’s easy… Simply email careers@tsheets.com with a copy of your resume, cover letter, and make sure to include an online portfolio showcasing the projected you’ve developed! We want to see your awesome skills so… Show them off!

You and Overtime: A Love (/Hate) Story

Filed Under: Manage Time, News
May 15th, 2013 by Victoria

A big concern for employees and employers alike is overtime – making sure it’s calculated properly, that it’s kept in check and that it’s paid out properly. Don’t worry, we know that too! So here are some quick tips and tricks to be sure that your overtime calculations are correct each pay-period, as well as some clarification about how it’s calculated.

First, you want to make sure that your Week Start day and your Pay-Period are set to match. This means that when TSheets asks you to set a day for your week to start, you want it to agree with the day you’ve set that your pay-period closes.

Week Start Day
Pay-Period Settings.

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This Month: Hot Yoga, A 30-Minute ROI, and a Free Android Giveaway

Filed Under: News, TSheets Making News
May 9th, 2013 by kelsie

Some way, some how our May newsletter managed to cover everything from something free for a Droid-loving-TSheets-fan to adding to your bottom line in 30 minutes to downward dog magically creating time! Check it out: TSheets May News

employee time tracking app

Free Nexus 4 or 7 to One Lucky TSheets Time Tracking Fan

Filed Under: News
May 7th, 2013 by kelsie

[music notes] All you need is love. Dunt, da, dah, dun. All you need is love. Dunt, da, dah, dun. All you need is love, love, love, love is all you need. [music notes]

It’s no secret we ♥ employees. We are relentless about offering a time tracking technology so versatile and so insanely simple that every single employee has the opportunity to choose his or her chosen time tracking method and use it successfully. Oh yea, and have fun doing it.

We’ve been inspired by The Beatles and right here, right now we want to share the love with employees everywhere.

We’re giving away a Nexus 4 or a Nexus 7 (winner’s choice)!

TSheets time tracking app for Android

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Change is Good.

Filed Under: News
May 3rd, 2013 by kelsie

Change. Change is good for us. But for most people, change elicits a sort of dread expressed with words like “have to”, “should” and “need to.” We can tell ourselves that change is good for us but it’s sometimes tough to cope with, especially in business. For most of us, once we make a decision we expect it to stay made. Those decisions we make become institutionalized in our day to day business as we go on to other things.

Why? Well, we get busy making other decisions, and with enough of those on our plate, who wants or has time to go back and rethink the choices that are already decided. We “set it and forget it,” as the saying goes.

TSheets is the replacement for QuickBooks Pro Timer

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F5. Refresh.

Filed Under: News
April 18th, 2013 by kelsie

Do you ever press ‘reload’ or ‘refresh’ on your computer? You know, update contents? (Hint, the shortcut for that is the F5 key for most computers, anyway.) I bet you do, when you want to make sure you’re seeing the latest stock prices or news, or the people viewing your LinkedIn page.

Do you ever press the refresh key on your business? Do you ever hit the reload key on your business processes? Hmm, you might not and perhaps it’s because, unlike stock prices, you weren’t focused on the fresh content that’s out there.

increased productivity with time tracking software

Inertia. Remember that from physics class? Inertia – the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest. Aka, the status quo. The anti-F5 key.

Many of us running businesses get addicted to running business as usual, without pressing the mental F5 key to think about fresher or newer ways of doing business. After all, the day is full – managing employees, clients, finances and sales. But doing things the same way they’ve always been done without a refresh means we’re looking at old content with outdated approaches.

Here are 5 areas you might want to think about:
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In April, TSheets Makes Change

Filed Under: News
April 17th, 2013 by kelsie

Just in case you missed it, the TSheets April Newsletter is out and if you want to be “in the know” on anything listed below, you’ll just have to read it to find out!

A win for the good boys

[Hallelujah!]

A lunch date with Greta

CREW (are we talking the sport? You’ll never know unless you click here)

time tracking employees working on a laptop

We know, it’s that exciting!

Other exciting news from the TSheets headquarters, we have THREE, yes that is TRES, positions open in our rapidly growing company. Do you have what it takes to be the newest TSheets:

Senior Software Engineer
Graphic Designer
Customer Experience Representative

If so, we want to hear from you! Just email careers@tsheets.com your cover letter and resume.

Now Hiring: Customer Experience Representative

Filed Under: News
April 16th, 2013 by Matt

Delivering “brilliance” to our customers is what separates TSheets from the rest of the pack! We are always happy to answer the phone and proactively encourage our customers to contact us with their questions, concerns, or even when they just want to chat!

We’re looking for an outgoing and friendly Customer Experience Rep to learn our product inside-out, and to work together with our team to deliver an unforgettable experience to our customers.

Essential functions:

Respond to support tickets and be active on our forums, follow through with our users on everything they bring to you, manage related projects, and keep the rest of the team well informed on customer needs and desires. Track down and root out the source of any issues that come up, too, using your finely honed analytic techniques.

Requirements:

  • Killer written and verbal communication skills
  • Friendly, bulletproof personality
  • Supreme comfort with web based applications
  • Knack for listening to our customers and stepping into their shoes
  • Aptitude to learn and understand how service works and helps businesses
  • Front-line customer support

Other skills that would help:

  • Quality Assurance testing
  • Post-high school education

About Us
Why join us? The TSheets team lives, eats and breathes our motto: Work really hard. Play really hard. It’s a dynamic, close-knit team with strong convictions. We also offer an extensive benefits package for all full-time employees including, medical, dental, and vision and paid vacation. You will be joining a fun, creative, experienced, and bright team, who are passionate and care about what we create.

How to Apply
It’s easy… Just email careers@tsheets.com with a copy of your resume. Oh… and don’t forget a cover letter.

Develop Idaho 2013, Who’s In?

Filed Under: News
by kelsie

“We’ll be there tomorrow! Will you?”

develop.idaho, presented by Perkins Coie, is the only event of its kind in the state created to connect software developers, designers, entrepreneurs and students with Idaho’s brightest software leaders and special guests. This year’s theme, “Find Your Platform,” is about showing how software companies are not just solving specific problems, but building integrated solutions that scale and serve a wide user base. Find Your Platform will also challenge each of us to find our own platform for success.

technology in business

Tech Cocktail Boise, presented by Cradlepoint, will also be back to help promote our local startup companies at the Startup Innovation Showcase mixer in the evening. Tech Cocktail has an impressive history of promoting startups across the country, and will help our local entrepreneurs show off in an expo-style format for free to our community. Tech Cocktail staff will also be blogging in advance about each startup at the Showcase. If you have a startup and are ready to show off your great business idea, download your application here. We’ll circle back to the startups that are selected to present.

Learn from world-class tech innovators at develop.idaho 2013
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TSheets Close Up: Getting the Most out of GPS

Filed Under: Manage Time
April 11th, 2013 by Victoria

If you’re using the TSheets native Android and iOS apps or TSheets Touch (our mobile optimized web time tracking option) then chances are you’ve noticed that you can gather GPS information with your timesheets, but have you been able to take full advantage of this feature yet? Here are some TSheets Tips & Tricks to get GPS to work better for you!

Some background information…

To better understand how to maximize your GPS information, it will help to know the basics of how TSheets gathers GPS information.

GPS information will be recorded whenever an employee:

    * Clocks in
    * Clocks out
    * Switches job codes
    * Adds notes to the timesheet

GPS information will continue to be recorded, in addition to the above circumstances, when the following conditions are met:

    * The app is open
    * The individual is clocked in
    * There is new GPS information being recorded by the device to send into TSheets.

GPS information will NOT be recorded if:

    ▪ The individual is off the clock
    ▪ Location Services have been disabled for the TSheets app or the entire device.
    ▪ The TSheets app is closed
    ▪ The device is unable to pull GPS information (poor reception, poor performance, etc.)

Best practices…

So as an employer or an account administrator, how can you ensure that GPS information is being recorded for your employees’ timesheets? Here are some helpful hints and best practices:

    ▪ Confirm that location services are enabled for the device and for the TSheets app specifically.
    ▪ Have your employees leave notes periodically throughout their shift.
    ▪ Make sure that your employees pay attention to the unsynced data on the device. In other words, when your employees first open the app to clock in for the day, make sure that they wait for the app to sync down the information for the day before continuing. This will happen each time that they open the app or change information such as clocking in or out, and ensuring that the app has time to finish syncing will result in more consistent GPS information.

Troubleshooting…

If you’re noticing that no matter how hard you try, you still can’t get GPS information to pull down for your timesheet information here are some troubleshooting steps that will do wonders.

    1. Open the TSheets app and clock in.
    2. Count to 5 or 10 while the app is open, then close the app for a few minutes (5 to 10 should do the trick.)
    3. In the meantime, open up another mapping app on the device (or any app that utilizes GPS information) and wait for that app to pull up your current GPS location. Make sure it’s accurate then you can close or background this app, whichever you prefer.
    4. Open the app again, and leave a note on the timesheet. Tap save and wait for the app to complete a sync.
    5. Tap Stop to clock out and again count to 5 or 10 before fully closing the app.
    6. Review your GPS information online to see if it was able to pull accurate GPS data.

Of course if all of the above information hasn’t been able to get your GPS questions resolved, you can always reach out to our support team at our Help Desk to get additional assistance :)