Work Log
The Work Log is a daily record of your time, a way to log what you worked on and for how long. It works alongside the clock-in/clock-out system and job-level time tracking to give you a complete picture of how your day was spent.
How It Works
The Work Log is available from the desktop at Work Log in the left sidebar.
Each entry in your work log captures:
- What you worked on
- How long you spent on it
- When it happened
Think of it as a lightweight daily journal of your working hours. While the clock-in/clock-out system tracks your overall start and end times, and job status updates track time at specific job sites, the Work Log fills in the gaps: administrative time, meetings, travel, shop prep, and anything else that doesn’t fall neatly into a job.
When to Use the Work Log
The Work Log is most useful for:
- Office time - Hours spent on administrative tasks, phone calls, or planning
- Travel between jobs - When you want to track drive time separately
- Shop or warehouse time - Prep work, loading materials, organizing inventory
- Training - Time spent learning or teaching
- Any time that doesn’t belong to a specific job - If it’s not captured by a job status update, log it here
Verification
Work log entries may go through a verification step. If your site has verification enabled, a manager can review logged time to confirm it’s accurate before it counts toward timesheets.
This prevents accidental errors (like logging 8 hours instead of 0.8 hours) from making it into payroll without someone noticing.
Relationship to Timesheets
The Work Log, clock-in/clock-out, and job status updates all feed into the same timesheet system. Together, they create a complete picture:
| Source | What It Captures |
|---|---|
| Clock-In / Clock-Out | Overall work hours (start and end of day) |
| Job Status Updates | Time spent at specific job sites |
| Work Log | Everything else: admin, travel, prep, training |
Your timesheet aggregates all 3 sources into the totals used for payroll.