Workday: App freezes during clock-in process
Users are experiencing significant frustration and inconvenience with the app, particularly when it fails to load or recognize clock-in punches. This unreliability not only affects their ability to clock into work on time but also negatively impacts their professional image.
9 different people have complained about this since 13 Jun 2026, most recently on 25 Sept 2026.
- “I dread every time I have to open it because it’s so frustrating.”
- “Manually signing in and out of work is more reliable than this rubbish app.”
- “it doesn't keep or recognize punches half the time so our supervisors keep having to fix them.”
9 people in 9 posts across 2 sources · 0 in the last 30 days, 2 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 9 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 9 people using Workday
- What goes wrong
- App crashes and freezes on startup5 people · 56%
- Clock-in punches not saved correctly5 people · 56%
- Asks for password and authentication every launch4 people · 44%
- Remember me and Face ID do not work2 people · 22%
- Since
- 13 Jun 2026 → 25 Sept 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Workday
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 11% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint889%
- Request111%
Sources
9 signals · 2 sources
Evidence
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…ions are posted. The least efficient time keeping app I’ve ever used. I dread every time I have to open it because it’s so frustrating.
Frustrated…to load. Without fail there is an issue every time you try to use it. Manually signing in and out of work is more reliable than this rubbish app.
Manual work…tes going through a half dozen windows everytime you clock in or out. it doesn't keep or recognize punches half the time so our supervisors keep having to fix them. It's a poorly made and managed app. Use something else for your company.
Workday — A Truly Terrible App — This app never loads without issues and constantly has errors trying to connect to the network. With Face ID, it will “successfully” scan your face up to 30 times in a row before allowing access. If you use this app to punch in, it will result in you being late to work at least once.
…e time my company has used this app I always have trouble signing in. App is stuck on the loading screen so I can’t clock into work which makes me look like I am late. This happened multiple times a week. This app doesn’t do the most basic thing: allow you to clock into work. I wouldn’t recommend this for any company…
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Score unchanged at 22.8 · 09 Nov 2026, 09:00 → 10:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is App freezes during clock-in process a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 9 different people described it independently, in 9 mentions, the earliest from 13 Jun 2026 and the most recent from 25 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: steady — no change the counts can show. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 2 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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Workday seems to be causing a lot of headaches, especially when it freezes during the clock-in process, making people late for work. Nine different people have mentioned issues like needing to reset pins or the app not recognizing clock-in attempts. How long did it take you to find a workaround, and what finally helped you get it sorted?