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.
8 people in 8 posts across 2 sources · demand low, pain low, competition moderate
The pain
shares of 8 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 8 people using Workday
- What goes wrong
- Not classified into a failure type — read the posts below.
- How bad
- 88% of posts are complaints · pain score low (30/100)
- Since
- 31 Aug 2026 → 12 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 · 13% 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
- Complaint788%
- Request113%
Sources
8 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.
FrustratedWorkday — 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.
…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.
…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…
Workday — Useless app — Had to download this app for my job. Can’t clock in or out on the app. We have to sign in on the web to clock in and out. It makes no sense! What’s the point of having an app that you’re supposed to clock in and out with, but can’t?
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 38.5 · 25 Sept 2026, 01:00 → 02:15 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?
- 8 different people described it independently, in 8 mentions, the earliest from 31 Aug 2026 and the most recent from 12 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 50/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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