Best Practices for Posting Ops

1. Post Ops with 24 to 72 hours of lead time

Our data shows that this time frame is the "sweet spot" for Operators, as Ops posted with 24 to 72 hours of lead time tend to yield better attendance and fulfillment rates.

We also recommend accepting their Bids with at least 12 hours of lead time. This allows workers to have time to prepare for the task at hand. They might need to map out where your building is and arrange transportation, childcare, and take care of other responsibilities. Without enough time to do what they need to before they come to work, they might not show up due to these circumstances.

2. Post Single-day Ops

This posting strategy yields the best fulfillment and attendance rates, our data shows. The primary way Operators use the platform is for short-term engagements with companies- most of the workers using Veryable work an average of 8 days per month on Ops they find in the app. 

Posting Single-day Ops does not mean that you'll need to bring a new Operator each day. For example, if you post one Op that lasts from Monday through Friday and a great Operator is only available Monday through Thursday, you would lose that worker’s attention because they will be looking for an Op to fit their schedule. If instead, you posted the Op as five daily Ops, that Operator could pick up Monday through Thursday and another Operator could pick up Friday. 

4. Post Single-day Ops to build Your Labor Pool quicker

This is the most efficient way to cycle through Operators and identify the best workers as they become familiar with your operation. By posting daily Ops and choosing new operators for each day, you can evaluate many different workers to decide which ones you’d like to invite back for future Ops. We refer to this group of Operators who are familiar with your operations as Your Labor Pool (YLP).

The way you post Ops might change to match your demand cycle in the future, but at first, it’s best to post daily Ops so you can quickly build Your Labor Pool. 

5. Create a cadence for evaluating your daily labor needs

As your labor pool grows and you have a more solid base of workers to invite to your operations, you should start figuring out the right rhythm for posting that works for you. Ideally, you post as soon as you know your demand, not before and not long after.

For example, if you find out about Thursday’s demand on Tuesday, you should post the op right away for Thursday. Having a minimal baseline amount of ops is fine, but you should not set out on Monday to post all your ops for the week and then play a guessing game for the days you don’t know the demand for yet.

6. Post Ops as piece work instead of hourly where possible

By posting ops as piece work, you will be able to better evaluate the performance of the workers you bring in. Piece work ties the pay to the work completed and gives you a better picture of how productive your processes are.

If you post Ops as piece work, meaning you pay for the outcomes of the work instead of time, you will be paying directly for output. This of course will require that the outcomes be measured in a concrete way. 

Paying based on outcomes creates a habit of measuring the output of each role in your production process. When you know the output of each role, you can improve the productivity of your overall process by knowing where you can make changes to gain efficiency.