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by stncls
1115 days ago
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I see, thanks. So it's more like a bidding system. That is also interesting, but from a game theory perspective then. > The real value is that there is an algorithm doing the assigning. That makes this feel FAIR to all involved. You're right, that is very important. I think convincing people the schedule is fair is the hardest part, and indeed having a decision process everyone understands makes it easier. |
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There are several aspects to it that aim to make it feel fair. First there's the credit system, and people who take less desirable shifts getting more credits, so they end up working fewer shifts in total. But there are also limitations on what the scheduling admin can do. E.g. they can't assign credits to themselves, or enter "block periods" (= a calendar time when someone is blocked from being assigned any shifts, e.g. because they're on parental leave or military leave, or something like that). There's also a "credit accounting log", which shows all the transactions in the system, and how those transactions changed the credit balances of all the rotation members. I hope (and think) that the kind of geeky game-prone people who work tech oncall jobs might appreciate the game-like nature of this system.