Morning-ready Broadcast Shifts
Shifters who've opted into morning availability get alerts for early shifts. 5-6 AM coverage without calling people.
Cafés, Coffee Shops & Bakeries
Early mornings. Tight crews. Bad days when your barista doesn't show. ShiftSee is the tool independent cafés use to run the schedule and cover the emergencies.
The moment that matters
5:32 AM. Your opener just called out — she has strep and can't make it in. You open at 6:00. You can do the coffee yourself, but there's nobody to run the register, greet customers, or do the breakfast rush food. Your day just broke before it started.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Shifters who've opted into morning availability get alerts for early shifts. 5-6 AM coverage without calling people.
Great baristas are the product. Build a portable reputation that grows as they work with you.
Many great baristas work at 2-3 cafés. ShiftSee makes their schedule coherent instead of chaotic.
A new barista can be connected, profiled, and working within an hour of signup.
Typical roles and rates
Typical shifter rates by role and region. Rates are always negotiable on ShiftSee — the numbers below are where most shifts land.
| Role | Vancouver Island | BC Metro | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barista | $18-24/hr + tips | $19-27/hr + tips | $17-25/hr + tips |
| Café counter / Cashier | $17.85-22/hr | $18-24/hr | $17-22/hr |
| Pastry cook / Baker | $19-28/hr | $20-30/hr | $19-30/hr |
| Prep cook (café) | $18-24/hr | $19-27/hr | $17-25/hr |
Why ShiftSee works here
Most of your shift work isn't new work. It's the same work, done again. The same weekend crew. The same specialty staff for peak events. The same closers on a Friday night. ShiftSee is built for that reality — every connection you make gets stronger the more you use it, and every shifter's rating and reliability follows them across every business they work with. After six months, you've built a trusted private crew that compounds in value month over month.
Getting started
(free). 2 minutes.
Everyone you'd text first when a shift opens up. They sign up, connect to you, and they're ready.
Schedule one. Broadcast one. Whatever hurts most.
Pat Rousseau, our co-founder, personally onboards every new business in the first 60 days. He'll walk you through setup, answer questions, and stay available by text during your first week live.
No subscription. No setup fees. You only pay when a shift happens. If ShiftSee saves you a single bad-day disaster, it's paid for itself several times over.
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