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Shift apps fill openings from a gig pool. We build trained, captain-led teams and stand behind the work in writing.
Shift apps fill openings from a gig pool. We build trained, captain-led teams and stand behind the work in writing.
Both put people in your building. They do it in very different ways.
| Shift Apps (Qwick, Instawork, Gigpro) | The Wilkinson Firm | |
|---|---|---|
| Who shows up | Gig workers who accept shifts one at a time from an open pool. The faces change from event to event. | A roster we recruit, train, and uniform. The same trained people come back to your property. |
| On-site leadership | Workers typically arrive solo. Your managers direct each one. | A TWF captain arrives early, briefs the team, and runs the floor so your managers do not have to. |
| Preparation | Workers usually see the shift details in the app. Venue standards vary. | Teams arrive briefed on the menu, timeline, guest count, and your venue's rules. |
| When someone cancels | The shift is reposted to the pool and you wait. | Backfilling is our job, not yours. Our bench and our captain cover the gap. |
| Accountability | Star ratings inside the app. | Written shift reports your managers sign off on, event after event. |
App descriptions reflect how on-demand staffing marketplaces commonly work. Details vary by platform and market.
Across 30 straight shift reports, clients signed off in writing on 22 and rejected none.
One hotel client liked two of our people so much they hired them full-time. We call that a win for everyone.
Recently deployed at Hilton Greenville, the Greenville Convention Center, and Holiday Inn Greenville.
Greenville, North Carolina is our home base. We also staff events in Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, and across the Southeast.
Most requests are staffed within days. For urgent needs, our emergency staffing line can deploy trained staff, often within 24 hours.
Servers, bartenders, barbacks, runners, bussers, setup and breakdown crews, and on-site captains who run the floor.
Standard trained event roles bill $15 to $22 an hour; captains and senior leadership are quoted per engagement. See our full rate breakdown. Every engagement is priced in writing before the work begins.
Tell us the date, the headcount, and the venue. We will build the team and put a captain on the floor.
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