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Always know where you are, always reach what you need

A redesigned header that puts your identity and role on top, the page-relevant navigation right below, and your most common actions exactly where you'd reach for them.

  • improvement
  • design

ShiftSee has two distinct user modes: shifter mode (looking for work) and business mode (running a place that needs work). The same person often switches between them several times in a day. We rebuilt the header today so that switching feels obvious and the navigation always matches the mode you're in.

Identity on top, work on the bottom

The new header has two rows. The top row never changes. It carries your logo, the role toggle (Shifter or Business), the browse links, the search bar, and the standard share / messages / notifications icons plus your avatar.

The bottom row is contextual. In shifter mode you see Dashboard, Schedule, Shift Requests, Open Shifts, and Connected Businesses. In business mode you see Dashboard, Shifts, Connected Shifters, and Payments. The two sets of tabs are designed to match each other in shape so that switching modes feels like turning over the same surface, not landing in a different app.

Actions where you reach for them

Three primary business actions live on the right side of the bottom row in business mode: Schedule Myself, Send Shift Request, and Broadcast Shift. Broadcast used to be in the top row mixed in with the icons, which made it feel like a notification toggle rather than the take-action button it actually is. It now lives next to its siblings, with the brand-amber treatment that matches its weight.

Where it goes from here

Some of the smaller things we slipped into the same release: the avatar dropdown gained a list of your businesses with a one-tap switch, and every authed page now shows a consistent breadcrumb (My account › name › page). Both of these reduce the "where am I" friction that was nagging us the most.

Full release notes →