AI Compresses Scheduling Tasks from Hours to Minutes
Lloydian64 · reddit · 2026-07-15
A subcontractor in the flooring industry shares their experience using AI to automate scheduling and work order adjustments.
Original Workflow
- Check a shared spreadsheet from the general contractor to identify which units are ready for demo/installation
- Create corresponding shifts in a web application
- Manually modify or add shifts daily based on spreadsheet changes
Initial Results with Claude Cowork
- The first batch required adding nearly 250 shifts, taking almost 5 hours
- Routine daily incremental adjustments took about 45 minutes
- Errors occurred during the process (e.g., clicking the wrong date), but the AI would catch them and retry
After Switching to ChatGPT Work + 5.6 Sol Medium
- First task: 50+ new shifts and 14 adjustments completed in 20 minutes
- Daily batch runs: takes only about 5 minutes
- The author notes that its UI operation speed significantly outpaces manual work
The core takeaway of this post isn't about "chatting with models," but a real-world business automation case: AI can compress repetitive web operations and schedule maintenance into incredibly short execution times.
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