When someone changes logged time, the change should leave a mark

Here is a small feature we are oddly proud of. You cannot quietly rewrite logged time. If a developer needs to fix an entry, they file a time-change request, and a manager reviews it.

Why make it harder to edit time?

Because logged time turns into money. The moment an hour can be edited without a trace, the number stops being trustworthy. And once the number is not trustworthy, every payout built on it is up for argument.

A time-change request is not bureaucracy. It is a one-line note, something like “forgot to stop the timer over lunch, this should be 3 hours not 5”, that a manager approves or declines. The original entry, the requested change, and the decision all stay on the record. When payout time comes, nobody is reconstructing what happened from memory.

The timer itself stays out of your way

None of this makes tracking time heavier. There is a running timer with a live indicator, and the current elapsed time shows up in the browser tab so you do not lose track of a running clock. Clock in, clock out, see it all on a calendar. Each entry is tied to the specific task or estimate it belongs to.

The friction is in exactly one place, editing time after the fact, and that is the one place friction earns its keep.