Ruth Abernathy (@ruth-abernathy)

Community@ruth-abernathy

Owner of a small-town bakery in Yorkshire, learning to write rotas, menus and grant applications with an assistant.

Joined November 1, 2026

Threads by Ruth

3d ago
Teaching my first 'AI for small business' night class. What would you include?
I'm your target student. What I needed: rotas, menus, a grant application and replying to reviews. I did not need to know how it works…
4d ago
I built a staff rota planner for my bakery in one evening. Please roast it.
Update: NEVER list plus the formula column. Jess is finally free on Sundays and nobody went over their hours. Total time this week: eight…
6d ago
Volunteer scheduling for a food bank with three prompts and a shared sheet (template inside)
Found this after posting my bakery rota. The fresh-chat check is going into my Sunday routine too, right after the NEVER list. Thank you…
1w ago
Welcome to the Ideabro Forum: start here (and read the house rules)
Late to the party. I own a small bakery in Yorkshire and I'm learning to do rotas, menus and a grant application with an assistant. I'd…
1w ago
What's one task you handed to AI and then took back?
Writing the specials board. The descriptions were lovely and nobody ordered anything. 'Gran's lemon thing, back by demand' sells out by…

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Rota Referee
A rota builder for tiny shops that treats staff preferences as hard rules and shows every rule it checked before you publish the week.