Where someone is working
In Office, Remote, and Out of Office distinguish workplace availability without GPS tracking.
Staff Glance Solutions
Employee In/Out Board for Real-Time Staff Visibility
A digital employee in/out board gives coworkers one clear place to see who is in, out, remote, away, or temporarily unavailable. Staff Glance provides that shared availability view on the web without requiring Microsoft Teams.
What is a digital employee in/out board?
Traditional in/out boards, paper signs, and shared spreadsheets try to answer a simple question: who is available right now? A digital board makes that information easier to update and easier for the organization to find, including for hybrid and remote employees who are not standing near a physical board.
Staff Glance displays employees and their current status in a shared staff status board. Depending on company configuration and the viewer's permissions, the board can show the company roster or the people within authorized department scope.
Employee statuses at a glance
The board supports common availability states so employees can communicate more than a simple in-or-out choice.
Temporary availability
Away, On Break, At Lunch, In Meeting, and Do Not Disturb help explain short-term availability.
Planned or extended absence
On Vacation, Out Sick, On Call, and Custom statuses provide useful context when standard choices are not enough.
How status updates work
Employees can normally update their own status from Staff Glance. When Admin Lockable Statuses is enabled, an authorized Company Admin or Department Admin can lock an employee's status, which prevents that employee and Managers from changing it until an authorized administrator unlocks it. Updates for another employee depend on the permissions and department scope assigned to Managers, Department Admins, and Company Admins. Status availability and ordering can also reflect configured department rules.
Microsoft Teams is optional. Manual status updates and the Staff Glance board work without Microsoft Teams. Organizations that choose to configure Teams Sense can add Microsoft presence polling as a separate automation.
Choose a board view that fits the team
Card layout
A visual card-based roster for scanning employee details and status.
Table layout
A compact row-based presentation for viewing more employees at once.
Pill layout
A condensed status-focused view for quick availability checks.
Users can also group or filter the board by status, department, or location. Department Visibility may limit the roster to people the viewer is authorized to see.
Replace manual boards and spreadsheets
- Give office, hybrid, and remote employees access to the same current board.
- Let employees update their availability without editing a shared spreadsheet.
- Organize larger rosters by status, department, or location.
- Use optional Microsoft capabilities only when they fit the organization's setup.
Staff Glance is an availability board, not a time clock, GPS tracker, attendance enforcement system, or employee productivity monitor.
Employee in/out board FAQ
What is a digital employee in/out board?
It is a shared digital view of employee availability, including who is in, out, remote, away, or temporarily unavailable.
Can Staff Glance work without Microsoft Teams?
Yes. The web-based board and manual status updates work independently. Teams presence, Calendar Snapshot, the Teams App, and Entra ID SSO are separate optional capabilities.
Who can update an employee status?
Employees can normally update their own status unless an authorized Company Admin or Department Admin has locked it. Updates for another employee depend on the permissions and department scope assigned to Managers, Department Admins, and Company Admins.