Roei Cohen

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I’m a hair salon manager with over 20 years of experience managing 40+ employees across multiple departments and locations. My work covers everything from daily operations and business strategy to customer service, scheduling, staffing, and team development. Vacay was born from a problem I dealt with firsthand: managing employee time off while protecting the schedule and avoiding staffing gaps. I searched for a simple tool that showed who was off, when, and how it affected coverage, but most options were too complicated, inefficient, or built into expensive HR platforms. So I built Vacay — a simple time off management tool for small businesses.

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  • Vacay
    VacayStop managing time off in group chats. Try Vacay free.
    Jun 2026
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    Joined Product HuntMay 30th, 2026

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Built this after years of managing 47 employees through WhatsApp — would love your feedback

Hey Product Hunt

I'm the founder of Vacay. I spent years as a salon manager drowning in time-off requests through texts, group chats, and sticky notes. I got blindsided by scheduling gaps more times than I can count.

So I built Vacay simple employee time off management for small businesses. No HR department needed, no app download, free to start.

Would love to hear from anyone who manages a small team:

Roei Cohen•

15h ago

Vacay - Stop managing time off in group chats. Try Vacay free.

Vacay is the simplest way to manage employee time off, vacation, and PTO for small businesses. Approve requests in one tap. Never get caught understaffed again. Free plan available.
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