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**Subject:** night shift hiring
Hi [First name],
Saw the six night-shift picker openings on your careers page. When nights add headcount, the schedule often gets rebuilt around guesses, and overtime covers whatever the guesses miss.
Rostrly builds shifts from order forecasts and lets workers swap from their phones. A 3-site warehouse operator cut overtime hours 22% in their first quarter.
Is nights schedule coverage something you're actively working on?
[Your name]
[Company, postal address]
If this isn't relevant, reply "no" and I won't follow up.
**Notes**
- **The hook:** I didn't assume why they're hiring (growth vs. turnover), since the posting doesn't tell you. The "often" phrasing holds up either way. If you know which it is, say so and sharpen the opener.
- **The ask:** It's a question they can answer in one line, which fits your goal of getting a reply rather than a meeting.
- **Proof:** I kept it anonymous and exactly as you gave it. If you can name the customer or give the size (e.g., "about 200 pickers"), it will land harder.
- **Sending:** Plain text, no link, no tracking, from a secondary domain. Verify the address before sending, and send Tuesday to Thursday mid-morning in their time zone.
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- **Follow-up (day 3):** Add a new angle instead of "checking in." For example, the shift-swap side: "Most swap requests at sites like yours go through a supervisor's phone or a group chat. Rostrly moves that to workers' phones with the supervisor approving." Then a case-study or breakup email later in the sequence.