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Doorly for People Ops
People Ops is the function that finds out what a nice idea actually costs. Someone proposes the festive thing; you're the one who discovers it needs a shipping address for every employee, a headcount locked four weeks out, a vendor in the procurement system, and a spreadsheet reconciling who replied.
So this skips the pitch and goes straight to the operational surface: everything Doorly needs from you, and everything it doesn't.
“I can already tell my co-workers will really enjoy this. Everything is well thought out.”
“Delivered very quickly. Instructions were very clear. The calendar itself is fun and engaging.”
“Very straightforward set up and an interesting story!”
What we need from you
That's the complete list. No employee data, no email addresses, no seat list, no HRIS export, no directory sync — and nothing for you to keep in step as people join and leave.
The whole ask
- A tier, chosen by rough headcount band
- Your company name
- Your logo and colours, on branded tiers
What it doesn't need
Each of these is a real cost you've paid before on something that looked simple in the proposal. Access is a link, so a leaver loses it when they lose your channels and a starter on 12 December just opens it.
Things you won't be doing
- Provisioning and deprovisioning seats
- Accounts, passwords, SSO
- An IT ticket and a security review
- Shipping addresses and customs forms
- RSVPs, dietaries, a headcount deadline
- Calendar invites and timezone maths
Headcount changes handle themselves
Tiers are size bands rather than exact seat counts, which is the point — you're not tracking a number. Hire six people in December and they open the link like everyone else. If you're near a band boundary, size up rather than doing arithmetic about who'll still be here in January. Contractors, agency staff and people on parental leave are all included without touching anything.
One afternoon in November, then nothing
The real deadline is the announcement, not the build: have the link in hand in the last week of November and launch on the morning of the 1st. Through December nothing is scheduled for you at all — doors unlock on their own, and posting the daily door is optional and takes thirty seconds. In January the dashboard gives you the participation numbers for whatever wrap-up you're heading into.
The same December, by operational surface
One flat price per team for the month, not per head per event — a single budget line, a single invoice, and no true-up in January because attendance came in above or below plan.
| Christmas party | Hosted virtual event | Doorly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headcount | Locked weeks out; you pay for no-shows | Locked at booking; per-head pricing | A size band — nothing to track |
| Access | Guest list at the door | Seats provisioned per attendee | One link; no accounts to create |
| Joiners & leavers | Re-confirm the list, chase the caterer | Buy or release a seat | Nothing — a starter just opens the link |
| IT involvement | None | Sometimes; a new tool in the stack | None — nothing is installed |
| Chasing | RSVPs, dietaries, addresses | Attendance on the day | None; there is nothing to reply to |
| Invoice | Venue, catering, drinks, travel | Per head, trued up after | One line, £299 for up to 30 |
Christmas party
- Headcount
- Locked weeks out; you pay for no-shows
- Access
- Guest list at the door
- Joiners & leavers
- Re-confirm the list, chase the caterer
- IT involvement
- None
- Chasing
- RSVPs, dietaries, addresses
- Invoice
- Venue, catering, drinks, travel
Hosted virtual event
- Headcount
- Locked at booking; per-head pricing
- Access
- Seats provisioned per attendee
- Joiners & leavers
- Buy or release a seat
- IT involvement
- Sometimes; a new tool in the stack
- Chasing
- Attendance on the day
- Invoice
- Per head, trued up after
Doorly
- Headcount
- A size band — nothing to track
- Access
- One link; no accounts to create
- Joiners & leavers
- Nothing — a starter just opens the link
- IT involvement
- None — nothing is installed
- Chasing
- None; there is nothing to reply to
- Invoice
- One line, £299 for up to 30
The operational questions
What happens if our headcount changes mid-December?
Nothing. Tiers are size bands rather than exact seat counts, so hires open the link like everyone else and leavers need no deprovisioning. If you're sitting near a band boundary, size up rather than forecasting who'll still be here in January.
Can contractors and people on leave take part?
Yes, and it costs nothing extra. They aren't seats, they're people with a link — so contractors, agency staff, people on parental leave and anyone else outside your core payroll are all included without touching a configuration screen.
Will this need a security review?
There's very little to review. Nothing is installed in your workspace or tenant, no permissions are granted to any of your systems, and we have no access to your company's messages, calendars or files. We hold the display name each person types in and their guesses, and nothing else.
What does setup actually involve?
Pick a tier, add your company name, add your logo and colours if your tier includes branding, and you're given a link. One afternoon in November. There's no seat list to upload, no HRIS export, no directory sync, and nothing to configure per person.
How does billing work?
One flat price per team for the month — a single line in the budget and a single invoice, with no true-up in January because attendance came in above or below plan. That's the main structural difference from per-head event pricing.
One link. No logistics.
See what it costs for a team your size, and what your December calendar actually involves.
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