If you care about really having good and intuitive scheduling, reporting, mobile app, time tracking, etc modules- I would check out workforce.com. They are an all in one system with a set price- doesn't cost extra for more modules which is amazing and are integrated with pretty much every payroll company like adp, paycom, bamboo, ulti, etc. Source: over 2 years ago

Communities like reddit, ladder.to, slack, Facebook groups, Next Door, etc. Source: about 1 year ago

Also, a random tip: there is a community called Ladder (ladder.to) focused towards professional growth which has proved a little helpful to me. Source: over 2 years ago

In terms of professional development, ive benefitted a lot from being able to read and occasionally aks questions on r/cscareerquestions and r/FinancialCareers , but I haven't made long lasting connections on reddit. I've started to use Ladder to ask questions with professional development and it not be anonymous, but the community is still small which has positives and negatives. LinkedIn imo isn't a place for... Source: almost 3 years ago