The Startup Struggle Is Real
Lito had just launched his dream — a growing software startup based in Cebu. With ten employees onboard and a few clients already signed, he thought the hard part was over.
Until payroll week came.
He stared at his screen: multiple spreadsheets open, some shared via email, others manually updated by his team leads. Time logs didn’t match. Deductions were inconsistent. He didn’t even know where to begin checking for compliance.
“I thought, maybe I can wing it this month. How hard could payroll be?”
Answer: very hard.
By 3 a.m., with unpaid SSS and conflicting Excel formulas, Lito realized something had to change.
Discovering Tropa
A fellow founder sent him a link to Tropa with just one line: “This will save your life.”
Skeptical but desperate, Lito filled out the contact form. Within hours, a Tropa onboarding specialist walked him through how it could automate government contributions, manage time tracking, and calculate payroll in compliance with PH labor laws — all in one place.
By the next pay period, Lito had fully switched over.
The First Payroll Run (With Tropa)
What used to take 2 full days now took less than an hour.
Tropa automatically pulled in attendance logs from the biometric scanner, applied leave credits, handled deductions, and generated payslips that employees could view from their phones.
“There were no follow-up questions from my team. That’s how I knew it worked.”
The Confidence Boost
Beyond the saved time, Lito finally felt confident that he was doing it right — no more guessing or relying on outdated spreadsheets. And as his team grows, he knows the system will scale with him.
Final Thoughts
For founders like Lito, payroll is not just a task — it’s a reflection of how you treat your people. Getting it wrong hurts trust. Getting it right builds a culture of fairness and professionalism.
Tropa turned payroll from a chaotic chore into a seamless part of running his business.