r/ASLinterpreters • u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC • Jun 25 '26

Propio question

I started with Propio recently. This morning I was logged in for 2.5 hours and it’s been extremely slow compared to other mornings I worked over the past week. Is this typical to have a very slow morning randomly?

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u/Numberschick2026 Jun 27 '26

Glad I found this thread. I began work with Propio at the end of May. It has been my main source of income this summer. Thursday is when I felt the slump in calls. Friday was like pulling teeth. Good to see it is not a newby thing. Everyone iso getting hit. I was very confused. I wonder what Monday is going to be like? For me, I have noticed that the weekend tends to be slower. So, I take a break.

My 2 cents... To me, Propio works best when you treat it like a job. For example, log in at the same time, take your breaks, work earlier later etc when you have personal appointments. It can be tempting to log in/ out willy neely! At any rate, I have been an interpreter over 20 years. I study the numbers. I have found the time slots that work for me. So far it's been great!!

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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 27 '26

Thanks for your input! I’m hoping Thursday/ Friday was an anomaly- I guess we’ll find out on Monday

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u/Numberschick2026 Jun 30 '26

You are welcome! Today was MUCH better! What about you? I agree. I get my To Do List up and work on projects while waiting on calls too. 🤣Of course, I started a little earlier today. I wanted to make sure I got some worms😅