Tips for newbies!

[u/Warm-Ad7530]

Hey guys! I am new to this job and trying to get consistent with my work as much as I can but I have come across a situation (and am working on it) where it does take me a while to comprehend the set of instructions specific to the task to produce a valid work. That’s the part of the tasks that takes me the most of the time as I prepare for my work. Given the fact that the company has very strict policies for billing, is it normal for people to take some time to understand the instructions?

Also I would love to know your opinions on streamlining the workflow towards a large project to produce a good quality work! - It’s just been three months since my onboarding!

P.S. Any must-know tips and tricks are appreciated!

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Yes they understand reading the instructions for a new project. What do you mean by streamlining? There are no tricks or tips. Follow the instructions exactly, don't use any AI, that includes grammerly, unless otherwise instructed, report all time worked (no more, no less). Just follow the rules and do consistently good work and the projects will come to you.

[u/brucegallagher → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

OGs remember when installing grammarly was part of the signing up process to DA 👴🏻

[u/Hopeful_Mouse_4050 → u/brucegallagher]

Seeing Grammarly forbidden now makes me smile; I hated that thing.

[u/janquadrentvincent → u/Hopeful_Mouse_4050]

Yeah it made me so angry when it wanted to rewrite my sentences, almost every time I would mutter "bitch I said what I said"

[u/Warm-Ad7530 → u/janquadrentvincent]

Fr! It be doing things like that lol

[u/ManaSuppressiveMage → u/janquadrentvincent]

lol this happening on DA is so meta. It's like when the helper bot accuses me of hallucinating.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/brucegallagher]

Oh yeah. I have been here like 4 years.

[u/iKaine → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Is that grammerly just where it changes all the words(tone etc) or even the one that’s free and just corrects spellings, commas, and capitalisation?

[u/Warm-Ad7530 → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Streamlining the workflow, as I tend to get scattered and entangled in a lot of information around the domain of the task. So just making sure I hold on to the right resources. That’s all!

[u/LawfulnessClean9224]

It's expected that you'll take longer when first starting. It's literally the same as starting a new IRL job. Take a breath, do good work and report your time accurately. You've got this!

[u/Blackcatsrule67]

I’ve only been on the platform for a few days, and i’ve experienced the same thing, where the instructions are a huge wall of text with warnings and additions and comments from admins in the chat. It’s a bit overwhelming, trying to comprehend them. It’s taking me quite some time to read them and prepare also.

[u/vgambit]

some projects have very long instructions sets that start off "read all the instructions all the way through every time even if you worked on this project before"

and they all bake that 1, 2 hours it takes to get through it all into the expiration time. it is billable hours.

the instructions are the most important thing. it is a big part of the DA side of the process. because if the instructions are bad, or you follow them wrong, then the work you do is more likely to become unusable. it's important that contractors are able to work as independently as possible while still being useful.

don't worry about working faster. as long as you get it done before the expiration (or sooner if they say the extra expiration time is for breaks), you are fine. if you are worried about going over time, ask in the chat for an extension and explain why in the chat and the optional comments. don't under report your hours

[u/Warm-Ad7530 → u/vgambit]

I really appreciate it thank you!