Accepting a Job

When you find a job you want on the Pandora marketplace, you can claim it with a single tap. This page walks through the full process — from browsing to confirmation.

Browsing Available Jobs

Open the Available Jobs section in your portal. You will see a list of job cards, each showing:

Job title and description — What the work involves
Location — Where the job takes place
Date and time — When you need to be there
Your estimated payout — How much you will earn, personalized to your tier
Spots remaining (multi-person jobs) — How many slots are still open
Teammate badge — If a friend or teammate has already claimed a slot, you will see "A teammate is on this job"

The jobs you see have already been filtered through the visibility pipeline. Every job in your list meets your tier requirements, falls within your value cap, and satisfies all other eligibility criteria. You will never see a job you are not eligible to claim.

Viewing Job Details

Tap or click on a job card to open the full detail view. This shows:

Complete job description
Location with map
Scheduled date and time
Your personalized payout amount
Supply requirements (if any)
Spots remaining for multi-person jobs
Schedule conflict warning if you have another job at the same time

Schedule conflicts are informational only. If you have an overlapping commitment, the system warns you but does not block the claim. You are responsible for managing your own schedule.

Understanding Your Payout

The payout shown on each job card is calculated specifically for your tier:

Your payout = Pandora value x your tier payout percentage

You see only your payout amount — never the Pandora value, the client's price, or any other worker's payout.

Multi-Person Payout Estimates

For jobs with multiple slots, the payout shown is an estimate that depends on how many workers actually show up. The confirmation dialog shows the range:

Scenario	Your Estimated Payout
All 3 slots filled	~$124
2 workers show up	~$186
Only you show up	~$372

The final payout is calculated at job completion based on actual attendance. If fewer workers show up, your share of the pool increases.

Claiming a Job

When you are ready to commit:

Tap "Claim Job" on the job detail view
Review the confirmation dialog — It shows your estimated payout, the location, date, and time. For multi-person jobs, it also shows the estimated payout range and a note that the final amount depends on attendance.
Tap "Confirm Claim" to finalize

Once confirmed:

The job moves from Available Jobs to your My Jobs section
Your calendar is updated with the job time slot
Reminders are scheduled for 24 hours and 2 hours before the job
The posting organization is notified that you claimed the job

What Happens After You Claim

Payout is locked at your current tier — If your tier changes between claiming and completing the job, your payout percentage is based on the tier you had when you claimed. This protects you from tier changes affecting jobs already committed to.
You are expected to show up — Late arrivals and no-shows affect your tier rating. If you cannot make it, put the job back as early as possible (see Job Put-Backs & Cancellations).
The slot is yours — No one else can claim your slot unless you put the job back.

Race Conditions

In rare cases, you might try to claim the last slot on a job at the same time as another worker. The system uses optimistic locking to handle this fairly:

First claim wins — The first worker whose claim is processed gets the slot
Second worker sees — "This slot was just filled. Check back for other jobs."
No partial state — The failed claim is fully rolled back with no side effects

Important Notes

You cannot claim a job you have already claimed (it would appear in My Jobs, not Available Jobs)
You cannot claim a job from an organization that has blocked you (those jobs are filtered out)
Once all slots on a job are filled, it disappears from everyone's Available Jobs list
You can browse and claim jobs at any time — there is no limit on how many active jobs you can have (manage your schedule responsibly)