PHASE 1 — OPEN
Reviewing and accepting bids
Once your job is live, workers will start bidding. Click on your job in the dashboard to see all bids. For each bidder you can:
✓View worker profile
See their tier, reviews, past work, and skills before deciding.
✓Chat with the worker
Ask questions or negotiate before committing.
✓Accept a bid
Accepting one bid automatically declines all others.
✓Decline a bid
Decline individual bids you do not want to proceed with.
✓Watch for warnings
Yellow warnings flag skill mismatches or workers outside your area.
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Paint lounge + 2 bedrooms
Open
Dashboard — open job with bids
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Paint lounge + 2 bedrooms
Bid AcceptedBoth parties must confirm to start
Confirm I am ready to start
Dashboard — agreed, confirm to start
PHASE 2 — AGREED
Confirm the job can start
After you accept a bid, the job moves to "Agreed" — not in progress yet. Both you and the worker must confirm before work officially begins.
The worker will also confirm on their side. Only when both of you confirm does the job move to "In Progress".
Use the messaging feature to agree on a start time before confirming.
PHASE 3 — IN PROGRESS
While the work is happening
The job is underway. Use PieceJob messaging to communicate with the worker. When the work is done, mark it complete from your dashboard.
Communicate via messaging
Keep all communication on PieceJob — your phone number stays private.
Mark as complete when done
When you are happy with the work, click "Mark job as complete" on your dashboard.
Cancel if necessary
If something goes wrong, you can cancel from the dashboard with a reason.
piece-job.co.za/dashboard
Paint lounge + 2 bedrooms
In ProgressMark job as complete
Cancel this job
Dashboard — job in progress
piece-job.co.za/dashboard
Paint lounge + 2 bedrooms
CompletedHave you paid Sipho R1,500?
Yes, I have paid
Rate Sipho Mokoena
Dashboard — confirm payment and leave review
PHASE 4 — COMPLETED
Confirm payment and leave a review
When the work is done, confirm you have paid the worker on the platform. Then leave an honest review — it helps other posters make good decisions and rewards quality workers.
Confirm payment
Both you and the worker confirm payment. If there is a dispute, PieceJob steps in.
Leave a star rating
Rate overall quality, punctuality, and communication.
Write a review
A short written review helps workers build their reputation.
Hire again
If you were happy, send a direct offer to the same worker for your next job.
How cancellation works
You can cancel a job at any stage before it is completed. From your dashboard, click "Cancel this job" and select a reason. If work was started, you will also be asked how much work was done and whether the worker was paid.
Before work starts
No payment required. Worker is notified immediately.
After work started
Indicate how much work was done and any payment made.
Incident or dispute
If law enforcement is involved, contact SAPS on 10111 first.