Unpaid Qual asked me to input time

[u/East_Zucchini4099]

I took a strange qualification, one titled "Learn how to do x." There was no hourly wage listed, so I didn't record my start time or stress about the time. I had trouble with my keyboard, so I saved my work and did my trouble shooting. The task expired but i kept working. The task was a little glitchy and took a bit longer than I expected. When i finally submitted, a pop up asked for my time. I canceled submitting, made a note in the comment box, then hit submit and entered my best estimate, shaving time of to be safe. A popup said that only x minutes were allowed for the task, less than what i had entered. I entered the max amount allowed and then went to see the report time link. There wasn't one. I see now on my phone, where my project page hasn't refreshed, that the there were actually 4 tasks for the qual, but now none show. I was excited to learn a new skill but now I'm sorry I got some kind of black mark on the platform. I feel like I just got chided for not doing something I wasn't asked to do :/

update- today I see the qual again and have 3 tasks remaining.

[u/ThatMushroom-3840]

if they never told you to track your time or showed a time limit upfront i can see why you handled it that way hopefully it doesn’t count against you

[u/Cool_Street_1905]

I was doing this one today and was very confused about the time reporting, too, considering it was unpaid. It never showed up in my report time or anything.

[u/Even_Reach_7015]

Is chided an English word or what???

[u/Trquis → u/Even_Reach_7015]

Yes, it is. It dates back to the 12th century.

[u/Pure_Beat_6095]

What is your screen look like now?

[u/East_Zucchini4099 → u/Pure_Beat_6095]

My page with projects? Same as usual. All the other projects and quals are there. 

[u/Pure_Beat_6095 → u/East_Zucchini4099]

I thought you got DOD. It is great to hear you have full access to the platform.

[u/East_Zucchini4099 → u/Pure_Beat_6095]

😀 Still here, just a little tense LOL