Messaging and Your Watch List on Automate America: Talk to the People You Work With

Thank you for every conversation that turns into work here. Talk to the people you work with, and keep the people and work you care about in one place.

So what does that mean for you? Customers, you can talk with anyone who applies to your work, before you hire and after. Professionals, you can ask the customer a question about work you applied to. And everyone can message their connections, and Automate America, any time.

Here's who can message whom. Anyone you're connected with. Anyone you share a piece of work with, at every stage of the application. And Automate America, whenever you need us. Two professionals who applied to the same work can't message each other. That keeps your inbox for real conversations.

Click Message on a profile, and a new conversation opens. Your Messages page lists one row per person, newest first. Until you're connected, you see each other's first name. If a message is too long, it tells you, instead of cutting it off. What you send is what they read.

Every contract has a work record, and the work record has its own Messages tab. Those conversations stay with that work, so nothing gets lost in a general inbox. Your account manager is listed first, so help is one click away. Thank you for keeping the conversation where the work is.

Now the Watch button. Click Watch on a professional, a company, a business group, a contract, a direct job or a request for quote. It's saved in your Watch List, sorted by type, so you can come back to it any time.

And if you ever need to, block a member, from their profile or from Messages. Then neither of you can message the other, and they're never told.

Here's what happens next. Connect with the people you talk with most. Once you're connected, you see each other's full name, email and phone, and you can endorse each other.

There's no risk in messaging, requesting or applying, ever. Nothing is committed until the customer clicks Hire, or the professional clicks Accept Offer.

An application usually goes into a black hole, with no one to ask. On the old site, a customer could ask an applicant a question from the application list. We kept that, and added one inbox for every conversation, and a Messages tab on every work record.

Real conversations between the people doing the work. This is the future of work.

Thank you for your time, and for building this network with us. Somewhere right now, one good question is about to turn into a contract. Ask it here. So look after each other out there, and get home safe tonight. Questions? Text 586-770-8083, or email Info@AutomateAmerica.com for more information. Stay safe. Stay free. Zero friction.