They certainly did! When I noted this current one, I could not even get to the 'Accept' or 'Decline' button without declaring the date I would do the shop. Of course if I had self-assigned the shop I could not have completed the self-assigning process without declaring a date.
I have no idea what the deal is. I did training for this client's shops. I did one shop that required opening a new account. I reported back, as instructed, the day my checks finally arrived and got an email back saying they would keep me in mind for shops. Zap, 2-3 out of areas assigns, zing, 1 in area. With the out of areas, there was a all hands email a few days later offering the jobs with a bonus and suggesting we get in touch with them about help with mileage.