Media encoder is very slow to process a request

When I export something into queue out of Adobe Premiere, which is the SAME version as my media encoder, it takes 5-10 minutes for that file to appear in media encoder. Then when I hit play to make it compress, it will give me the spinning wheel of death for 5-10 minutes before it begins processing. It's frustrating because I finish 6-8 sequences a day.. so waiting 6 x 5 mins = an extra 30 mins to 1 hour of starring at my screen to make sure those sequences show up in media encoder and it is just very time consuming. I recently upgraded to the 2017 latest version and before I upgraded, I was having no problems with the lag time. I tried purging all of my settings MULTIPLE times I cleared all cache I pressed shift when restarting and nothing helps. Just wondering if this is happening to anyone else. Thanks!