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Sven Mikolon

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The University of British Columbia
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Kan Du Average Pace
Reviews: 1,138
Points: 2,600
Ratings: 382
Consumer Choice Survey(~ 9 minutes) - $0.70

Underpaid

Unrated

Approved

$5.09 / hour

00:08:15 / completion time

Pros

Nothing.

Cons

First, the requester has you do one of those tests where, normally, you'd use hot keys for good word/bad word, etc., you know, but in this case, it's radio buttons, so it makes no sense at all. There's no messing up and hitting the wrong button when it takes so long to do so. And before you start it, you have to practice a few times, and receive condescending words of encouragement, like "Great job!". It warns you that you have to get them right or you won't get paid! And after that, the requester lies and tells you that you will answer a series of "random" questions. Right.

On the code page, I was in such a hurry to get out of there, that I think I missed something important, so now I might not get paid for this piece of garbage.

It's a slow Saturday morning and it was my first hit of the day, but I should have returned it early on.
Jun 8, 2019 | 6 workers found this helpful.

Lizj87 Average Pace
Reviews: 740
Points: 1,550
Ratings: 167
Consumer Choice Survey(~ 9 minutes) - $0.70

Unrated

Unrated

Approved

$4.48 / hour

00:09:22 / completion time

Pros

Actually look 6 minutes, but I let the timer run because he repeatedly threatened rejections and said it for sure took 9 minutes.

Cons

Initially it biased the responder against black people by associating them with negative attributes, and then asked 'random' questions about racial bias. It presented a photo and then in the following pages referred to it as a video.

Repeated threats of rejection, both in description and in the actual survey.

Advice to Requester

Trust that most turkers are generally honest and we don't need to be repeatedly threatened with rejections and unpaid work.
Jun 16, 2019

SirKiwiTheBrave Average Pace
Reviews: 1,080
Points: 1,078
Ratings: 171
Consumer Choice Survey(~ 9 minutes) - $0.68

Unrated

Unrated

Pending

$7.85 / hour

00:05:12 / completion time

Pros

Cons

Various warnings about checking each survey to make sure it's done properly, you must pay attention, etc.
Writing section - no minimum specified, but you're told "words, sentences or paragraphs".
I took my time and got it done in five minutes, but he says it is expected to take nine minutes.

I'm half expecting to get a rejection on this one.
Jan 19, 2019 | 2 workers found this helpful.

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Wage Aggregate Tracking

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Color Pay Range (Hourly) Explanation
RED < $7.25 / hr Hourly averages below US Federal minimum wage
ORANGE $7.25 - $10.00 / hr Hourly averages between Federal & highest statewide (CA) minimum wages.
GREEN > $10.00 / hr Hourly averages above all US minimum wage standards

Reward Sentiment

Not all HITs are created equal. Sometimes an hourly wage doesn't convey the full story of a HIT's true worth, so we encourage workers to give their opinion on the overall pay of the task. Was it $8/hr to rate pictures of puppies? A worker could justifiably bump up the rating a bit for something so adorable. 10 hours locked in Inquisit? Even for $10/hr many workers would appreciate the heads up on such a task. The Pay Sentiment rating helps connect workers beyond the hard data.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
Underpaid 1 / 5
  • Very low or no pay
  • Frustrating work experience
  • Inadequate instructions
Low 2 / 5
  • Below US min-wage ($7.25/hr)
  • No redeeming qualities to make up for pay
Fair 3 / 5
  • Minimum wages for task (consider SE taxes!)
  • Work experience offers nothing to tip the scales in a positive or negative direction
Good 4 / 5
  • Pay is above minimum wage, or compensates better than average for the level of effort required.
  • The overall work experience makes up for borderline wages
Generous 5 / 5
  • Pay is exceptional.
  • Interesting, engaging work or work environment
  • Concise instructions, well designed HIT.

Communication Ratings

Communication is an underrated aspect of mTurk. Clear, concise directions. A fast response to a clarification question or a resolution to a workflow suggestion can all be valuable aspects of interaction between Requesters & Workers and its worth keeping track of. Plus everyone enjoys the peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong there will be an actual human getting back to you to solve the issue.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
Unacceptable 1 / 5
  • No response at all
  • Rude response without a resolution
Poor 2 / 5
  • Responsive, but unhelpful
  • Required IRB or extra intervention
Acceptable 3 / 5
  • Responded in a reasonable timeframe
  • Resolves issues to a minimum level of satisfaction.
Good 4 / 5
  • Prompt Response
  • Positive resolution
Excellent 5 / 5
  • Prompt response time
  • Friendly & Professional
  • Helpful / Solved Issues
  • Interacts within the community

Approval Time Tracking

This rating is strictly for approval times. Let's face it, no one wants to mix approval time ratings with how fast a Requester rejects a HIT, so we've saved rejection flags for another category. This provides a more straightforward way to know about how long your HIT might sit pending before paying out. The default auto-approval for most MTurk tasks is 3 days, the maximum is 30 days. We've tried to base our ratings around those data-points.

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Very Slow 1 / 5 Over 2 weeks
Slow 2 / 5 ~1 - 2 Weeks
Average 3 / 5 ~3 - 7 Days
Fast 4 / 5 ~1 - 3 Days
Very Fast 5 / 5 ~24 hours or less

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