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Otto Lab

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Poor Communication

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Dragonfly Relaxed Pace
Reviews: 2,924
Points: 2,859
Ratings: 203
Online experiment in Psychology - $3.00

Underpaid

Unacceptable

Approved

$5.58 / hour

00:32:15 / completion time

Pros

NOTHING! I recommend staying away from this low paying requester. Wish I had seen other people's reviews prior to wasting my time on them. Seems they are known to mislead workers and not respond to us.

Cons

Absolute crap! Only got FIVE wrong out of 100s of these tests and got a 2 cent bonus. It's like a slap in the face. Will be blocking this requester. Long and tedious. Claim you are "winning" bonus money but the highest bonus for this task is $2 and soon it became apparent that the "winnings" for each correct answer was not factual so you'd think that would sway a study. Bonus not disclosed at the end. I got five out of 100s wrong and my "performance bonus" was 2 cents. I emailed requester because they are not being honest and that is infuriating.

Advice to Requester

Respond to workers and stop misleading us.
Oct 16, 2019

Penelope Fast Reader
Reviews: 10,545
Points: 10,999
Ratings: 2,846
Online experiment in Psychology - $4.00 +2.00 bonus Confirmed!

Generous

Unrated

Approved

$13.81 / hour

00:26:04 / completion time

Pros

Bonus up to $2 which is fairly easy to amass. No small font, deceptive wording at the end like in previous studies so hopefully they'll pay this time.

Cons

Just pressing E or I for a long time. One practice round and four that count. Probably 40 or 50 trials per round. Each trial awards a specific amount which goes towards the bonus. They haven't paid the bonus in over a month and haven't responded to messages. I don't know why I bother with this unethical requester.
Jun 11, 2020 | 3 workers found this helpful.

dan Average Pace
Reviews: 8,517
Points: 8,988
Ratings: 1,987
Social Decision Making Task - $4.00

Unrated

Unrated

Approved

$6.00 / hour

00:40:00 / completion time

Pros

Cons

One of the worst HITs in the history of HITs.
Requires constant focus for nearly 45 minutes.
3 Rounds are chosen for your bonus, but the bonus is probably going to be less than a dollar in total. The bonus isn't good by any means. Even with a max bonus - it's still underpaid.
It's one of those - Player A proposes an offer, Player B can accept or reject HITs.
Dec 30, 2019 | 9 workers found this helpful.

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Wage Aggregate Tracking

This is fairly straightforward: we take the completion time & the reward amount (where available) and calculate the average hourly rate for the task. We then apply that number to a simple range based on US minimum wage standards to color-code the data for easy to digest numerical data.

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.

Icon Rating Approval Time
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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