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Empirica

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Good Communication

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Xanabanana Proficient Worker
Reviews: 147
Points: 609
Ratings: 74
!!!OPEN QUICK!!! Collaborative "Clue" Game NOW (5-20 mins, $1-$4 bonus)(~ 30 minutes) - $0.10 +4.00 bonus Confirmed!

Generous

Excellent

Approved

$18.87 / hour

00:13:02 / completion time

Pros

Lobby filling was fast; task itself after a short period of training/reading was only 9 minutes total. Requester provided emails ahead of time to those that had accepted a 0.00 hit yesterday for easy access to the hit. The requester actively communicated about the HIT on TV forums as well!

Cons

(EDIT: You only see 3 others, but there are two groups of 20 collaborating; keeping original message for posterity). Lobby waited for 40 people even though you're seemingly only grouped with 4 total, including yourself Time-sensitive (but the HIT's activity happened 3 times today, and will happen 3 times tomorrow).
Jul 9, 2020 | 5 workers found this helpful.

purplepotato Fast Reader
Reviews: 6,712
Points: 7,214
Ratings: 975
[Play immediately] Estimate values with others and get up to $8 - $0.10 +7.90 bonus Confirmed!

Generous

Unrated

Approved

$17.79 / hour

00:26:59 / completion time

Pros

Apparently I'm pretty good at dot-direction-detection. Kind of fun actually, and I got lucky and didn't have to wait long.

Requester is super communicative and active to TurkerView forums, and seems genuinely committed to paying fairly.

Cons

Time could be longer depending on how long you have to wait for partners to join, and bonus could be lower depending on your performance. Timers are quick so you feel kind of rushed to get your adjustments made and avoid losing points, but that also means you're not going to get stuck for too awfully long waiting for unresponsive partners.
Aug 16, 2019 | 2 workers found this helpful.

MechaTurk Average Pace
Reviews: 7,981
Points: 7,797
Ratings: 418
[Play immediately] play with others and earn up to $24.50 (45-90 minutes) - $0.10 +2.00 bonus Confirmed!

Underpaid

Unrated

Approved

$7.21 / hour

00:17:28 / completion time

Pros

$2 bonus came through in 4 days, though it is not enough to save this hourly.

Cons

Got through the training, passes all the quizzes and then waited for an eternity for the game to load. Just when my session filled, it was indicating that the game was loading, only to dump me with the message that all games had filled. I reached out to the req, and they responded right away. However, the response was less than adequate. They said they were aware of the issues, and they hoped to launch another round later today. Hopefully, they rectify this with a bonus, as there are no guarantees that I would be able to catch the task later today, or that it will work even if I did nab one. smh....
Sep 19, 2022

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Ratings Legend

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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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