01/09 - Tyga Tuesday!

[Vanyanka]

Fuckwad.

 

[PhilGil]

I emailed back and forth a bit with him about the project. He was really cool. I'm sad it ended!

Adam was a really good requester, even though his HITs made my head hurt sometimes. He also went out of his way to set up make-up HITs for dumbasses who screwed up (not that I'm naming any names).

 

[C to the J]

I modified the mturkgrind.com tweaks script to work here and use it to block (most) posts with people posting their PE. There's almost never a time where it does anything other than demotivate me and make me feel frustrated, even if I had a good day. If you feel the same I highly recommend it.

I don't, however, recommend clicking on the spoilered PE posts and then getting mad anyway, cause that's just dumb and why do I do that.

Going to start typing out my PEs like a Craigslist prostitute types out her phone number so as to bypass your filters.

I hope that (one) it works out (hundred) and we have (fourteen) a good time tonight, hun.

I'm the opposite of you, I like to see PE's. It lets me know what is possible and if i am doing something wrong for that day, plus I like to see the people here doing so well.

Same. I like being aware if I missed something big during the day. That way I can solve the mystery of what it was and add it to my Hit Monitor.

Biggest thing I've never understood though is why it's shamed for only high earner to post their PE.

So like if someone who made $10 can be happy and post about it then why is bad for someone who sat here for 12 hours and busted their ass all day to feed their family?

 

[tricker]

$25 in 6 hours on my 4th full day. I think that's okay, but reading what you guys are making has me pulling my hairs out.

I personally think that is a fabulous PE for your fourth full day! You will find your groove and be a higher earner in no time, I bet!!!

 

[Starslip]

So like if someone who made $10 can be happy and post about it then why is bad for someone who sat here for 12 hours and busted their ass all day to feed their family?

Because I'm envious and I know it's shitty behavior but it still makes me salty

 

[JenniLeigh]

I'm not generally a high earner so when I post my weeklies on Sundays it's because I'm proud for pushing myself. It's never my intent to make anyone feel bad.

That and, this is our version of work-place performance incentives. We don't have bosses to tell us "good job", or "you're improving". We don't get raises for a good performance, or promotions, no end-of-the-year award ceremony bullshit. There are no pats on the back, except from each other, and as humans, we wanna share pats without "co-workers".

 

[coffeeowl]

PE: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

And I'm willing to share.

 

[It's Gamera!]

So like if someone who made $10 can be happy and post about it then why is bad for someone who sat here for 12 hours and busted their ass all day to feed their vinyl addiction

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PE:

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[electrolyte]

PE: Reeses's Peanut Butter Cups

And I'm willing to share.

Did you know that in Canada, those are called Reese Peanut Butter Cups?

 

[coffeeowl]

Did you know that in Canada, those are called Reese Peanut Butter Cups?

Are they smaller without the S?

 

[C to the J]

Because I'm envious and I know it's shitty behavior but it still makes me salty

Nah I mean I wasn't talking about what you were saying, I meant more like the rare occasion when people are actually rude about it.
Your feelings are your feelings, ya know.

You should start grinding those 5s harder tho.
Telling you with repetition comes a higher hourly.
Not anything I'm doing that you can't do.

 

[Starslip]

Are they smaller without the S?

I'm picturing them shadily reducing the packaging size a tiny bit by removing the S. Like Toblerone apparently reduced the amount of chocolate by making the peaks in between each piece wider

 

[electrolyte]

Are they smaller without the S?

Not sure. I'm planning to investigate this weekend. Will report back.

 

[charlie]

i love seeing the PEs day to day. I know I'll rarely make anything over $20 per day most days and that's ok. I love to see how everyone is doing day in and day out.

 

[SarahAshlee90]

I hope that (one) it works out (hundred) and we have (fourteen) a good time tonight, hun.




So like if someone who made $10 can be happy and post about it then why is bad for someone who sat here for 12 hours and busted their ass all day to feed their family?

Here's proof this works. Reading this post will make me want to work harder tomorrow so he doesn't beat me again.

 

[JenniLeigh]

I hope my "shitty" PE helps when I share it.

I know I have masters, and a handful of old-ass quals, and I've been turking for 739 years... and a lot of you high-rollers don't see me as working to my potential, and can't believe I grind for that pathetic amount... and trust me, my anxiety and depression agrees with you and still won't help me do better
I kinda hope it shows newer people, and other people who are struggling with just fucking functioning every day like I have been, that it's okay to do your own version of "good".

That being said,
I've made $12.33 today. Took a MUCH needed nap, cried some, did some meal-prep, blogged again (like the old days when I was productive, and less shit...) and now I'm gonna keep my pandas on while I find something relaxing to do, so maybe I'll cry a little less tomorrow.

 

[Starslip]

Nah I mean I wasn't talking about what you were saying, I meant more like the rare occasion when people are actually rude about it.
Your feelings are your feelings, ya know.

You should start grinding those 5s harder tho.
Telling you with repetition comes a higher hourly.
Not anything I'm doing that you can't do.

I don't know what it is about those but I just cannot maintain focus with them. Look up menus on restaurant sites? Ok, sure, I'll do that all day. Find emails? Ok. Get the restaurant off a yelp page? No problem. But categorizing those things just makes me want to do anything else

 

[tricker]

Nah I mean I wasn't talking about what you were saying, I meant more like the rare occasion when people are actually rude about it.
Your feelings are your feelings, ya know.

You should start grinding those 5s harder tho.
Telling you with repetition comes a higher hourly.
Not anything I'm doing that you can't do.

I can attest to this about 5s. I'm nowhere near CJ or Vanyanka level of grinding them out, but I am so much faster now than I was when I first started.

However, after about 100 I want to yank my eyes out, unless it's a really easy batch. That's progress for me as I used to feel that way after 20, but now I don't have to look up as many and know the ones I just need to return as I'll NEVER figure out what it is (mostly ones with no pictures and really weird descriptions).

 

[ecko]

Going to start typing out my PEs like a Craigslist prostitute types out her phone number so as to bypass your filters.

I hope that (one) it works out (hundred) and we have (fourteen) a good time tonight, hun.


Same. I like being aware if I missed something big during the day. That way I can solve the mystery of what it was and add it to my Hit Monitor.

Biggest thing I've never understood though is why it's shamed for only high earner to post their PE.

So like if someone who made $10 can be happy and post about it then why is bad for someone who sat here for 12 hours and busted their ass all day to feed their family?

I think the reason high earners get flack is just people venting their frustration. They can't take it out on mturk so they take it out on the person who did better than they did. They see someone doing so well and they get upset that they aren't there yet. They don't take into consideration all the variables like time spent working, effort to learn how to work efficiently etc.

 

[Starslip]

Speaking of, I've been hoping Leffel would reappear since he still had a quarter of the alphabet to get through.