Apologies! We don't want anyone to die. Could you suggest ways where we could be more clear up front? I see some people complaining that the task really takes 10 hours, and is filled with tasks that are 20+ minutes long. On the face of it, both of these things are in the instructions.
It seems the people who are upset have a case of "unmet/ill-formed expectations" where they thought they'd be paid for...I don't know... less work? Maybe they expected tasks other than "annoying psychology tasks"? I'd like to make the introduction as transparent as possible so people don't regret participating and enter in with open eyes. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Wow neato
thanks for responding!
In my experience after turking for roughly 3 years or so, I've found that a lot of requesters tend to overestimate how long their tasks will take. Many have paid larger amounts such as $5, $10 that are expected to take an hour and are on average completed in less than 20 minutes. This makes it difficult to truly know how long a hit is going to take as requesters seem to have a varied sense of a turker's ability to finish a hit in a specified time frame.
With that being said, you did indeed have a disclaimer in your task giving turkers a heads up and
you're so so awesome for that. Many requesters seem to forget this important component in their hits and it really helps to know what we're getting ourselves into before we begin. If you're looking for better ways to handle the disappointment of the time length in your hit, the only thing I could suggest is offering more pay, but I know this isn't always easy for requesters.
Me personally, it did take roughly 10 hours to finish the entire hit which puts me around 6/hr for my work. I saw your post about wanting to push around minimum wage for your task which I believe is adequate, but again this is with the possibility of a bonus. You're essentially telling workers "you may or may not be making minimum wage for a 10 hour long task".
Again,
my opinion does not deflect the opinion of other turkers who completed this task. Other workers may have found it enjoyable, but after years of being on this site on a somewhat consistent basis, I've seen more work that simply pays more and is more valuable of my time. I deeply understand your research is important and I greatly empathize with your situation, this is just my point of view after doing the task. Cheers!
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