08/24 - Working Watamote Wednesday!

[Kerek]

I don't think I'm on the only one that has noticed a decrease in pay since the rate increase. My issue is, it's a slippery slope, any area amazon feels they can take an advantage, they will. Obviously, they are a business. So right now it's going to effect mainly surveys, but is there going to be more increases/hidden fees for batches down the line. I wouldn't count that out.

They doubled the fees, and they weren't that low to begin with. That's a crazy increase and for sure affects wages.

I wish more survey requesters posted the big "batch" of surveys to at least cut the 40% to 20%.

 

[aveline]

This is nothing more than pre-screening workers. It eliminates those who will lie to do a survey. Prolific does this as well.

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It's not the idea that people are upset about (I think most seem to like the idea). It's what Amazon is charging for those quals that's worrisome.

 

[Kadauchi]

Ok, they assigned the new qualifications to me already, now we wait.

 

[TheDuck]

There is no way to stop this. There will always be someone with a more destitute situation who is willing to work for less and then in time there is someone willing to work for less than that guy, and so on and so on until you hit bottom.

r/latestagecapitalism

Or someone working a job that they can turk at. If you make a base hourly pay of 12-13 an hour already, making 2-3 an hour makes your total hourly $15-16, so why not?

 

[Hotlamp]

I had it on Panda for a week.

I did too but I took it off last night when I went to bed.

 

[corvid]

I haven't done the profile tasks, still getting captchas on my end.

Same for me. I just did them now though, so we'll see.

 

[GoldenTemple]

Or someone working a job that they can turk at. If you make a base hourly pay of 12-13 an hour already, making 2-3 an hour makes your total hourly $15-16, so why not?

Very good point

 

[Yuk]

Now everyone needs to ask themselves, Is it worth giving away free information for the chance to not have Captchas?

Absolutely

 

[AlphaFemale]

Or someone working a job that they can turk at. If you make a base hourly pay of 12-13 an hour already, making 2-3 an hour makes your total hourly $15-16, so why not?

It just really hurts those of us that do this full time because we can't get other employment.

 

[coffeeowl]

Ok, they assigned the new qualifications to me already, now we wait.

 

[Kadauchi]

Mass accepting/returning copytext to test.

 

[cassius]

.50 per task... and workers were paid $0.00 to submit those premium qualification tasks.

It appears to be another way for AMT to charge their requesters more.

 

[Kerek]

 

[seventhaxis]

Or someone working a job that they can turk at. If you make a base hourly pay of 12-13 an hour already, making 2-3 an hour makes your total hourly $15-16, so why not?

Exactly my situation. I'm one of those workers that does way more than their fair share, except my manager doesn't give a shit about who does more or accuracy -- they just want warm bodies in the seats. I made it clear that I expect a promotion and that's still supposedly coming, but when I said 20% he said that it wasn't possible. Nevermind the fact that I do 30% more work on average, so instead of lighting myself on fire to keep others warm, I make an extra few bucks an hour and get my 20% that way.

 

[Kadauchi]

Mass accepting/returning copytext to test.

hit a captcha

 

[Peachy]

For those of you that do this full time: what are your reasons?

 

[P L A Y E R 9 1]

 

[YAHU]

For those of you that do this full time: what are your reasons?

money hayyyy

 

[TSolo315]

Now everyone needs to ask themselves, Is it worth giving away free information for the chance to not have Captchas?

It would be worth it regardless of captchas >.>

Access to more work for thirty seconds of your time.

 

[P L A Y E R 9 1]

For those of you that do this full time: what are your reasons?

real jobs suck!