08/30 - Ten Seconds Through Tuesday!

[ChicksDigMyACOG]

Hm, can't start that $60 study until I do a check-in hit, which there are none available...ok.

yeah im having the same problem

 

[Squatty]

I FUCKING DID IT! I CAUGHT THE $60 HIT

THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

I am going to quote this when you are halfway through and banging your head against the wall

 

[Not A Robot]

until you start the $60 hit and realize it sucks

Can't suck any worse than A9s or Dodds.

 

[MindNumbing]

Hm, can't start that $60 study until I do a check-in hit, which there are none available...ok.

This may be the link you need for the check in....https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=3GBCJUK5C20MJXUO00XCENGHEB1KPK

 

[rjd66]

until you start the $60 hit and realize it sucks

 

[T. Leela]

I am stuck in a catch-22 dilemma.

I started Turking just to earn a little extra money while I stayed home with the kids. Now I really enjoy Turking.
I had my Mother-in-law visiting last week and she helped a lot with the kids. I was able to Turk full time and was doing $80-$120 a day.
Now I am home alone with the kids and Turking is so hard with an almost 1 year old who needs almost constant attention.
I am back to my $40- $60 a day.

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

I have one of two little ones home, one just started school, so I thought it would be easier. I kinda forgot the part that now the one home has no one to play with...but me. How about an at home babysitter, would it be any cheaper? Like a college student?

 

[bxpretzel]

Can't suck any worse than A9s or Dodds.

i would rather be relegated to only a9s for the rest of my turking career than work on the $60 HIT again

 

[Not A Robot]

Ooops, caught two. Sending one back now.

 

[Squatty]

do you have a full time job to go back to or would you have to start searching all over again?

I do. I also do it part time now in the evenings. I teach English as a Second Language. But actually earn more Turking.

 

[Deleted member 481]

Just got a response email. The SelfConcept hit is up that some of us needed.

 

[Krikket]

Caught the $60. Should I be scared?

 

[bxpretzel]

I do. I also do it part time now in the evenings. I teach English as a Second Language. But actually earn more Turking.

wow that's awesome. what would be the ratio if you went back to full time? like what would you make from a full 8 hour day as an ESL teacher vs those 80-120 days turking?

 

[MerryLou]

Neither of the self concept hits load anything for me so I guess I'm sending mine back if anyone else is interested in it.

 

[Onyxbird]

until you start the $60 hit and realize it sucks

I believe @IndigoTemple made a statement that was right one point. Which I did experience lol.

"I went through all 5 stages of grief.

Denial - Theres no way this HIT is actually 10 hours long
Anger - What the hell, this block takes 40 minutes!?
Bargaining - Please god, please make the next 5 blocks take a few minutes a piece
Depression - I never should have started this, now look what I got myself into
Acceptance - Well Ive done 30 blocks, theres no going back now."

 

[rjd66]

Caught the $60. Should I be scared?

 

[TSolo315]

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

Mturk is not consistent -- you don't want to be in a position where you hit a prolonged slow patch and feel pressured to work on HITs. Or when the burnout comes (which it does with vengeance, in my personal experience) and feel pressured to keep working at the same pace.

 

[Onyxbird]

Neither of the self concept hits load anything for me so I guess I'm sending mine back if anyone else is interested in it.

Contact the requester, and try turn off any scripts, or ad blockers and keep trying. I had to do this for a bit and it worked.

 

[C to the J]

Title: General Knowledge Survey(~ 10 minutes) | PANDA Requester: Cognition and Natural Behavior Laboratory [AHN61MLI1DS8R] (Contact) (TO):[Pay: 4.88][Fair: 4.96][Comm: 5.00][Fast: 4.83] Description: In this HIT you will be asked to answer general knowledge questions in a specific area as directed in the survey. Time: 30 minutes Hits Available: 1 Reward: $1.50 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is not less than 100, Exc: [448640348-20163] has not been granted, HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95, Location is one of: US

 

[bxpretzel]

I believe @IndigoTemple made a statement that was right one point. Which I did experience lol.

"I went through all 5 stages of grief.

Denial - Theres no way this HIT is actually 10 hours long
Anger - What the hell, this block takes 40 minutes!?
Bargaining - Please god, please make the next 5 blocks take a few minutes a piece
Depression - I never should have started this, now look what I got myself into
Acceptance - Well Ive done 30 blocks, theres no going back now."

i never really made it through all of those. it turned out to be a terrible week for me and i only did 14 of the 63 tasks. emailed the requester and he assured me i'd get partial payment so i let the HIT expire and did in fact get a $14 bonus today. but some of the tasks i did took way more than half an hour - would i say that each task was worth only $1? no, and i would not do the HIT again if i had the opportunity

 

[rjd66]

Title: MTurk Personality F15(~ 60 minutes) | PANDA Requester: Virgil Zeigler-Hill [A3UCG5JGHC6OM4] (TO) TO Ratings: ★★★★★ 4.20 Communicativity ★★★★★ 3.19 Generosity ★★★★★ 4.75 Fairness ★★★★★ 4.72 Promptness Number of Reviews: 63 | TOS Flags: 12 Submit a new TO review Description: Participants will complete a series of questionnaires about how they think about themselves and the way they interact with others. The items will deal with a range of issues including some items concerning violence and past criminal behavior. Participation will require approximately 45-60 minutes and participants will receive $2.00 upon completion. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Time: 1 hour 30 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $2.00 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is not less than 100;Exc: [2108496043-20065] has not been granted;HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95;Location is one of: US