12/15 - Throwback Thursday!

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This is a misconception that always gets spread like wildfire.

Sure, knowing people is half the battle, but no one is going to hire Jo Shmo because he's funny when he's drunk over someone who has a Bachelor's degree and years of experience. There's many factors that play into this.


edit: mods ban MirrorMan @MirrorMan
I would have agreed with you 7 years ago when I graduated college, but after working for slightly above minimum wage and having managers above me that barely know english, I have to respectfully disagree.

I've seen so many people get promoted ahead of me simply because they have a better relationship with the boss. I've seen people succeed in careers I've been struggling in for years simply because they are in contact with people in the industry.


I mean even on MTURK. Who makes more money... they people on the forums that know each other and communicate, or the people that have NEVER talked with ANYONE and just use mturk with no scripts and have no idea what t.o. or pandas are.
 

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Being at 50% then seeing them asking for demographic info is like watching the sun rise on a beautiful day.
Unless you get more questions after demos.
 

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panda crazy has really reinforced the idea that I shouldn't take presents from strangers or enemies
I haven't heard that song in ages. What are you working on?
 

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Need a large batch of those RestrmTvs. Already approved
 

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I mean even on MTURK. Who makes more money... they people on the forums that know each other and communicate, or the people that have NEVER talked with ANYONE and just use mturk with no scripts and have no idea what t.o. or pandas are.
But that's completely up to you to engage and /or read. Just like it is your choice to mingle at a party or network on linkdin. It's not out of your hands. It might be harder for some, but it's not a given.
 

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How often does Pindrop drop stuff? Should i keep the panda on or no? I dont want a ton of pandas going
 

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You know, I was just telling my husband the other day I was going to make a "turk resume" and list all my job duties/experience from hits in the style of IRL jobs. He said that if I turned it in with an application, someone who doesn't know about turk reading it would probably call the looney bin to have me committed for delusions of grandeur.
lol sad to say, when I updated my resume last year, I kind thought the way your husband thought, I mean, yeah I judge surgeries, but how can I prove that? the "approved" rating on the dashboard? I mean, they can't call C-Sats for a reference or anything.

and if they did what would c-sats say as a reply? "yes worker A5559BLAH is my favorite worker. He doesn't hoard the hits like C to the J @C to the J "
 

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I haven't heard that song in ages. What are you working on?
Isn't it the default for anything that pays more than 15 cents? I hear it for pretty much everything

Edit: oh, it's an alarm for Panda Crazy if you catch a 15+ cent HIT.
 

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I would have agreed with you 7 years ago when I graduated college, but after working for slightly above minimum wage and having managers above me that barely know english, I have to respectfully disagree.

I've seen so many people get promoted ahead of me simply because they have a better relationship with the boss. I've seen people succeed in careers I've been struggling in for years simply because they are in contact with people in the industry.


I mean even on MTURK. Who makes more money... they people on the forums that know each other and communicate, or the people that have NEVER talked with ANYONE and just use mturk with no scripts and have no idea what t.o. or pandas are.
when i started it was the people that didn't talk to anyone and made their own scripts and kept that shit to themselves.
a lot of the bullshit mturk has put in place in the last few years is a direct result of the scripts exploding.
 
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