07/13 - Wolf Wednesday!

[Tuesday]

If you'd care to elaborate, perhaps a point could be made. Wages are, nominally, the reason we work.

With all due respect, I don't think you should blame the workers. I had a lot of A9s under my belt, and several rejections from the same when I was trying to complete 5000 hits. That was a long time ago, but I still remember what it felt like to work hard for those pennies. The fact of the matter is that this platform creates these disparities. We will never be able to create anything like a union. It's very rude to disparage others who are trying to 'level up' so to speak.

 

[JenniLeigh]

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[JenniLeigh]

With all due respect, I don't think you should blame the workers. I had a lot of A9s under my belt, and several rejections from the same when I was trying to complete 5000 hits. That was a long time ago, but I still remember what it felt like to work hard for those pennies. The fact of the matter is that this platform creates these disparities. We will never be able to create anything like a union. It's very rude to disparage others who are trying to 'level up' so to speak.

You can't create a union out of people that aren't employees either
We do not work for Mturk.
We are independent contractors filling each "job" (HIT) we're agreeing to do.

 

[VGB]

With all due respect, I don't think you should blame the workers. I had a lot of A9s under my belt, and several rejections from the same when I was trying to complete 5000 hits. That was a long time ago, but I still remember what it felt like to work hard for those pennies. The fact of the matter is that this platform creates these disparities. We will never be able to create anything like a union. It's very rude to disparage others who are trying to 'level up' so to speak.

not sure if you meant to quote me here, but I wasn't placing blame on anyone, quite the opposite

The only issue here is a system that limits the amount of work you can complete in a day, in my eyes.

 

[Tuesday]

not sure if you meant to quote me here, but I wasn't placing blame on anyone, quite the opposite

The only issue here is a system that limits the amount of work you can complete in a day, in my eyes.

You're right, I apologize. I looked back and realized that I was quoting a quote that you had quoted. I'm sorry.

 

[yoshikiki]

With all due respect, I don't think you should blame the workers. I had a lot of A9s under my belt, and several rejections from the same when I was trying to complete 5000 hits. That was a long time ago, but I still remember what it felt like to work hard for those pennies. The fact of the matter is that this platform creates these disparities. We will never be able to create anything like a union. It's very rude to disparage others who are trying to 'level up' so to speak.

There was no intent to disparage workers, only to forewarn of an unfavorable outcome if things continued unchanged. I used to do penny hits too (zings, not so much for padding but for master), but very sparingly, to be conscious of the message I sent. The big difference between then and now though, is .01 hits simply rotted away then (as they well should) while the laws of supply/demand corrected the disequilibrium, forcing them to be re-upped at .02 ($76 is a big difference from $38). .01 hits are literally the new .02 hits nowadays, and there's no reason it should be that way, and the only reason it is is because of complacency and standards to "pad" dropping at an alarming rate in recent years, plus the influx of workers occurring at a higher rate than that of requesters (which is why it's not even entirely an uninformed workforce's fault)

 

[Drwho10]

Remember when magic erasers were $1? Has anyone that ordered, received them yet?

magic eraser? if you mean those white sponge thingies then i get them at the 99 cent store or a big package at daiso for $1.50

 

[mamasheebs]

Amazon had a deal a few weeks ago, 30 magic erasers for $1 and some change

 

[humbleturker]

Most HITs I've ever done in one day. 2195 ^_^

 

[Drwho10]

Amazon had a deal a few weeks ago, 30 magic erasers for $1 and some change

 

[mamasheebs]

Free shipping too! Couldn't pass that up!

 

[Pleco]

Found out this is 21 years old thanks to reddit.

I was nostalgia bombed.

No way, is it? But it's aged so well and looks so incredibly current.

 

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[<Gucci>]

Has anyone done an EarthPing HIT? I have one queued for taking a picture of a cash register.

sounds like not such a hot idea.... maybe

 

[humbleturker]

62.38 today. Not bad. I can't be bothered to do more of that CI batch but there's still 5000+ up, takes 3 sec each. See you guys tomorrow.

 

[ShanaMarie]

It's not too early to wish me a Happy Birthday...just in case you were wondering.

 

[<Gucci>]

It's not too early to wish me a Happy Birthday...just in case you were wondering.

I was waiting for the new thread!!!!!

 

[TissueHime]

new thread

http://www.mturkcrowd.com/threads/07-14-taipan-thursday.1483/

closing this soon

 

[yoshikiki]

It's not too early to wish me a Happy Birthday...just in case you were wondering.

Happy bday dog, how old are you?

 

[Tuesday]

My neighborhood store is owned and staffed by folks of the Arab persuasion. They're from Jordan (I've asked and discussed this with them). It's not a big deal at all, just an observation and a fact. Tonight, there was some older bearded caucasian guy hanging out at the cash register holding forth about his race. He was literally trying to convince me that I should go home with him because I had blue eyes. The clerk, told me to take my stuff and leave. "We'll settle up tomorrow" He said. It was kind of unsettling.