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Jute

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I am currently on this project and the past couple of months there has been barely anything or I will get an email alert at about 7/8 in the evening telling me work is now available. I've just checked while typing this and am again getting the 'no work available' message. I checked the project chatroom to see if it was just me and it seems to be across the board that there is no work. The most I do for that project now is to go in and log the work unavailability page to make sure they can see it's not possible to do the minimum hours. Luckily, I have another project that I prefer and has a lot of work but I'll still check in and stay on the project in the hope it gets busier!
Just ploughing my way through the Y academy for want of anything better to do. Looks as though I may be wasting my time but I think I'll plod on in case things pick up and I get invited to do the test again - even though I didn't do very well the first time.
 
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I am currently on this project and the past couple of months there has been barely anything or I will get an email alert at about 7/8 in the evening telling me work is now available. I've just checked while typing this and am again getting the 'no work available' message. I checked the project chatroom to see if it was just me and it seems to be across the board that there is no work. The most I do for that project now is to go in and log the work unavailability page to make sure they can see it's not possible to do the minimum hours. Luckily, I have another project that I prefer and has a lot of work but I'll still check in and stay on the project in the hope it gets busier!
When I did this work before (many years ago), evening and very early morning were often the best hours to work when things were quiet. They used to load the work up at the start and end of the day (US time, so 7 hours behind the UK).

I took the exam last week and am waiting to hear anything further - though I have a hunch I might not have passed. Do they give you the chance to re-take immediately or do you have to wait a set time to apply again? I know with Rev there was a 3 or 6 month gap before you could reapply if you failed first time.
 

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Well I've just been removed from the longer survey project....joy. So with one small survey project I wonder how I will get paid for word done if there is that $50 limit.
 
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Well I've just been removed from the longer survey project....joy. So with one small survey project I wonder how I will get paid for word done if there is that $50 limit.

I have just removed as well, annoying as I liked that one, nice easy $7.
 
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Well I've not heard anything after any of the parts and since I finished the third part on Saturday then I guess I didn't pass. I'll chase them up about re-taking the exam if I don't hear anything else in the next week or two.
 
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Jute

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Well I've just been removed from the longer survey project....joy. So with one small survey project I wonder how I will get paid for word done if there is that $50 limit.
If it's the New***** then check again. I was about to get indignant and ask why because the links have been broken for a couple of weeks. Then I realised that on my list was N and also N News Survey. The N one is the one that's disappeared on my list, which hasn't been live for me for ages anyway but the other @$7 is still there. I wonder if they were just clearing out some old ones. This seems to be the general view on chat for that as well (which hasn't disappeared on my list either and I think they usually do if you've been chucked off.
 
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If it's the New***** then check again. I was about to get indignant and ask why because the links have been broken for a couple of weeks. Then I realised that on my list was N and also N News Survey. The N one is the one that's disappeared on my list, which hasn't been live for me for ages anyway but the other @$7 is still there. I wonder if they were just clearing out some old ones. This seems to be the general view on chat for that as well (which hasn't disappeard on my list either and I think they usually do if you've been chucked off.

Exactly the same as you, I was wondering what I had done wrong!

My N news survey is still appearing on my project list so hopefully it will carry on.
 
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Anyone had any joy with project Stillman? I downloaded the app as instructed and filled in the details they gave me, but all I get is no task available.

Can Appen do anything right?
 

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When I searched for how to do this, I just get results that say Paypal doesn't allow transfers from Payoneer. Maybe they used to allow it, but don't anymore? The minimum fifty withdrawal seems like a scam to me.
This month I earned £20-30 from Appen, it was paid into Payoneer and it was transferred automatically into PayPal for me, so there is a way but it's so long ago I'm not sure how mine was set up.
 
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I'm doing more Appen work now, so hopefully the withdrawal limit won't be a problem. But I still don't get how a company like Payoneer can have a minimum withdrawal amount that is so high.
 

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Any current or recent Yukon workers on here? I'm curious to know if I'm likely to have any problems with my invoice at the end of the month. This is the first Appen work I've done where the invoice isn't generated automatically. I've logged my hours accurately and mostly kept within the expected task times apart from the first week (when I was very much learning my way around).

If there are invoice issues, does it tend to delay payments? I'm really just hoping I don't end up getting a lengthy delay for the money I'll be owed.
 

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I log my time as I go along on a spreadsheet and then add this to the invoice daily. I then submit the invoice on the 1st/2nd of the month and have never had an issue. Payment received between 12th and 14th.

If I go over the task time I still log it as what they have given me rather than how long it took me.

Let me know if you need anything else, I have been on it for a year so know quite a bit about the project.
Thanks - that's really helpful. I've been updating my invoice daily. It's only the first week where I know I was over time on tasks. I don't think I know what the actual expected times were, so I can't go back and alter that. I'm probably still within the 10% leeway they say they allow, so hopefully it will be accepted.

One other Q then - clearly they know the times you are logged in via the app they get you to install, so even if you only log the time the task should take, they must know if you are taking longer on tasks. Is this ever an issue. I feel like making the time targets and also ensuring the quality level that is expected is very difficult to achieve. I'm hoping it will get easier with experience!
 

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I don't think there will be an issue, if it was only the first week you did it and there is 10% leeway then the rest of the month will probably just level things out. Also, as it was your first week, I am sure they expect it to take longer than normal.

I have accidentally let a 2 minute job run for maximum time (30 mins) on a few occasions thinking I had submitted and never been pulled up on that. I also take longer on jobs some times and that's a year on, some tasks just take longer than the allotted time. I think the only issue is when you are consistently going very much over the time.

The only time I really hear from them is when I haven't completed the max hours (forgot to log in the unavailability tool) and the horrible monthly audit emails, hopefully yours will be better than mine, I just do not seem to think the same as the auditors which isn't very helpful!
Two weeks in and my account has just been locked for a quality audit. This doesn't sound promising. Don't think I'll be getting my hours in this week then.

How unusual is this? Should I be worried or very worried?

EDIT - Was related to one specific task and they have now unlocked my account. Panic over.
 
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So how do you start on Appen? I created an account for micro tasks but it’s saying I need to visit reward sites..

Also jobs section on my laptop says i have to turn my vpn off. I don’t have a vpn on…
 

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I’ve finally been accepted for an account with Appen. Not sure where to start, the website looks ready confusing! Any tips? Thanks! x
 

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I’ve finally been accepted for an account with Appen. Not sure where to start, the website looks ready confusing! Any tips? Thanks! x

Hi. My recommendation would be to go to the projects tab. Then click filter and tick the boxes next the project types you are interested in doing. This will bring up a list of all relevant projects and details of what each one entails, such as which markets (countries) you need to be located in, how many hours per week you will be required to work etc.
 
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