02/03 - Four Five Friday!

7 min or so, super easy

 

Title: Answer a survey about your current/most recent job search (~40 minutes) | PANDA Requester: Cameron Piercy [ANFYTK8B4G9CJ] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 4.88] [Fair: 5.00] [Comm: 5.00] [Fast: 5.00] [Reviews: 9] [ToS: 0] Auto Approval: 3 days Time: 4 hours HITs Available: 2 Reward: $5.00 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is greater than 100; Masters has been granted; HIT approval rate (%) is greater than 98; JobStudyComplete has not been granted ; Location is US;

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Happy Friday. I've cut down on my work by like half but found this pretty funny piece in the New Yorker called I Work From Home and figured I'd leave it here on a slow day ^_^

Sorta long so it's in a spoiler. Have a great weekend everyone

Spoiler: I Work From Home

911 OPERATOR: 911—what’s your emergency?

ROBERT: Hi, I . . . uh . . . I work from home.

OPERATOR: O.K., is anyone else there with you, sir?

ROBERT: No, I’m alone.

OPERATOR: And when’s the last time you saw someone else? Was that today?

ROBERT: Uh, my wife . . . this morning, I guess.

OPERATOR: Anyone else?

ROBERT: I don’t think so. Well, the mailman, but that was through the blinds. I don’t know if that counts.

OPERATOR: I’m afraid not. (Pause.) I’m going to ask you to open the blinds, O.K.? Let’s go ahead and let some light in.

ROBERT: How much light??

OPERATOR: Just a little is fine.

ROBERT: O.K. (Pause.) I did it. (Pause.) It’s bright. It feels so bright on my face.

OPERATOR: That’s good. That’s how it’s supposed to feel. (Pause.) I need you to tell me what you’re wearing, O.K.?

ROBERT: You know . . . just regular clothes.

OPERATOR: Outside clothes or inside clothes?

ROBERT: Hold on, I’ll check. (Pause.) Pajamas. I’m wearing my pajamas. I swore I changed into regular . . . I thought these were jeans!

OPERATOR: It’s O.K., sir. Calm down.

ROBERT: Wait, this isn’t even a shirt. It’s just my skin! Goddamnit.

OPERATOR: So just pajama bottoms, then. Can we assume that you haven’t showered today?

ROBERT: I don’t know.

OPERATOR: I need you to walk over to the bathroom to see if your towel is damp. O.K.? Can you do that for me?

ROBERT: I think so.

OPERATOR: Great.

ROBERT: I’m walking over there. (Pause.) O.K., I’m here. I’m in the bathroom. I see my towel . . . .

(Muffled sobs.)

OPERATOR: Sir?

ROBERT: It’s dry.

OPERATOR: O.K., that’s O.K. Let’s get you back over to the window where the light is, all right? Walk toward the light. (Pause.) What’s your name, sir?

ROBERT: Robert.

OPERATOR: Hi, Robert. I’m Cherise.

ROBERT: Hi, Cherise.

OPERATOR: You did the right thing by calling today, Robert. I’m going to get some people over there soon to help you, O.K.? And I’ll stay with you on the phone until they get there. Do you understand?

ROBERT: I think so.

OPERATOR: Now, Robert, did you eat anything today?

ROBERT: Yes. Many times.

OPERATOR: Are you eating now, Robert?

ROBERT: I keep putting things in my mouth a lot.

OPERATOR: O.K., can you tell me what food you’ve eaten today?

ROBERT: You mean everything?

OPERATOR: Yes.

ROBERT: I don’t know exactly. I mean, I started out with breakfast before my wife left for work . . . scrambled eggs with toast and coffee . . . and then I think I maybe had a bowl of cereal when she left.

OPERATOR: Is that it?

ROBERT: Like an hour or so later . . . I had a banana with peanut butter.

OPERATOR: Did you slice the banana?

ROBERT: No. I dipped it right into the jar, because no one was watching. (Pause.) No one watches.

OPERATOR: So no plate or anything?

ROBERT: No.

OPERATOR: And that was it until lunch?

ROBERT: No.

OPERATOR: What else did you have?

ROBERT: I made a quesadilla . . . another bowl of cereal, I think . . . and some pretzels, the flat ones that are like chips. I love those.

OPERATOR: Those are good. (Pause.) And did you have lunch after that or was that lunch?

ROBERT: (Pause.) I remember ham . . . lots of ham.

OPERATOR: In a sandwich?

ROBERT: No. No sandwich. Just ham pieces. (Pause.) There were also some . . . spoonfuls of chocolate frosting, two or three . . . green peppers, I think, and yogurt. A large tub of yogurt. Peach.

OPERATOR: O.K., Robert, you understand that what you just described isn’t really lunch, right?

ROBERT: It is lunch. When there are no rules, it is lunch, Cherise!

OPERATOR: Did you at any point dip the green peppers in the peach yogurt?

ROBERT: Probably. Sorry.

OPERATOR: That’s O.K. (Pause.) Now, Robert, did you get any work done today?

ROBERT: I don’t think so. I was supposed to make a deck for a meeting and I . . . I started it . . . I started the deck.

OPERATOR: And then you stopped?

ROBERT: The Internet has fun things for me to do . . . so I did them. (Pause.) I think I played some guitar, too . . . oh, and I separated all the dimes from my change jar, which took a while.

OPERATOR: Why did you do that?

ROBERT: I have four hundred and seventy-nine dimes.

OPERATOR: (Pause.) Anything else?

ROBERT: Then I got sucked into watching a YouTube video about meerkats.

OPERATOR: A documentary?

ROBERT: Yeah. (Pause.) And then that led me to . . . other videos . . . that weren’t documentaries. . . . It’s not important.

OPERATOR: So you started to watch pornography?

ROBERT: Yes.

OPERATOR: You went from meerkats straight to pornography?

ROBERT: That’s right, yeah.

OPERATOR: (Pause.) And how long did you spend watching videos?

ROBERT: It doesn’t matter because I make my own schedule . . . you know? (Pause.) Cherise?

OPERATOR: I understand. Now, since you didn’t get any work done, do you think you may have exercised today?

ROBERT: I don’t remember. . . . It’s possible, I guess.

OPERATOR: Can you look around the house for me and tell me if you see any signs that you may have exercised? Sneakers, gym shorts, ThighMaster? Anything.

ROBERT: Uh . . . I don’t see anything, I don’t think. (Pause.) Wait, I see a yoga mat.

OPERATOR: Oh, O.K., good. Is it your yoga mat?

ROBERT: No.

(Sounds of hysterical sobbing.)

OPERATOR: Robert? I need you to stay with me, O.K.? The E.M.T.s should be there shortly, and I’m going to need you to let them in. Can you do that?

ROBERT: O.K.

OPERATOR: You mentioned a meeting earlier. What time is your meeting today, Robert?

ROBERT: 4:30.

OPERATOR: O.K., well, the E.M.T.s are going to help you get that deck ready and get you showered and changed.

ROBERT: It’s just a conference call.

OPERATOR: Regardless. And they’ll help tidy things up around there before your wife gets back, O.K., Robert?

ROBERT: Thank you.

OPERATOR: But, until they get there, no more eating and no more meerkat videos, O.K.?

(Silence.)

ROBERT: I work from home.

OPERATOR: Shh-shh-shh . . . I know you do.

 

Title: Live Group Activity -- Predict the Super Bowl, NOW | PANDA Requester: Unanimous A.I. [A1OVB3ATBAQ1KM] (Contact) TO: [Comm: 4.33] [Pay: 3.10] [Fair: 4.50] [Fast: 4.67] [Reviews: 34] [ToS: 0] Description: Live Group Activity -- Predict the Super Bowl (research required) Time: 2 hours HITs Available: 1 Reward: $4.50 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is greater than 85; Location is US; Super Bowl Participants has not been granted;

[BONUS: The three (3) people with the most correct picks on the survey will each receive a bonus: $100 for first place, $75 for second place, $50 for third place.]

 

This was weird

 

Can't get.....a damn.....UNU!

 

I love it when a requester tells you to accept the task at the end of the survey....because it is always fun to do the whole thing and then find they have all been done......why would I really wait until after to accept the task????

 

I have never gotten one....not even really sure what they are

 

You troll a chatroom and dick around with magnets.

 

Title: Categorization Filtering for Film and Video Clips - Form 2 | PANDA Requester: Tanner Hearne [A2X14MBUHKFBNH] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 5.00] [Fair: 5.00] [Comm: 5.00] [Fast: 5.00] [Reviews: 9] [ToS: 0] Auto Approval: 30 days Time: 24 hours HITs Available: 123 Reward: $0.09 Qualifications: Filmsupply Workers has been granted;

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interesting.

 

"dick".....Guys, I really need the traveling fiance to come home ASAP cause my brain is not cooperating today.

 

Come on everyone...we need to do some batch dances or sacrifice something....this is killing me....I am trying to stay at it but between being slow and the cold I can't shake it is getting hard

 

Title: Read Zappos product reviews and help identify quality reviews | PANDA Requester: Amazon Requester Inc. [A37IPCWI3OKNH9] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 5.00] [Fair: 5.00] [Comm: 5.00] [Fast: 5.00] [Reviews: 1] [ToS: 0] Description: Read Zappos product reviews and help identify quality reviews Time: 5 minutes HITs Available: 134 Reward: $0.04 Qualifications: Product Reviews is not less than 95;

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yet another one I'm not qaulified for but looks good if you are

 

Title: URL correctness search 2015 | PANDA Requester: Kevin Dodds [A3K54QYGJEOX5Q] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 3.06] [Fair: 3.21] [Comm: 2.47] [Fast: 3.73] [Reviews: 56] [ToS: 0] Description: You are given a company name, address and URL -- determine if the URL provided is for the specific company. Time: 15 minutes HITs Available: 86 Reward: $0.08 Qualifications: Company URL location QUALIFICATION is not less than 90;

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Title: Quick and Fun Test! - only takes 10 minutes! (CHROME ONLY) | PANDA Requester: Jeffrey Grimes [A3RLK1CIQE0LNM] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 3.18] [Fair: 5.00] [Comm: 1.94] [Fast: 4.85] [Reviews: 141] [ToS: 1] Description: - Time: 60 minutes HITs Available: 879 Reward: $1.01 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is not less than 1; HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 90; Location is US;

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Pretty much. Super easy, requires very little attention, works on mobile devices, and pays well.

 

Title: Describe Images | PANDA Requester: SLS-2 [A3DJJBZRI5V96C] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 3.23] [Fair: 4.53] [Comm: 3.50] [Fast: 3.42] [Reviews: 25] [ToS: 0] Description: Record spoken descriptions of four images using your microphone. Time: 30 minutes HITs Available: 882 Reward: $0.15 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 90; Location is US;

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