Appen Reviews

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I noticed several reviews saying this isn't a real opportunity - it absolutely is a real work from home contract opportunity and is definitely not a scam. . . but it is contract work. If you have never done contract work, it's a good idea to investigate how that works before applying or writing a review expecting employee benefits and practices and talking negatively about it instead of realizing that it is par for the course of what to expect when it comes to contracted work.

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Tasks are hardly available after the first couple of weeks, Emails to support hardly get answered, Guidelines for rating don't seem to be consistent

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I wish I was able to get more hours.

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You work for Appen clients, not appen directly.
Paid monthly
Constant change

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Technical issues
Terminated all of a sudden
Taught one way, then after several months of doing the work one way it changed and affected job performance ratings

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Dropped from project with no notice, dropped from second project within the same week.

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Projects sometimes can end unexpectedly

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spend 8+ hours trying to see if work will be available
must work 19 hours a week, but only 4 hours per day which makes it a 5 day per week "extra" job.

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* The work itself is very tedious.
* Raters do not learn or utilize skills that are valuable to other employers. This job does not look good on a resume.
* No opportunities for advancement
* Have not seen any opportunities for full-time projects
* The training and evaluation to qualify for this position is incredibly time-consuming, tedious, very project-specific and unpaid.
* Appen does not consider reading their emails or reviewing task guidelines as billable time. This is illegal, as hourly employees in the US are not permitted to perform work tasks "off the clock".
* My project has a maximum of 4 hours per day and a strict 19 production hours per week. This requires raters to work a minimum of 5 days a week and dramatically limits scheduling flexibility.
* No training for new task types. Raters must try to figure out how to complete new tasks based on a quick read of the task guidelines. (Reading guidelines hurts a rater's productivity.)
* No bonuses or other incentives, at least for my project
* Productivity standards and subjective accuracy evaluations can be stressful.
* No benefits aside from a small PTO accrual

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Sometimes the requirements for a project change and there is no specific end date for some projects so you are always wondering how long the job with last. Pay went down from 13.75 when worked with them in the past to $10 for rating. Are technically self employed and you must save to pay taxes yearly on your own.