Appen Employee Reviews about "low pay"

Pros

They let us keep our snacks and lunches in the SF office. Sad that this is the only thing I can think of.

Cons

CEO is self-absorbed and only hires VPs that will say what he wants to hear. People at HQ are paid little and because of that they will cut any top paying performers at other offices. Not open to new ideas, thinking the wheel they built long ago still works today.

Pros

flexibility, flexibility, flexibility, why do i need five words

Cons

Low pay (I hear some regions the pay is still ok so that might depend on local laws and all). Working a lot of unpaid hours doing self training (the training guidebook is not very well designed to say the least, lacking concrete examples, and you have to figure everything out on your own because emailing their support team and getting an answer takes quite a few days, if they get back to you at all). The there's the website - for a tech company to have such a horrible system... I have high speed internet but still, accessing a project or even just waiting for every segment to load takes forever.

Pros

Good User Interface Communication with project manager

Cons

Low pay Pay after a long contract even a year long Not easy to get an English based job

Pros

There is a lot of flexibility in terms of when you could work. My position had a minimum of 15 hrs per week and max of 26. It’s a online job which is convenient as well. There was no interview but just a three part exam to take.

Cons

The pay was $10 per hour which is pretty low compared to other jobs out there with no qualification.

Pros

Flexibility, able to work at home and apply for projects that interest you.

Cons

Flat fee pay rate on some projects is not indicative of the actual time needed to complete the project correctly. This results in many unpaid hours. Horrible customer service for contractors. Emails go unanswered for days (if ever). Auto-invoiced projects don't get created regularly and it might be months before you get paid. (I am still waiting on payment for 2 projects completed in Nov & Dec). :(

Pros

You can work from home... until they fire you without explanation.

Cons

-You are not payed for training or the time it takes you to study their materials. -They will terminate your contract suddenly and without explanation. -My contract was terminated before even beginning work on the project.

Pros

This is a legitimate remote work opportunity. They pay me to rate search engine results according to their detailed rating criteria. The work is remote. The schedule is completely flexible as long as you complete your minimum number of hours per week (currently 15 for me). You get to choose whether or not you're willing to review upsetting/offensive/racy queries. Some of the queries and results I'm asked to review are quite fascinating or entertaining. It has also given me more insight into what criteria search engines use to evaluate search results. This may be a good job for people who enjoy the work or people who are looking for something part-time for a few months while they pursue other income.

Cons

The first few hours consist of unpaid training. You read all about their process, do some practice exercises, then take the test. Once you past the test at the end, you're hired. Not too big of a deal, but numerous hours of unpaid training is annoying. This isn't a 'filling out surveys' type job. The evaluation tasks aren't asking for your personal opinion. They're asking you to perform a skilled analysis of the results based on detailed criteria. Once you're doing the work, it's like taking graded pop quizzes. If your ratings differ too much from the expected ratings, or if you do too few tasks per hour, your metrics go down, and your work hours may eventually be restricted or eliminated. The results are sometimes offputting even if they're not 'upsetting/offensive.' For example, I don't enjoy getting paid minimum wage to assess which $2,000 handbag or five-star hotel is the best shopping result. There are also a significant number of tasks or results that are just odd and difficult to analysis. The pay rate is surprisingly low when you consider the detailed analysis and speed required to do the work properly. Most people with decent reading comprehension can just skim, make a best guess, and be content with mediocre (but not failing) metrics. But to do the work properly requires rapid yet in-depth analysis of often unfamiliar topics and sites. This is more rigorous mental work than filling out opinion surveys and therefore deserves better compensation.

Pros

Flexible schedule; fairly steady work

Cons

Low pay (depending on project); subject to termination without notice or sufficient explanation

Pros

The work is remote and I can choose my own schedule.

Cons

The hourly rate is low and as an independent contractor I must pay the 'self-employment tax.' My pay is 0.21% of the CEO's pay. (He makes 48 times what I make.)

Pros

a lot and different type of projects

Cons

pay is low considering that some of the projects require passing a very hefty test after studying a 200 pages handbook