Todd Dickerson

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  1. ryanbeed

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    Does he ever pay bonuses? It's been a month of frequently doing his hits and he claims to pay bonuses, but I haven't seen them. He does pay on time and doesn't reject stuff though.
     
  2. SuzyQ

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    Let me ask you this... how do you know who pays bonuses? Sometimes my bonus account ends up with extra money in it, but there doesn't seem to be a way to check where it came from. I've done some of Todd's hits, too. If someone knows how to check WHO pays bonuses, maybe they could post it here? (Maybe it was Todd???)
     
  3. aronga

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    I have done many of his hits and have not recieved any bonuses but he pays at a fair rate anyway.
     
  4. kire_koste

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    Well usually the Requester says if he pays bonuses, on the top on the Hit.;)
     
  5. SuzyQ

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    I know, but you don't always know how much they pay. And if you're doing multiple hits, all with the potential for bonuses, there's no way to figure out where the bonuses are coming from. Hey, I don't care. It's nice to get a bonus, regardless of where it's coming from. But it would just be nice to know.
     
  6. Xombicide

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    I've been working for him a while also and have not received any bonus'. I never really stopped to think about it until now.
     
  7. aheismann

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    His hits are pretty easy to knock out, but I don't think I have ever seen a bonus from him either. The only problem I've had with his hits is the paragraphs. My sentence rewrites go through with no problem but on every paragraph I get a "We'll let it slide this time" message. It could just be me, but feedback on what I would be doing wrong would be helpful.
     
  8. keeping

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    thats a good call, I think he owes a lot of bonus now and wont pay them maybe
     
  9. ergo

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    If you receive a bonus and want to find out who it's from, you need to view the payments details. Go to Account Settings, click View your account balance and transaction history, and then you'll be at the Daily Summary screen. From there, you can scroll down to any date and click on it to see payment details. Once you choose a date, you can click Details on any transaction to see who paid you and whether they sent you a bonus or regular payment in the For section. A bonus will read something like this:

     
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  10. Andy

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    Thank you for that information ergo, it seems that was well hidden!
     
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    I have done several from Todd D but i have never received a bonus. Plus he pays so little for a lot of work.
     
  12. ergo

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    Yeah, no kidding! A little more digging and maybe I'll find Waldo hiding in there somewhere, too. :D

    I'm really thankful that Mechanical Turk exists, but Amazon could really use a dedicated team working on it full-time to make it a better system for workers and requesters alike. I'm sure the profit on MTurk is pretty insignificant compared to their other income streams, but they could definitely grow that with some more attention and effort.
     
  13. Morrissey

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    As of this moment, there are only 2 people running MTurk, says my sources anyway.
     
  14. ergo

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    Hey, that's a step up from the last time I talked to them about it! A guy I corresponded with at Amazon a couple years ago said he was the only one working directly on the project then, and only part-time at that.
     
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  15. Xombicide

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    Good gravy! You would think that this would be a bigger thing than just 2 people's worth.
     
  16. Andy

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    Hi,

    This message seems like it is not contributing to the discussion. It can be assumed that you do not even know who he is. Please create quality postings or your work will be rejected.
     
  17. aakay4u

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    The first HIT i did was for him and got the feedback of well done,we may bonusses in future,well so far didn't get any,but no regrets,he pays fast and is very fair,not a single rejection.
     
  18. deserae

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    I haven't gotten any bonuses from him either, but it is nice that he approves everything you submit, even with the negative comments you sometimes get in your summary.
     
  19. akazoe

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    Hey, i was wondering how I could figure out where and from whom bonuses come from.

    No, I don't think I've worked for Todd, but may consider him in the future.
     
  20. Fthgrrl

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    I've done a fair amount of the 4 centers, he's always paid fairly quickly. Never received a bonus, however.
     

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