Appen Reviews
Updated Oct 13, 2019
"Work from home no time schedule" (in 451 reviews)
"Excellent pay, working from home and flexible hours" (in 132 reviews)
"Low pay, not a full time income" (in 38 reviews)
"No benefits or insurance included" (in 32 reviews)
"Internet Assessor"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Appen part-time for less than a year
Pros
- Work from home - Flexible Hours
Cons
- Limitation to tasks available
Appen2019-10-07"Unless you are very desparate yet patient for income"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Appen
Pros
Easy tasks, usually takes less time than said for me.
Cons
To complicate simple things further, they now use this payment company called "Payoneer". Google it, it is definitely something. Their finance team would tell you a whole life story to your issues but never actually solve what your problems, and wait until some given deadlines so that your problems can no longer be solved. I suspect there might be some type of scam involved. In short - to solve a simple problem with... complications.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
It is simply hard to work with incompetent staff who does not take the time to read your issue and just pick out words from it and reply. Take concerns a little more serious please.
Appen2019-04-15"Accountant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Appen full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good hours. Helpful staff. Free coffee. Benefits. Dogs allowed.
Cons
Bad location. Crowded washroom. Always warm. Management is out of touch. Sticky floor. No beer.
Advice to Management
Let people wear what they want
Appen2018-02-28- Helpful (6)
"Would not recommend"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Appen part-time
Pros
Work from home is a benefit.
Cons
Not a very good job.
Appen2017-07-03 - Helpful (1)
"Part-time, easy enough, work from home"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Appen part-time for more than a year
Pros
- Work from home - Easy work
Cons
- Not enough work - Contract basis - Monotonous
Appen2016-10-28 - Helpful (21)
"Web Search Evaluator"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Appen part-time
Pros
Very Interesting and easy work to at free time working from home
Cons
Difficult to pass Search Exam of 34 questions
Advice to Management
Put answers to 34 questions on Search
Appen2014-12-14 - Helpful (5)
"Great part time work that has steadily contributed to my freelance career."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Appen part-time for more than a year
Pros
No nonsense, clear expectations and tasks. The pros that come along with freelancing - hours and environment is up to you, and so on. Although I communicate with my team only over email I do feel connected, and over the year and a half that I've worked with my team I can see our progress.
Cons
I would like more hours. No benefits. If you have a hard time focusing yourself on the computer and managing your time you may face difficulty.
Advice to Management
Perhaps make it more clear where an individual fits in to the business as a whole.
Appen2014-10-17Appen Response
June 24, 2016 – Sr. Vice President, Human Resources and Crowdsourcing
Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoy the hours and flexibility. Your feedback is helpful as we are constantly working to improve our processes.
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"Hard but satisfying"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Appen
Pros
Work at home, flexible hours, short period of work a day, good pay, excellent training material, great communication with the staff.
Cons
No job security, training on your own time (without pay), low tolerance for mistakes. Hard training and qualification process. Isolating work from home.
Advice to Management
Don't be to hard on newbies. The learning curve is longer than you think.
Appen2014-09-06Appen Response
June 24, 2016 – Sr. Vice President, Human Resources and Crowdsourcing
Thank you for providing feedback on your experience with Appen. We are constantly working to improve our processes, and information like this is a big help to us.
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"Terrible Rating System"
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Negative OutlookI have been working at Appen part-time for less than a year
Pros
-You work from home. Nothing else.
Cons
After hearing my friend talk about how good this kind of job is(he works for a competitor) I decided I wanted to try it out... I soon learned that this company will exploit you at any chance they can get. Their rating system doesn't even make sense and the rules change at the whims of a supervisor... yes that means you will constantly get the "wrong" answer even if the supervisor is clearly wrong. The appealing... process is a joke, it's just for show. Everything is monitored, there are over 15 metrics, if you fail any of these you are given a warning..and forced to spend another 10 hours studying and doing exams for free. This is horrible system when you realise that you have so many different metrics that will land you in trouble which is on top of making "good judgements" that cost you because the supervisors rate horribly. Believe me, you will constantly stumble across erroneous ratings(but they don't care, they will simply blame you for it and ask more of your time). I'd stay away, there are companies with better rep out there.
Show MoreAppen2014-03-14 - Helpful (7)
"Do not Apply"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at Appen part-time for less than a year
Pros
- a lot of resources - there is help if you need it
Cons
- i am hoping to get paid 1.5 months AFTER my work, never seen the my paycheck yet - constant monitoring and auditing of your work - very subjective metrics they use to evaluate your work - you get a stipend for doing the tests on the conditions of you passing and starting production, you probably make less than minimum wage for this - realistically have to spend 6 hours to get 4 hours of paid work, since the... hours you get paid are while you are in production - it is essentially a internet sweatshop
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Appen Response
May 3, 2019 –
Thanks for taking the time to write this. I have taken the time to read through your review and I"d like to learn about the issue you referenced with Payoneer. If you have a moment to send us a note with more detail, please email appenhelpdesk@appen.com..