In defense of Appen Butler Hill.... - Social Media Evaluator Appen Employee Review

4.0
Mar 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I'm not sure I understand all of the negative reviews? I have been working with Appen as a Social Media Evaluator for a few months now and enjoy it a lot. You get to work from home - which is great. It is not the highest paying position out there - but how can anyone complain when you WORK FROM HOME? There is no commute, no extra money for office attire, water-cooler drama, etc. All of the auditors and PMs have been very kind, payment is on-time, and there is on-going training. It is what you choose to make of it....and I for one, am super-appreciative for this position. I may have numerous degrees, one of which is a graduate degree, but I still enjoy this job because it gives me great flexibility. Do not read into all of these negative reviews - just disgruntled contractors who appear to want something for nothing. Life is what you make of it - and I for one, like this job. Apply if you get a chance and keep an open mind. Working from home is a blessing. Easy work. Decent pay. And you get to work when you choose. Thank you Appen!

Cons

The pay could be higher, but again - I am grateful.

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Appen Response
11y
Thanks for your note! True, it's pretty great to work in your pajamas some days! Thanks for your feedback, and stay in touch.

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5.0
Sep 28, 2017
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Working at home on the computer.

Cons

Lack of proper communication. No phone communication whatsoever, only by sending in tickets and emails. They hired me for a project for me to review advertisements and I worked hard at this task and always looked back at the materials as a guideline to keep all my answers as per how they want them to be. However, this was not good enough for them and I was retested. Of course, I knew they would fail the retest and fire me immediately. In addition, I have been putting in my house on my time sheet and they have not paid me once. They claim I will be paid for the hours I billed for but I have not seen any money yet. I am giving up on seeing any pay and my working with Appen has been a total waste of my time when I could have been putting in my efforts working for someone else.

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Appen Response
8y
We’re very sorry to hear about your negative experience with Appen! Please feel free to contact us at feedback@appen.com; we would love to hear more information about your situation in hopes that it will help us improve our processes. - HR Manager
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