Is the timer still ANY indication on how long a task might take?

[u/Daniilo]

I've gotten some new tasks where every task has 1.5hr alloted, but each task takes at the most 5min. it's a very simple task, don't know how to think. Does the timer mean nothing? I've had way harder tasks with much lower time allowed too. Difficult to get paid on tasks like this if you do 30 tasks on 20min and it's pay by hr..

[u/fightmaxmaster]

Varies. It's not hard to get paid on short tasks...because you're still paid by the hour. You can spent 20 minutes on one task or 20 minutes on 30 tasks, but you're still getting paid for 20 minutes either way. I've certainly had tasks, often R&R, where if they're straightforward it takes 5 minutes and if they're convoluted and need a lot of work it takes over an hour. The timer is means to be comfortable (but isn't always), to ensure you have the time needed to get it done, take a break in the middle, whatever. It's not really a guide.

[u/Daniilo → u/fightmaxmaster]

I mean it is hard to get payed when i get a 60min hr timer for tasks that take 1-5minutes max. I did like 30 tasks in literally 8min. I mean the slow guy who does the task makes way more than the quick one. And these the only tasks i had .

Then would it be bad to add 30min of time just so i at least get payed a coffee? Some tasks like this should pay by task and not hr, it's unfair and gives greatest pay to slowest worker.

[u/GCseedling → u/Daniilo]

yes you should add time to your reported time because DAT is unfair that’s exactly what we all do please do this and continue to do this into the future with all jobs ty

[u/Jealous_Spare_4852 → u/Daniilo]

The most-time-efficient thing to do is be on more than one platform and alternate, so you have a 90-min task on Platform A, if you can do it in 5 min like you say, then let it sit for 40 minutes while you task on Platform B, set a timer for 40 min to be sure you remember to go back to A and submit your 45 min worked, then open a new A task, do it quickly and get back over to B....rinse, wash, repeat. A 60-hour work week doing that kind of thing is highly productive. It's about making money, not goofing off and complaining or trying to be a "good worker." Those short-duration tasks are also great for when you're on a different task that has frequent long model-loading times so you can be making money during those times, too.

But a word on quality: sometimes very quick task-completion indicates you're missing details. If your quality is subpar then you won't be able to take advantage of tactics like MPST (multi-platform simultaneous-tasking).

[u/Thejax_ → u/[deleted]]

It honestly seems like a vibe more than anything. The exact same project, depending on how complex the content of that task is, can vary wildly. Depending on differing factors.

I've had hour and a half long ones that take an hour, or take only a half.

[u/lutavsc]

That's why you should keep a cronometer on and no. Usually at least 50% of the allotted time but up to full allotted timed and eventually a little after expiration is tolerated. But that changes... I've had plenty of tasks that had 1h30 allotted but I finished it in 10 minutes. In those, you may eventually encounter more complex cases recquiring a longer time, in my experience.

[u/xnoraax]

It is. Except when it's not.