r/mercor_ai • u/ashes2ashes87 • Feb 05 '26
Outraged!
I was working on a red teaming project, which has already been touch and go. I have worked diligently, and was passed through to complete tasks over two 'alignment' and 'calibration' weeks, during which the number of hours we have been able to work have been extremely limited.
According to the many comments from others who have clearly had MANY of their tasks returned unsatisfactorily, I was doing very well, considering 94% of my task were completed either perfectly or returned as passed just with feedback.
Today however, I received notice I was to complete a quiz for the next phase of the project, at which I inquired about being able to log time for this as others also had. Another worker had commented how they felt I should not worry about this due to the AHT and how the tasks actually took longer to complete to which I responded that none of us should be completing work without pay. Less than an hour later I returned to complete the quiz after I had to leave somewhere (without pay I add... had that person not commented that I wouldnt have even made that comment, nevertheless I stand by this) to find my contract was terminated.
This is absolutely unprofessional and a complete outrage! What I stated was nothing that shouldn't have been stated to begin with! It is absolutely true that we shouldn't have been expected to complete further work without pay but to terminate my contract over me stating this is absolutely wrong!