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  • onemouseplace
    onemouseplace Posts: 195 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ugh - that was awful - took me just under two hours and that didn't include reading the instructions (which I was already reasonably familiar with) and the 166 page example deck!!  Dreadful, I won't be sorry if I don't qualify!  Plus the UI was horrible - it was just the rating numbers so you had to click back to the rubric for absolutely every question.  
  • blondie511
    blondie511 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Ugh - that was awful - took me just under two hours and that didn't include reading the instructions (which I was already reasonably familiar with) and the 166 page example deck!!  Dreadful, I won't be sorry if I don't qualify!  Plus the UI was horrible - it was just the rating numbers so you had to click back to the rubric for absolutely every question.  
    Let's see what the pay is like for the actual projects when they come through!
  • warby68
    warby68 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    The project is there now, assuming you passed. Its $18 per hr not great but better. 
  • onemouseplace
    onemouseplace Posts: 195 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm not seeing it so assume I haven't passed, but no great shakes at that payrate ($2 an hour less than DA for the same work).  
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,584 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Notice people not liking the payrate of $18 an hour. I certainly do one at that rate. Think that's an excellent amount. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,424....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF  £1250/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys Feb....£6.44

    Decluttering items 1402/
    2025.  80/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 4 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  this year. 

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • MollyR
    MollyR Posts: 2,712 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    For me, it depends on the length of the study;  I will accept one on a lower rate-per-hour if it is a shorter study, but for a longer one I want a higher rate-per-hourl  (I know there is very little logic to that!)
  • onemouseplace
    onemouseplace Posts: 195 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    For me it is relative to other platforms that offer similar work but for higher rates so it feels like they are trying to get away with paying the lowest possible amount.  I have the option to choose higher rates, so I will.
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,584 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    For me it is relative to other platforms that offer similar work but for higher rates so it feels like they are trying to get away with paying the lowest possible amount.  I have the option to choose higher rates, so I will.
    What others? Didn't know there were others similar/ better than PA. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,424....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF  £1250/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys Feb....£6.44

    Decluttering items 1402/
    2025.  80/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 4 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  this year. 

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • blondie511
    blondie511 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    Agreed! My tab says I've been selected for this project but can't see anything yet. But would definitely rather do DA for more money when it's the same work!

  • snowwhyte
    snowwhyte Posts: 257 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    I finally got the Catalyst qualification but I don't think I want to do it.

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