My Experience Working at Appen
Appen
Appen, an internationally acclaimed technology services company, has been at the forefront of providing high-quality training data, annotation, and linguistic services since its inception in 1996. The company has emerged as a significant player in the field of data annotation and machine learning services. From personal experience, Appen offers an excellent platform for individuals seeking to work remotely, providing an array of work-from-home jobs.
Independent Contractor
As an independent contractor, I’ve been involved in numerous projects, ranging from search engine evaluation to micro tasks and voice projects. If you don’t succeed in one project, Appen provides a plethora of options, ensuring that there’s always an opportunity to explore.
The working hours at Appen vary significantly depending on factors like the project you’re working on, your availability, and workload requirements. There might be requirements to work a specific number of hours per week, while at other times, your workload would depend solely on your availability. My projects ranged from 1 to 4 hours, and occasionally, I managed to work up to 8 hours a day when extra work was available. Therefore, the workload can vary extensively depending on the project.
Flexible Work
One of the significant advantages of working with Appen is the flexibility it offers. As a contractor, you have the freedom to set your own schedules and work at your convenience, provided the project requirements and deadlines are met. In my role as a social media evaluator, I had the luxury of starting my work early and finishing by late morning, offering me ample flexibility. However, it’s essential to note that workload and availability requirements can differ based on the project and may change over time.
Appen pays its contractors competitively, with rates varying based on factors like the project, contractor’s location, experience, and skills. According to the company’s website, the hourly rate for some projects ranges from $5 to $30 per hour, while other jobs may pay by task or project.
The company’s remote jobs are an excellent opportunity for students, stay-at-home parents, retirees, or anyone needing a flexible work schedule that allows them to work from anywhere. However, one must note that consistency of work might not be guaranteed and contracts could be terminated without warning. Therefore, it’s crucial to have a backup plan or side hustles. Despite these caveats, my overall experience working at Appen has been positive, offering a significant learning experience and a considerable degree of flexibility.
Conclusion
Appen offers a valuable platform for individuals seeking flexible, remote work opportunities with a range of projects to choose from. The flexibility extends to both working hours and the freedom to set personal schedules. Although the pay is competitive, the consistency of work can vary and contracts might be terminated without prior notice. Therefore, while Appen presents a significant opportunity, it’s crucial for potential contractors to consider these factors and have backup plans or supplementary income streams in place.
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So I know a lot of you have seen Ms.demeanor’s post about passwords and how you should have a password manager. And you 100% should. But let’s say you can’t have one for some reason, or you’re trying to help someone who can’t have one. I have developed hmmm a method that allows you to use fewer passwords while also keeping everything safe.
Sorting
So you need to sort all your apps, accounts, etc into at least 3 different categories based on how screwed you'd be if a hacker got into that account.
Level 1
These are low threat level accounts and generally accounts where you were forced to make an account for a one time thing. Like for example you wanted to download a knitting pattern but they forced you to make an account. These accounts do not matter. If a hacker gets in it should have the same impact as someone picking up a penny found on the ground near your house. You could put streaming sites in this category if you wish. Maybe also your wifi password.
Level 2
These accounts are ones that you use often but that won't ruin you financially if someone gets into them. This should contain stuff like social media, maybe streaming, and maybe your phone bill if you're feeling spicy. It is very important that social media passwords be different from the highest level of security passwords. Social media passwords are more likely to be shared with people or could be stolen like the fb data scrape from years ago.
This is also where you'd probably include anything school related if you're still in school: blackboard, quizlet, grade book, etc. Or work related: email, slack, etc. You could also make a separate level just for school/work related accounts.
Level 3
This is the oh-i'm-absolutely-fucked level if someone got into your account. This is like if someone found the code for a safe in your bedroom. This is anything that contains sensitive info: medical, SSN, etc. Or deals with money. This is the level for bank accounts, taxes, government websites, paypal/cashapp, loans, etc.
I go back and forth about whether or not I would include email in this level. Especially if you're using gmail which is just sooooo great at not stealing your data. But in the end, with access to your email account, someone can reset passwords on all your shit (which is why you should have multiple emails as well).
Creating Passwords
Now you need to create a password for each level, which you can do using an anchor point. Luckily for you, you are on the shipping-AU-fandom website so it'll be easier. I'm gonna use supernatural as an anchor point. You can of course use different fandoms/ships for each level (I recommend this)
Level 1
This should be a simple easy to type, easy to remember password. It should contain at least numbers and letters with maybe an exclamation mark. This can contain words from the dictionary. Since this is a basic password, use something you think is basic and then the year it was invented or the year you really noticed it. It should be two words so you can get at least two capital letters.
For example, I think spn fans are pretty basic (i'm allowed to say this, I used to be one) and I think they started becoming A Thing in 2012 so for this level the password would be SPNGirlie2012
Level 2
This is where we get more tricky and want to add in words that aren't in the dictionary. We want to include numbers AND symbols.
Let's go with the beloathed ship of this website - Destiel - which is not a word in the dictionary. And then an AU you have seen that then stuck in your brain. Then the year you saw it or got into it or it was created.
For example, the idea of destiel being news anchors saying the news in the i love you meme is hilarious to me. So we have Anchor!Destiel2023 but that's still a bit too comprehensible soooo Anch0r!De$tiel and changing the number to a different year than the current one so 08 to represent when that angel first arrived and later doomed this website to being incomprehensible :)
Level 3
This should not contain recognizable words. If someone reads it they should be SO confused. This is where you use very niche AUs that get their own names. You use quotes that crushed you or lyrics from that one AMV that is stuck in your head at the moment. Very important, it should make people cry if they were told to type it in on a tv screen with a remote.
If you go the AU route it should be something like oh Sam was being too bitchy so he got cursed into a cabbage and has to learn how to become nice so it's called the Cabitch AU. Then we spice it up with some numbers and symbols. (@B1tch!$am!@U5 (CaBitch!Sam!AU5) and a number at the end maybe signifying how many of you even know about this au in the first place.
Or you can go the quote/lyrics route. Which follows recommendation of another tumblr post (also ms.demeanor?) Let's use the infamous destiel meeting quote "I'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition."
so you take the first letter of each word = ITOWGYTARYFP
make 'the' 'and' 'from' lowercase = ItOWGYTaRYfP
substitute letters = |t0WGY7aRYfP
Add in a significant number (page, episode, timestamp, etc) = |t0WGY7aRYfP_4.01
And tada you have a password that saw would use in a saw trap with an apple tv remote.
And there you have it, how to sort and make your account passwords safe in technically 6 easy steps. I know there are a lot of you who use the same password for everything or bemoan your difficulties with remembering passwords. But like data protection is SO important, y'all don't realize just how much can be dug up with the simplest of information. I leave you with this horror story that made me make this post.
So my friend was getting harassed over text message by an unknown number. She thought it was her shitty ex bf so she decided to do some digging. First she went on her fb to see if he had his phone number public, but because she blocked him she couldn't see it. But you see dear reader, he gave her his fb password while they were dating. Friends, they broke up over FIVE YEARS AGO. For shits and giggles she tried to log in and WHOOPS IT WORKED! She couldn't find his phone number and that was going to be the end of it, but she got more texts for yet another number so she investigated more.
She was able to log into his email attached to his FB, where she was able to you know, actually read his emails. Turns out one of his doctors was NOT practicing proper patient confidentiality because he wrote an email with the guy's MENTAL ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS! Which my friend was able to see! She also found his SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!
If you aren't American, that means she could take out a loan in his name no questions asked. She could have ruined his credit score. Oh what's that? That's right! He used the same email and password for his BANK ACCOUNT! and turns out his credit was already bad. She could have transferred all his MONEY to her!!!! She dated him for a while, if there were security questions, she probably would have known them.
So because this guy gave an 18 year old his fb password, 7 years ago, his ex (who hates him btw) found out his SSN, his diagnoses, his phone number, AND his bank account info. Thankfully she's not a shitty person and doesn't hate him enough to ruin his life 5 years after they broke up, but like she could have! She could have left his life in ruins!!!!!!!
Which is why I made this post.
don't use the same password for everything
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT KEEP THE SAME PASSWORDS AFTER YOU HAVE A MESSY BREAK UP?!?!??!?!?!?!
The end, hope this helps, change your passwords.
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leftists who prioritize their fight against capitalism over other fights such as intersectionality, disability activism, queer activism, etc. are seriously fucking annoying to talk to. You CANNOT talk about the fight against capitalism without talking about how things are inaccessible or unsafe for minorities. People are so damn obsessed with how being the working class sucks in late stage capitalism without talking about how stuff like contributing on a commune will never be accessible to disabled people. And the fact that people are just truthfully exclusionary in their fight against shit pisses me off.
I won't trust all leftists unless they're truthfully accessible and intersectional. We've already seen how people treat the social mode for disability as a way to insinuate that disabled people under capitalism would just be abled or better off if they were under another mode for economy. It doesn't take a genius to understand that I will be disabled regardless of what economy we fall under.
Anyway I recommend watching queer activists and disabled activists for theory and what not. Like jammidodger and contrapoints make great videos on stuff and they're both trans.
You don't need to read big boring books to be a leftist, that's stupid. If it helps, find channels and stuff that discuss the big boring books so its easier to swallow that information.
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