This is a lighthearted rhyme about working on mechanical turk.

There once was employment named mturk.

Where anyone was able to work.

What a pittance it paid

Laugh at what you made

Or else you will surely go berserk.

 

Scan through, click, read, answer and write

Did you finish in time? Not quite.

The more minutes it takes

The higher the stakes

You’re working way into the night.

 

Don’t get expired or rejected

All of the HITs are connected

What happens on one

Affects what gets done

For low stats you have not elected.

 

The writing and survey were so fun

Couldn’t both have more HITs than just one?

They did pay so well

Of course they don’t tell

How to find another to be done

 

You’ve now got more money than you’d thought

And several more skills you have self-taught

It has been worthwhile

By inch and by mile

Just be sure that by scams you’re not caught

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  • CHAN LEE PENG on Oct 28, 2009

    Beautifully crafted piece, thanks.

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