I am a Turker, hear me roar. My job is extremely boring and doesn’t challenge me whatsoever. The people I work with are not just idiots, I honestly believe they may be insane. When I told my supervisor that my kids mean more to me than any job ever will, her response was “maybe you’re not cut out for this job”. Tell me, wouldn’t it be truly screwed up if a job meant more to me than my children? Anyway, in retaliation for calling her out on something extremely unprofessional she did, my hours have been cut by 50%. The excuse is the economy, but in the meantime they’re using the money saved from my salary to do some unneeded construction projects. It’s ridiculous. Anyway, the reason I come to Mechanical Turk is to appear busy when I have nothing work-related to do. It makes the day go by a little bit faster, and I enjoy finishing HITS on the site. My favorite HITS to complete are picture related. The first ones I ever completed had my marking faces and license plates in Google Earth, which I really enjoyed. It was fast, and all the little pennies really added up. I’ve since earned over $100 on Mechanical Turk, which I use to buy the things that I want, but wouldn’t normally spend the money on. I’ve gotten clothes, books, and DS games with my earnings. I’ve recommended Mechanical Turk to some of my friends, and they’ve enjoyed it as well. It takes some perseverance to work enough to earn something substantial, but if you spend a little time each day and search out the good HITS, in next to no time you’ll suddenly have a little cache of cash to spend however you see fit. It’s safe and secure as well, which is more than I can say for a lot of those “pay survey” sites. I’ve never gotten any spam from this site, which is obviously a good thing. That’s me, and that’s why I’m here. To while away the hours and to stick it to my job, even if they don’t know I’m doing it.