I mean its good money if you are qualified for these studies but just looking at the screeners and what options are for what your title would be to do this. Im thinking your are likely comfortable with take home pay already.
It started out being a hour and half study for 15 pounds and as you can see now it takes people far longer to complete it. I got over a hour half into it and it froze up and wouldnt let me keep going. I message them and they tell me to RESTART on a different browser. So basically to start ALL THE WAY OVER. Just for shits and giggles I started over just to see what happens. I did on another browser and it says " Study can only be taken on a desktop" which I was on the whole time by the way and then closed out and went back in again and it says "You can only take study once" . So I messaged them again and told them what issue was. They said "This is unexpected. You may return your submission and we will investigate the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience." So they gave NOTHING for all that time yet as you go through the study it even tells you the results are saved and uploaded.
I mean I know WeLocalize has its hands in alot of cookie jars but at this point why are they even bothering with SQR or AQR now? They cant even get their other projects people apply for and are working on straight. Not getting paid or application errors or the damn projects wont even start. Its like starting a restaurant and forgetting to order food to cook. I am at this point just frustrated for everyone here still holding out hope. The client of course is a POS but this slimy company WeLo isnt any better.
This will likely be removed. Oh well...
It is tiring. I think keeping a window open on one of my screens just to see if they have ANY tasks is costing me more in electricity than they can dish out work. And communication? Nope. Just crickets. Slow roll of death so people who will need to file unemployment CANT due to not having enough hours to show anything. This company is garbage and I really hope they know it. I dont care if clients isnt giving them tasks. Then tell the people who work for you that. Tell them that prospects look bleak and you are cowards and wont ask anything of the client as you have already gotten paid for the contract and are just letting your EMPLOYEES ride along until the end.
So first off I HATE to hear anyone let go. It sucks. And seems they did it again today to some folks. And had the AUDACITY to at first not even say their NAME. Just First Name place holder basically. Then be like MY BAD and send a more personal one that includes their name. A bunch of damn ....no name calling or else the NO FUN YEET police will come.
Seems most were those that were not doing much this whole year activity wise or lately as far as hours goes. Kind of FUNNY how that works when you dont supply work and tell people to log off and come back later huh? Especially with your dumb "Allocation" and "Diversity" tasks that get dropped who knows whenever. At least you dont have the stupid inaccurate heat maps taunting people anymore that were a waste of time.
Likely a little spy that comes in here saw that one thread if recall about people saying they didnt work much and were still here. So what I am wondering WEBLOW. Why fire them NOW but let go earlier ALL the accurate raters you had you CLAIMED was for QUALITY reasons? And yet last week COMPLAIN about how accuracy is being dragged down by people NOT clicking links?
And ANOTHER thing. Stop sending task alerts to people. Now you are doing it into work AND personal emails. They are never true. You sent 5 so far even today and guess what? Nothing. I know you all said the support staff is small so tickets dont get answered quickly but is the whole program short on people running it now or just brain cells?
We are all out here fighting studies full scenarios with 400 spots available on our dashboard but Prolific allows these types of studies clearly against its own rules. I went through part of it to see what it was and there is like 9 pages of questions along with having to write 100 words at end. Come on...
Still here treading water just waiting for the inevitable like us all. NTA yet finding the time to test and fire folks. And once again doing it for bullshit quality for some people. I just really dont understand these people. Give a webinar on self assessing and then do testing and then fire people for quality. Its almost like they dont do what they say they are going to do? When have they ever done that? 🤪🤪🤪🤪 I seem to of avoided it right now but my God WeLo. Not even sending warnings or anything now? Just give people the ax because you feel like it? Never change....
I can confirm the company still sucks ass. Gave us a good 2 weeks and since then back to its graded bullshit and empty promises with heavy NTA. That is all. Hope you all are doing well.
Arent you all just so happy to have these graded tasks and no other work? WeLocalize is surely just too kind these days. Yet in webinar we are supposed to assess ourselves so we still get graded.Hmmmm
So who got this email? I for one wont be downloading it. They have no right to do this so they can suck my cockles and bollocks.
Welo Data Assistant has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.
For example: region, IP address, GPS coordinates, or information about things near the user’s device
For example: network monitoring, clicks, mouse position, scroll, or keystroke logging
So if you ate early or were going to eat late to make time for another exciting round of virtual Bingo. Sorry. I guess maybe next time. We can all just enjoy staring into the void of a computer screen that has bright red letters and be happy to still be here. I am actually wondering what else the person who runs these games or sends these emails actually does. Looking at the profile. Did yall know we had watercooler sessions at some point where 6 employees could talk with Paul Carr for a hour? Back in Feb and March? I am soooo guessing this wasnt made for us. Gotta be like for other sectors of this company
I have never seen a company operate with the level of dysfunction, dishonesty, and complete disregard for its workers that WeLo has shown over the last several months.
Back in January, we were told work was “picking back up.” We were told clients would be returning, tasks would be flowing again, and that we needed to “be ready.” Many people trusted those promises. Many stayed because they believed management when they said things were improving.
Then January passed.
Then February.
Then March.
And every single time work failed to appear, another excuse arrived in our inboxes. “End of the quarter.” “Work is coming in waves.” “Tasks are being released in small increments.” “Diversity of raters.” “Watch the heat maps for optimal times.” Heat maps that were almost always completely useless and wildly inaccurate.
Meanwhile, they kept pumping out videos congratulating us on our “great accuracy,” telling us how happy the client supposedly was, reassuring everyone that the project was not ending, and encouraging people to “grab tasks as they come.” They constantly reassured everyone that things were stable while simultaneously starving workers of hours.
What makes this even more insulting is the fact that while there was barely any work available, WeLo somehow still found endless time to threaten employees.
Constant quizzes.
Constant testing.
Constant warnings.
Threats of suspension if scores dipped below 100%.
Threats of removal from the program over a single failed assessment.
People were expected to perform perfectly under impossible conditions while the company itself failed at literally every level of communication, planning, and basic human decency.
And now this week may have been the lowest point yet.
People were given graded quizzes, passed them, continued working, and then on Friday were suddenly terminated anyway. No warning. No discussion. No explanation. Just gone.
For many people, that final paycheck will barely cover groceries because work has been so scarce that some workers only managed 10–20 hours over the last several weeks — if even that. Some people just lost their health insurance. Some lost their only source of income. Some stayed loyal to this company for years only to be discarded like garbage through an automated message with no actual human conversation attached to it.
That is what makes this so heartless.
WeLo could have been honest months ago. They could have told people the project was drying up. They could have encouraged workers to move on and find stable employment elsewhere. Instead, they strung everyone along for FIVE MONTHS with vague promises, corporate nonsense, fake optimism, and carefully worded updates designed to keep people hanging on just a little longer.
Then, once enough people had waited it out and unemployment exposure was lower, suddenly the terminations started rolling in.
And now? Silence.
No transparency.
No meaningful updates.
No real communication.
No accountability.
They even shut down the community spaces where workers supported each other, helped answer questions management refused to answer, and vented frustrations together. Why? Because they didn’t want criticism. They didn’t want workers comparing experiences. They didn’t want people realizing how many others were being treated exactly the same way.
The help desk is an absolute joke. Tickets sit unanswered for weeks or months. Managers do not communicate. They do not advocate for workers. Most of them exist solely to approve timecards and disappear. People who were terminated suddenly don’t even have proper access to pay stubs, proof of lost wages, or basic documentation needed to file unemployment claims. There’s nobody to contact. Nobody to explain why they were fired. Nobody willing to take responsibility for anything.
And then there’s the insulting excuse of “quality.”
To the person with the username WeLoSupport — go tell your bosses they let go of some genuinely great workers for complete bullshit reasons. Most people I talked to never failed quizzes. Many were consistently rated in the good or top performer range. So let’s stop pretending this was about quality.
This was about lack of work.
This was about overhiring.
This was about poor management.
And instead of admitting that reality honestly and professionally, they lied to people for months while slowly cutting workers loose piece by piece.
That’s what makes this company feel so corrupt and so unbelievably non-personal toward the people who helped keep their projects running.
My heart truly goes out to everyone who was fired — especially those terminated for reasons that were either exaggerated, dishonest, or outright lies. Some really good people were let go this week. People who worked hard, helped others, stayed patient, and gave this company far more loyalty than it deserved.
If any of you need help, need someone to talk to, need a reference, or need help finding something else, message me. I’ll do whatever I can to help.
Despite everything, this community was full of good people. I honestly wish we could all still hang around together laughing at the endless stupidity and chaos this company keeps putting the rest of us through.
Because the workers were never the problem here.
The company was.
And they are seriously giving 1 and done 2-3 minute Spelling tasks? For people who likely have been waiting for a few hours to get some work in? I am sooooooooooooo sure the CLIENT needed THOSE spelling task lickety split. Like they HAD to have these done right away to help their algorithm with AI training. 😂😂😂😂😂 Such bullshit peddlers. All of these people. Client all the way down to WeLo and companies like it.
So nice of the asshats to keep enough tasks this morning for graded tasks and then no other work what so ever. I mean they just cant stop giving can they? I cant wait for the 25 dollar raffle!!!!!!!!
It states "Open and honest communication" ...There is no communication