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The Deception of Outlier AI’s Work-From-Home Gig
Working from home has been a huge draw ever since COVID hit in 2020, causing several companies to change to a work-from-home environment indefinitely. This became very popular with the employees, who loved being able to do the same job but from the comfort and security of their homes. However, this created a whole new monster for employers who began to question the amount of time their employees were spending doing “non-work” activities on the company’s dime. The interesting aspect of this is that many companies showed an increase in productivity and output for employees after the switch to work-from-home. The main difference is employers could not account for every minute of the employee’s work day to ensure that they were not doing other “non-work” activities while on the clock, this became a concern despite the increased productivity.
This taste of working-from-home became something that many employees continue to seek and there are a lot of companies trying to cash in by offering work-from-home opportunities as independent contractors. One of these companies is Outlier AI. They advertise high-paying opportunities to job seekers looking to work from home. Their job advertisements frequently mention pay upwards of $25.00 per hour to start and the ability to work part-time, full-time, or just a little on the side. They entice job seekers with promises of…
