Sometimes if you haven't gotten enough surveys, you can get "production cut" and have to leave for the day. The nature of this work means sometimes it's slow and there may not be hours available. They generally can let you know well ahead of time if there won't be work though. The allowed break amounts aren't very great if you choose to work longer hours, though you are permitted an hour lunch if working over 9 hours. The work can be extremely boring and for most projects you are required to adhere to a verbatim script, in order to ensure data integrity. The toilets are small. There are only 2 stalls and a urinal and there's like no airflow or ventilation. They can often stink, not because they're dirty but because there's not enough airflow after someone uses them. There's lots of printer paper use that can border on unnecessary. At times I've found it too cool in the office, but I ride a bike to work and have to dress much lighter for my outdoor Texas commute. Sometimes they run out of supplies for the coffee like coffee cups. It's an older building and can kinda smell strange. I particularly dislike the lighting on the production floor, I suppose it helps keep you awake and alert but I find it way too bright, and irritating. It can be very boring and you're not supposed to be doing other things at the same time. Often times it's hard to communicate properly with the people taking the surveys because you are expected simply to accurately read the script and record their responses, not to elaborate or explain things, and you cannot assume what someone means, they must say choose one of the options you read to them. Many respondents dislike you having to ask again and again for them to answer something they believe they already responded to. You are often assumed to be
selling something or be a scammer. Sometimes it's hard to remember different rules or guidelines for each project, since many are quite similar.