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What is the "Worker Competition"
(and/or the "Top Worker" Designation)?
The "worker competition" rankings show how each worker on
vWorker.com compares to their peers. Every worker on the site (who has worked on at least 1 job)
is scored and ranked using a formula that takes into account their experience, the sizes of jobs they have
worked on, the satisfaction of their customers, and their organizational skills (such as filing status reports).
Workers are then ranked from 1 to
0
(the current # of registered workers on the site). A worker's ranking is indicated on their bids
and their profile:
Click here to view the current rankings.
The "Top Worker" designation is an additional honor granted to a very small, elite and
special group of workers that are "the best of the best". The stricter
qualifications for this award can be found here. The two
"Top Worker" designations appear on a worker's bids and profile and look like this:
| Ribbon |
Description |
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Top Worker
Certificate:
This worker has met all the qualifications to be a "Top Worker ". |
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Top 10 Worker
Large Ribbon:
This worker has not only met all the qualifications to be a "Top Worker ".
but is also ranked as one of the top 10 "Top Worker " on the site. |
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions:
What is the formula used to score all workers?
The "All Worker" ranking formula for "fixed-price" projects is:
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($ of Each Job x Adjusted Rating of Each Job) |
| - (1000 x Each missed status report) |
The ranking formula for "Hourly" projects is the same, except that:
| $ of Each Job = # of Approved Hours on That Job x $/Hour of That Job |
The $ amount of each job, includes the worker’s bid plus the
vWorker.com fee.
Click here for an example...
The adjusted rating is the original rating given to the worker for a project,
but adjusted to a negative number when the worker fails to meet the contract by
the deadline agreed upon. It is calculated as follows:
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Original Rating |
Adjusted Rating |
| 4 - 10 |
A rating of 4 or more
means that the Worker completed project successfully. So the
adjusted rating is the same as the original rating...4 - 10. |
| 1 - 3 |
A rating of 3 or
less means that the Worker failed to meet the contract by the deadline
agreed upon. So the worker's adjusted rating becomes a negative
number as follows:
1 -> -10
2 -> -9
3 -> -8 |
| -3 |
A rating of -3 means the Worker
not only failed to meet the contract by the deadline
agreed upon but also denied that specific flaws existed...which were later actually
confirmed to exist by vWorker.com. In this case, the adjusted rating is -14. |
| No rating (bonus) |
Bonuses have no rating. In this case, the adjusted rating is the average of all ratings for that worker. If the worker has no ratings, a 9 is given. |
| No rating (non-bonus) |
Either the employer forgot to rate the worker or chose not to rate the worker. In this case, the adjusted rating is the average of all ratings for that worker. If the worker has no ratings, a 9 is given. |
Only projects which are 100% completed and are "visible" (per the anti-retaliatory rating precautions in the
vWorker.com Rating Viewing Rules) are eligible for scoring.
Click here for an example...
Can a worker ever "make up" for an
uncompleted project in their "All Worker Competition" score?
Yes. The scoring system is set up so that a worker who learns from their
mistakes can "make up" the decrease in their score. Once they complete one
or more future jobs successfully to demonstrate this, the decrease is overcome
and neutralized.
Click here for an example...
What does the "Top Worker" indicator mean?
Like the "Top Gun" designation in the movie by the same name, the "Top
Worker" designation is assigned to a very small, elite and special group that are "the best of
the best". To qualify for this honor, workers must meet the following
stringent requirements that require unsurpassed expertise in handling the technical details of their projects as well as
providing "over the top" customer service and value to their clients:
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Experienced
(Minimum of 3 projects on the site and 5,000 points in the "All Worker Competition") |
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Excellent customer
satisfaction
(Average
rating of at least 9-superb) |
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Every job completed
successfully
(no
rating below 4) |
"Top Workers" are indicated with the following
logo(s) on their bids and profile:
| Ribbon |
Description |
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Top Worker
Certificate:
This worker has met all the qualifications to be a "Top Worker ". |
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Top 10 Worker
Large Ribbon:
This worker has not only met all the qualifications to be a "Top Worker ".
but is also ranked as one of the top 10 "Top Worker " on the site. |
In addition the 10 most highly ranked "Top Workers" are further honored by
appearing on the right hand side of every page.
When are the "All Worker Competition" rankings and "Top Worker"
designations updated?
As the calculations for the rankings are time consuming to calculate, the
worker rankings do not update as soon as a worker receives a new rating from a
employers. Instead, they occur once a day between 12 AM EDT and 2:00 AM EDT.
Can I see a list of all workers by their ranking?
Yes, click here to see that list.
Can you give me an example of how scoring works?
Let's pretend that a hypothetical worker, named John Smith, won a $150 Hourly project and did a great job on it and received a 10-excellent. The employer was so happy he sent him a $200 bonus. He then attempted a $300 project but unfortunately failed to complete it. John Smith's "All Worker Competition" score would be:
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Job # |
$ Amount |
Employer Rating |
Adjusted Rating |
Score |
| 1 |
$150 |
10 |
10 |
1,500 |
| 2 |
$200 |
<none> |
9 |
1,800 |
| 3 |
$300 |
1 |
-10 |
-3,000 |
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Total: |
300 |
You can see that to "make up" for the failed $300 project, John will need to complete additional projects successfully. He can do so immediately with another equally sized $300 project on which he is rated a 10. Or he can complete several smaller projects that together equal $300, while receiving 10's on them, etc..
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