An Opportunity For You!
If you are currently working for pay (self-employed or working for others, manager or line worker), we want you! We have various projects for which we need participants - like yourself - to help us get a better understanding of work life. We are interested in the experience of workers, all workers, regardless of occupation.
Why Participate?
1. Help advance understanding in the human experience of work.
2. There is compensation - the type and amount depends on the study.
3. It can be fun!
Quotes from participants:
"It was fun!" "Enjoyed participating" "Interesting study" "People involved in the study were helpful." "I found it interesting to examine my emotions as I entered them in throughout the day."
1. Help advance understanding in the human experience of work.
2. There is compensation - the type and amount depends on the study.
3. It can be fun!
Quotes from participants:
"It was fun!" "Enjoyed participating" "Interesting study" "People involved in the study were helpful." "I found it interesting to examine my emotions as I entered them in throughout the day."
Types of Projects
We use a variety of methods, such as online surveys and tasks, multi-day “diary” type studies on handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.), and even in-depth interviews about work.
Current Projects
We are currently looking for participants for a set of studies on attention at work. We are recruiting for the following studies.
1. Multi-survey (experience sampling) study of emotions and attention. - Seeking full-time employees anywhere in the United States.
2. A multi-survey + laboratory study of burnout and attention (4 very short surveys/day for 10 workdays + orientation and laboratory debriefing session) - Seeking full-time employees in the Atlanta area.
3. A one-time survey (approx. 20-30 minutes) of emotional expression. - Seeking full-time employees anywhere in the United States, who have a direct manager/supervsior (not self-employed), and have a coworker that would also be willing to participate (5-10 minute survey).
4. Several laboratory studies investigating the effects of cognitive fatigue on performance - Seeking undergraduate students at Georgia Tech.
Current Projects
We are currently looking for participants for a set of studies on attention at work. We are recruiting for the following studies.
1. Multi-survey (experience sampling) study of emotions and attention. - Seeking full-time employees anywhere in the United States.
2. A multi-survey + laboratory study of burnout and attention (4 very short surveys/day for 10 workdays + orientation and laboratory debriefing session) - Seeking full-time employees in the Atlanta area.
3. A one-time survey (approx. 20-30 minutes) of emotional expression. - Seeking full-time employees anywhere in the United States, who have a direct manager/supervsior (not self-employed), and have a coworker that would also be willing to participate (5-10 minute survey).
4. Several laboratory studies investigating the effects of cognitive fatigue on performance - Seeking undergraduate students at Georgia Tech.
How Our Participant Database Works
This is how we work. If you are interested in participating in our research projects please register in our database by clicking the button above. This will take you to a short survey asking questions about you and your work. This information is kept confidential and is used by us to match you to specific studies for which you qualify. A member of our research team will confirm your registration within 7 business days.
When you are matched to a study, you are contacted for participation and provided with a detailed account of the study requirements and the compensation that will result from your participation. You may then decide whether to accept or decline our offer for participation for that specific study. Turning down one study will not hurt your chances of being invited to participate in other studies.
We can’t guarantee when you’ll be contacted for a study, as different studies require different types of participants. But if you are interested in sharing your experiences with us, we invite you to register for our database. The information that you provide on the database will be kept completely confidential. If you eventually participate in a study, any information you give us will be cleaned of all personally identifying information.
If you have already registered, but would like to opt-out of our database, please contact the Work Experience Lab by email ([email protected]) or phone (404-385-1954). A member of our research team will confirm your removal from our database within 7 business days.