Paid research study · Emory University

Help build better meetings.

Tell us about your day. The Meeting Experiences Study is a three-week study of your everyday experiences at work.

Up to $75 in Amazon gift cards

You're a fit if you work with other people most days and can answer three short surveys on your workdays for three weeks.

What three weeks actually looks like

One sign-up survey to enroll. Then three short surveys on each of 15 workdays, and one final survey after day 15. Your 15 workdays start the next workday after you finish the sign-up survey.

First

Sign-up survey

Background questions about you, your work, and the people you work with. About 25–35 minutes, and the longest thing you'll do. Pays $10 — $2 when you complete it, and an $8 sign-up bonus once you've completed short surveys on five workdays.

Week 1Days 1–5
1$3
2$3
3$3
4$3
5$3
Week 2Days 6–10
6$3
7$3
8$3
9$3
10$3
Week 3Days 11–15
11$6
12$6
13$6
14$6
15$6

Fifteen workdays, Monday through Friday. Each survey pays on its own, so a full day is worth $3 — and in week 3 the rate doubles to $6 a day. Five of these days is also the mark that releases your $8 sign-up bonus. Weekends are yours.

Last

Final survey — after day 15

Complete short surveys on at least five workdays and you'll be invited to the final survey after day 15. Takes 10–15 minutes and pays $5. Then you're done.

Then

Gift card

Your Amazon gift card is emailed to you after you finish the study.

Three short surveys

On each workday of the study, you'll receive a text or email when the survey is open and one when the survey is about to close. Each one is less than 10 minutes.

Survey 1

Mid-morning

Less than 7 minutes

Survey 2

Mid-afternoon

Less than 7 minutes

Survey 3

End of work

Less than 5 minutes

Three surveys a day, five workdays a week, for three weeks. Plus the sign-up survey before it begins and one final survey after day 15.

That's the whole commitment.

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How you earn

You can earn up to $75, depending on how many surveys you complete. The sign-up survey pays $10 — $2 when you complete it, and an $8 sign-up bonus once you've completed short surveys on five workdays. Daily short surveys pay $1 each for the first two weeks and $2 each in the last week. The final survey pays $5, and is offered to participants who complete short surveys on at least five workdays. If you don't finish the study, you're paid for the surveys you completed.

Sign-up survey$2 when you complete it, plus an $8 sign-up bonus once you've completed short surveys on five workdays
$10
Daily surveys, weeks 1 and 2$1 each × 30 short surveys
$30
Daily surveys, week 3$2 each × 15 short surveys
$30
Final surveyOffered on day 16
$5
Everything completed
$75

Every survey completed adds money to your total. Completing all surveys earns $75. Your payment is sent as an Amazon gift card at the end of the study.

What would I earn?

Move the sliders to see how much you will earn.

Sign-up survey$10

Included — completing it is how you enroll. $2 lands right away; the $8 sign-up bonus follows once you've completed short surveys on five workdays.

Out of 30 — three a day across 10 workdays, at $1 each.

Out of 15 — three a day across 5 workdays, at $2 each.

Releases the $8 sign-up bonus and unlocks the final survey.

Worth $5, offered after day 15.

You'd earn $75
Sign-up survey$2
Sign-up bonus · after five workdays$8
Weeks 1–2 · 30 surveys$30
Week 3 · 15 surveys$30
Final survey$5
Total gift card$75

An estimate, not a promise — final amounts are confirmed against your completed responses at the end of the study.

Up to $75 for three weeks of short surveys.Paid as one Amazon gift card when you finish.

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Questions people ask

How do I sign up?

Click this link to find out if you're eligible and sign up.

When do my three weeks start?

The next workday after you finish the sign-up survey. Everyone runs on their own 15 workdays, Monday through Friday.

What if I miss a survey?

Nothing happens. Missed surveys don't roll over and there's no penalty — you're just not paid for that one, and the next arrives on schedule. The $8 sign-up bonus only needs five workdays, so a few missed days won't cost you it.

I have vacation or travel during the study. Can I still take part?

Yes. At sign-up you tell us which weekdays you're regularly off, and no surveys are sent on those days. For one-off travel or time off, just skip those days — you're paid for the surveys you complete.

Is this voluntary? Can I stop?

Participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any point without penalty or explanation. If you stop partway, you're paid for every survey you completed up to that point. The $8 sign-up bonus and the final survey both arrive once you've completed short surveys on five workdays.

Who sees my answers?

Your responses are confidential and are seen only by the research team. Findings are reported in aggregate — nothing is reported in a way that identifies you, your employer, or anyone you mention. Once the research team has finished working with the data, your contact information is deleted.

When and how am I paid?

As an Amazon gift card, emailed to you within 10–15 business days after you finish the study. It arrives as one payment rather than weekly amounts.

Who do I contact?

Email [email protected] with anything at all — eligibility, timing, technical trouble, or payment. Questions before you sign up are welcome.

Got what you needed?Your three weeks start the next workday after you sign up.

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Three weeks. A few minutes a day.

Up to $75 in Amazon gift cards.

The Meeting Experiences Study is conducted by Ashlyee Freeman, PhD Candidate and Jill Perry-Smith, PhD at Goizueta Business School, Emory University.

Approved by the Emory University Institutional Review Board, IRB 2025P013401. Participation is voluntary, all responses are confidential, and you may withdraw at any time without penalty.

Questions: [email protected]