Some of the surveys are insanely long

[Sohcahtoa]

Kind of annoying really.  I just did a survey all about Microsoft Live features (Mail, Messenger, SkyDrive, Essentials, etc.) and it took damn near 45 minutes.

45 minutes to earn 75 cents.

Just doesn't seem worth it, you know?

[aslouie]

Funny enough, I just went through one such survey; it's almost a windbag of an ordeal!

[bostonphil]

I agree with you.  I have tried some surveys that seemed to go on indefinitely.  In some cases, I have finally given up.  I never knew, if and when,  the survey would end.  I have done some surveys where there is a bar telling you what percentage of the survey you have completed and how much more you have to go.  I think that is a great idea.  I do not mind if the survey does not pay a lot.  But my time is valuable and I have a busy life. 

[deekeepinitreal2009]

Some of the surveys are long but it doesnt matter to me cause i still get the credit up on completion

[MorbidRaccoon]

If it takes over 10 minutes I don't do it.

[acurtsinger2]

You are right, some of them are jsut not worth it.  Wish they had a bunch of 5 or 10 minute surveys and I'd be happy to do those for 50 cent.

[tcanman]

one i spent 30 mins on and it said i wasnt even 25% so i gave up. not worth it on those ones

[Julia_K]

one i spent 30 mins on and it said i wasnt even 25% so i gave up. not worth it on those ones

sometimes i can jump to another persent. like you was on 30 an the next question can be already 50 for example.
sometimes it happens to me.

[hwilliams591]

I had some longs one before, but the worst ones are when the keep asking the same 20 questions for 4 different products over and over.

I got lucky today and got 2 short surveys for the dailies.

[g2teg27]

One way to make this less frustrating is consider your entire income from fc compared to total time spent rather than comparing individual offers.  Spending all that time avoiding longer offers will only hurt your earning in the end.  Consider the long ones as a difficult part of an overall project.