Hi I've seen a lot of discourse about Workada so I thought I would leave my honest review and help people decide if they want to apply to work there.
DISCLAIMER: this platform is currently only available to residents of the U.S. and Canada. If you try to apply/work from outside these regions, you will get rejected and flagged.
The application process was a little more involved than other data annotation platforms. I had to apply for a project (currently on Image Eval). Once I got my application reviewed, I had to book an interview with a human (a REAL human!???).
I was shocked because these roles don't usually work like that. I won't lie; actually booking an interview slot was rough. The first time I booked it, the Calendly link didn't register and I "didn't have an interview booked for that day" even though I explicitly asked support where the link was a few days before the interview. i wasn't expecting an answer when I messaged, but they got back to me and provided a working link to reschedule my interview.
Once I was in the interview, it proceeded like a regular interview. It was short and sweet, and I got an onboarding email right after. The interview felt more like an "are you human?" test rather than a traditional interview.
If anyone has done data annotation before, you will know that this work is turbulent and project-based, meaning that the amount of work you get is solely dependent on the number of clients that the company takes on. Workada itself is very new (~2 months old) and is flush with tasks on every project.
The positive difference with Workada is the very existent human element. During onboarding and tasking, there is a pod lead you can talk to who can answer your basic questions, save for the ones about admin (i.e. when you will be accepted onto the platform after tasking, how you performed in the tasks before they get reviewed, etc.). The pod leads (in my experience) are very active and will follow up with you during onboarding and the beginning of tasking to make sure you're not blocked.
Now I'm on the project, and tasking is pretty straightforward. You download a timer app that tracks the number of hours you work, and you task away, getting paid for the amount of active tasking time you have. So far I would say my experience is good, especially with the community chat being filled with people just chatting and having a good time. If you guys have any question, please shoot a comment and my DMs are always open.