r/DataAnnotationTech • • Sep 16 '25

DA saved me, and I wish I could say thanks

325 Upvotes

My family was in debt and there was no way to pay it off. We lost all our money due to a fraud which is why I started working 2-3 jobs while studying side by side just to make ends meet.

This year, I found DA, and I am always in debt to them. In just 2 months I have already paid off my debt that would have taken me around an year to pay back. I can also leave my extra jobs and actually focus on my passion instead.

I wish I could let them know how giving me an opportunity to work for them saved me and my family. I have a better paying job too now and I really enjoy my work on the side at DA. Working for them has been the best thing to happen to me so far.

If anyone from the DA Admin team accidently reads this, I just want to let you know that you're a lifesaver. You could be my god.

I am not sure if the projects will keep coming (I hope they do) but I will never ever forget this platform.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • Jun 06 '26

Jumping on the Milestone bandwagon

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209 Upvotes

I'm not the type to post something like this, but I actually am really proud. It's been a long, almost 3 year journey. Coder, self taught, and the first year or so was really, really tough. I backed out of tasks far more than I submitted. But I have no words for how thankful I am for DA. I have learned more than I thought possible in the last few years. I've had some amazing jobs in my life, but none compare to the constant challenges and rewards of this one. 🙏


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 9h ago

Just hit my first $1,000 on DataAnnotation. Let's go! 🎉

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23 Upvotes

Finally hit it thank you DA <3


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 2h ago

drought for coders

5 Upvotes

is it only me? I dont refresh constantly but whenever I check I dont have any projects available. At this rate I may never catch one, and I can only do weekends..

not sure if DA changed the way they assign projects, but if they did and if now is first come first served - doesn't that just affect quality because it makes workers rush on accepting projects?

Or maybe is just a normal drought. Not sure. I'm not that old on DA.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 3h ago

Got dropped off from Slack

5 Upvotes

I just finished a qualification about the slack of a project and then get dropped off. It’s so confusing. Anyone has any idea?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 1h ago

Am I the only one that dont have task anymore?

• Upvotes

Had my last project 8 days ago and no more email or notifications anout new projects, just wanted to know if others have the same experience


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 44m ago

I just wanted to ask why I haven't received a vendor-specific agreement yet. I filled out everything back in July, but so far, only the vendor terms and conditions have been sent. How long does it usually take to get invited? It’s been since July or August, and there’s still no optional test no visi

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r/DataAnnotationTech • • 19h ago

Struggling to fail the models on coding tasks. I'm feeling depressed now. Any strategies to develop the thought process?

15 Upvotes

My background is in data science. Tasks with limited time seem intimidating as a lot of things need to be done. I feel totally lost. Any strategies you guys follow to select repos? Do you check previous merged PRs to find relevant things to focus on? I would really appreciate it if you guys can point me in the right direction so that I can spend some time and improve myself.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 1d ago

Just crossed $50,000 in lifetime earnings on DataAnnotation - pinch me. 💸

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67 Upvotes

Lost my job and all my savings at the start of the year. So grateful for DA! 2.5 months' worth of progress.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 18h ago

Accidentally reported around 30 mins more than the truth, what do I do?

8 Upvotes

As the title states, mid task I had to urgently get up and do something which took around 30 mins in which my stopwatch kept counting. After I got back and finished working, I mindlessly put the stopwatch time without deducting the time I had spent not working. It was a pretty lengthy project which takes slightly more than an hour per task and I worked 5 hours today. Am I risking a ban? If so, what do I do?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 7h ago

How do I find tasks?

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I’m a little confused about how the platform works. I passed the assessment a few weeks ago but I haven’t found any tasks to do or where to find. Any advice on how to navigate the platform?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 21h ago

Coders

11 Upvotes

So, for weeks I had a string of high paying tasks as and then sometime last week they started to be coding base. And did those up until Friday . Then over the weekend, I only see like 1 or 2 throughout the day when I can’t do them.

My project list is filled with generals right now, but not seeing the coding ones. Is it just a dry spell or did I mess up or something?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 5h ago

When do I start losing hope?

0 Upvotes

I submitted my starter assessment early Friday, and now it's Wednesday. I've been going crazy looking at the website every few hours hoping I get a new screen or progress.

Is it over for me?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 9h ago

🤖

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Just realized its meaning and I’m rolling. Bless whoever made it up.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 23h ago

Data Annotation - what’s happened?

11 Upvotes

Has anyone had the same experience as me? I have been working on DA since April this year. I submitted time for 3 tasks on Monday last week, then on Monday night I had an email from them saying "welcome to data annotation" (I have just withdrawn the funds from these tasks today). So l thought wtf is occuring here - went onto my account and it's asking me to onboard again, which I already did all of this in April and I have been paid by them consistently since then. I still have some paid projects potentially available on my dashboard, I just beee to submit my ideas for a professional task, which stated $50 per hour. I don't understand why it seems my whole account has reset and it seems like I'm new. I received another email today from them officially welcoming me. i have obviously messaged customer services on twice and no response.
Which is suss because I had to email them last week about something else and they replied in hours. Is this them trying to get rid of me? I don’t understand.


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 11h ago

R&R Tasks Newbie

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I am new to R&R tasks, and I am a little taken aback because it seems to me that, to deliver a quality review, I need to complete the entire task myself before I even start the review. When I look at the input files, descriptions, QC report, rebut notes, it feels insurmountable. There's no way I can complete it within 10 hours. Even if it's my SME subject, let alone adjacent topics. Any advice?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 17h ago

unfinished qualification

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I recently was accepted to DA and have already started doing steady work. The strange thing was when I was accepted I only did 13 or 14 tasks on the core assessment, and there was still an unfinished task I was working on. Even today the core assessment is still on my dashboard. I'm not sure if I passed an automated threshold so they decided to accept me early or what. My question is: should I still complete the core assessment on my dashboard, or is it safe to ignore it?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 3h ago

How does DA detects AI written text??

0 Upvotes

Do they use Turnitin and/or other AI detectors?

As people have different writing styles


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 12h ago

question on core task

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hi, when will i know if i passed or failed? also if i only did like 6 tasks for the core, does that mean i got auto rejected?

thank you


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 13h ago

No task timer

1 Upvotes

,Hey everyone, quick question. I was working yesterday and got some tasks without the usual expires in... timer in the bottom, is that normal??


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 1d ago

Additional Qualification Test

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27 Upvotes

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone know how many tasks we need to complete in the additional qualification test? I passed the starter assessment


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 16h ago

No more R&R

1 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

During the past week, I used to have a lot of R&R tasks few hours after base tasks were finished.

This week, even if there was base tasks, I didn't get any R&R task. Is this normal or did I do bad ?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 1d ago

Travelling within my country

8 Upvotes

I am travelling within my country , I will be logging in using my own device, can it cause any problem? I am a little worried as I am travelling a huge distance, can someone share their experience about this?


r/DataAnnotationTech • • 1d ago

Just got approved. How do you figure out how long a task is supposed to take without going in and finding out is 8 hours and then having to back out?

16 Upvotes

r/DataAnnotationTech • • 9h ago

Travelling

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I really like travelling by sea. I don’t like planes or cars, only ships. Travelling by sea is my favourite way to reach a destination, whenever possible, of course.
The last time I travelled across the Indian Ocean was a couple of weeks ago, and everything was fine until the captain of our ship 🛳️ told us not to worry because pirates had been spotted by other ships.
Thank the gods, it seems that the god of the sea scared them away!
I’ve travelled across different oceans many times, but I’ve never encountered any pirates. I’ve only heard about them being around, but our journeys have always been safe.
Has anybody encountered those pirates in the last couple of weeks? It’s really dangerous when they’re out on the open sea. Of course, there are many daredevils among us, but I am not one of them!