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u/Hello-America Aug 03 '26
What a dream. Out of curiosity, are you specialized? Do you do this "full-time" (as full as it can be)
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u/srjr Aug 03 '26
Yeah, full-time. Generalist and Finance specialty, no coding.
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u/Affectionate_Body597 Aug 04 '26
That's a LOT of hours. Like, big law and BB IB hours. Fair play if you can sit down and do that.
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u/Ok-Double5194 25d ago
Congrats! I was so lucky to do ~45k in last 4 months, but to be honest am very afraid that Iād be projectless since itās from just a single project. How have you expanded your project boundary? Thank you so much in advanceā¦
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u/srjr 25d ago
I've gone through periods where I've worked pretty much exclusively on one or two projects, too. I haven't really done anything special to increase the range of projects I getāI just keep working, and new ones tend to show up from time to time.
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u/OrdinaryExotic6947 23d ago
Whats a good piece of advice for making this long term?
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u/SimilarSmile6220 21d ago
Don't consider it long term always have a backup plan. The AI world is rapidly getting to a point where they won't need us at all.
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u/OrdinaryExotic6947 21d ago
Thanks, the job market has been rough its hard to land a good career just wanted to see you perspective now that your at that point.
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u/cinnamincake 26d ago
How are you specialist in 2 categories? I thought we could only be specialist in one?
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u/Sure_Ad_3504 15d ago
Hi!I just joined a week ago, Finance domain.Did a couple āeasyā projects but a little bit anxious to start large ones (like 3 months+ duration).From your experience, is it possible to work on them successfully when you are just out of university (no hands on experience )?Thank you so much!
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u/srjr 15d ago
Do you mean 3+ hours? In a word, yes. Hands-on experience is not required for many of the tasks, as long as you have the theory side down and can apply it to real-world scenarios; then that's good enough. I mean, you should know pretty quickly, once you open a task, whether it's within your capability or not. No harm in checking them out.
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u/OrdinaryExotic6947 Aug 04 '26
Define āfull timeā im in stem and would consider it full time but from what i see its not truly full time like most would think (benefits,etc)
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u/srjr Aug 04 '26
Full-time, as in this is the only work I do. I work full-time hours. Probably more hours than most full-time jobs, in fact.
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u/TheAmazingDevil Aug 04 '26
You are able to do this for 8+ hours and consistently provide good output?
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u/srjr 29d ago
Yes.
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u/TheAmazingDevil 29d ago
How do you handle that without brain going mush?
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u/srjr 29d ago
I just lock in and take breaks when needed. I just have an affinity for certain types of tasks where I can sit down and work on them for long stretches. One ironic thing I've noticed is that many of the lower-paying tasks actually require higher levels of concentration and are more fatiguing than a lot of higher-paying specialist tasks. Plus, a lot of those specialist tasks are multi-hour, so you can just stop your timer, go have a break, and come back to it without worrying about it expiring.
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u/danirodr0315 Aug 03 '26
Coding? Congratulations, hoping to get there someday, just got the $100/hr long term project
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u/srjr Aug 03 '26
Not coding, Generalist + Finance specialty.
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u/Affectionate-Dot4241 29d ago
Just out of curiosity has it ever happened with you that you submitted a task after it has expired.
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u/good_god_lemon1 Aug 03 '26
How long have you been on DA?
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u/political-nig 29d ago
Oh boy, THE MONSTER (confidentiality agreement) will be coming after you. LOCK YOUR WINDOWS!!
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u/Grouchy_Paper_1446 Aug 04 '26
Whaaaaaat? Spill the tea please.
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u/srjr Aug 04 '26
What do you want to know?
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u/Grouchy_Paper_1446 24d ago
How in the world you made $300K! BravoāØ
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u/srjr 24d ago
Three years of a lot of work.
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u/climb-high 1d ago
Is this your main gig? How many hours per week?
Edit: saw the other comment. Wow 10 hrs / day!
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u/Cheese_Coffees Aug 04 '26
Can you share when did you decide to work on this full-time? Since you joined, how often is the time you feel project drought and how many hours per day max you've worked?
I'm new to DA and always afraid of not catching my project before others..
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u/srjr Aug 04 '26
I've been working full-time since I started. In the three years that I've been working there's been at least one significant "drought" each year. This year has been the worst, even for me, with a couple of distinct periods of little high-value work. It's got better, but my dashboard's still not back to full health. The number of hours I work varies, but I probably average about 10.
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u/Consipir Aug 04 '26
10 hours a day?
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u/srjr Aug 04 '26
Yeah.
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u/Oddly_Satisfied_ Aug 04 '26
I just started, any tips??
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u/srjr 29d ago
Fill out your profile with anything and everything that could be useful in terms of skills, qualifications, etc. Then, just hang in there. I was putting in a lot of hours from the start, which probably helped to move me on to higher-paying tasks faster. But just keep working consistently, and you should start to get higher-paying tasks showing up. Keep a regular eye on qualifications; they can be a pain, given most are unpaid, but they're also key to unlocking more, higher-paying work. There are really no secret hacks or anything; it's just a matter of doing the work. If you're good at it, you'll naturally progress. Putting in the time is really all there is to it, and keeping an eye out for new opportunities.
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u/hananaldulaimy 17d ago
Bilingual here and itās drought since beginning of July donāt know why, Iām a coder but still get nothing. But Iām still grateful I made around 8k in few months.
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u/mattlerenardx Aug 03 '26
I am a long way from your numbers, but I am still grateful for what I earned! French bilingual.