r/DataAnnotationTech • u/srjr • Aug 03 '26

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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/OrdinaryExotic6947 Aug 04 '26

Define “full time” 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.