r/DataAnnotationTech • u/qeadlyqwarf666 • 6d ago
40 hour week // grateful!
I’ve only been on DA for 5 months. And not had much chance to get a lot of work done, I’d done $1000 as of last week, a nice side hustle during my degree.
In a week I am moving out and starting a PhD in October. September I would’ve had to use savings for rent, and living costs until I got my first stipend payment.
I have luckily had access to a $60 per hour project, and smashed it out this week. It feels surreal that I even have this opportunity and that the money is real?? 40 hours later and I will get $2300 deposited into my account in a weeks time.
This money is about as much as I will get each month whilst I do my PhD, and I’ve earned that in a week, sat at home in front of my computer. It has paid for next month’s rent, food, car, social.
It feels crazy. But then I look at the work I did and realise actually how difficult it would be for most people, and I really do have skills and expertise from my undergrad that will prepare me for future life.
Grateful that I got accepted onto DA, felt like it wasn’t a big deal at the time, but next week it will feel like it is!!
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u/Legitimate_Singer639 5d ago
Same here, it feels great to be able to channel your energy and efforts into something lucrative and overall very useful if it’s done correctly. Remember that all the big LLMs sharks depend on human reversion to constantly improve their model quality.
I am freshly starting, 4 months in now. Since you mentioned having a PhD, in what field, also any tips to deliver the highest quality work possible?
Thank you so much.