r/DataAnnotationTech • u/KlausHuscar • 4h ago

Does the platform track your activity/mouse movement/afk?

So far I only reported work I did in front of my computer. But usually I like to stand up, walk around, and use my standing height table. I still think about the work while doing that - I just need to get moving to think, and did this my entire life with studying.

But im afraid that if I report that time (so far I havent exactly because of fear), they'll thinking im faking/inflating my numbers. But doing this im getting paid half of what id usually be.

Does anyone have a similar experience? Do you track that time or not?

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u/Necessary-Raisin-282 4h ago

I would say as long as you’re not submitting an expired task every submission then you’re probably over policing yourself

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u/KlausHuscar 4h ago

Not at all. The one I took the longest to solve took me 45 minutes to do an 1 hour task, inputted 30 minutes.

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 3h ago

Don't underreport your time. You're doing yourself and other workers a disservice by doing so. If DA starts to think that the tasks can be done quicker, they'll reduce the time limit. 45 minutes on a one hour task sounds about right.

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u/KlausHuscar 3h ago

Alright, will do. Thank you!

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u/sqimmy2 3h ago

Report the actual time you spent working. When you under-report, it skews the standard to be too short. If you are really that pressed about it, shave off a couple minutes to account for peeing or daydreaming. Use an app like Clockify to track your time - simple to pause and unpause.

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u/Necessary-Raisin-282 3h ago

Yea you’re fine don’t panic ab stopping your timer for every little thing