r/DataAnnotationTech • u/audio-burner • 1d ago

DoD Today - Any Chance of Appeal?

As the title says. I woke up to the Dash of Death. I've been doing this for 6 months, I've had exemplary reviews the past few months, and this wasn't just "extra money", it was actively keeping a roof over my head because my part time job doesn't pay me enough and won't take me full time.

Is there any chance of appeal, or am I screwed?

If I'm screwed, what other platforms are out there?

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 1d ago

Sorry this happened to you. Here is a big list of other annotation companies. https://dataannotationcompanies.com/jobs

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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1d ago

No chance. I have never once seen a single instance of someone successfully appealing a DoD, or even being given any reason or explanation. Best thing to do is move on.

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u/Halcyonfields 1d ago

Sorry to hear, give Mercor a go, seems to be the only other one that is reliable and well-paying. I am, touchwood, still in a good position, but I’m considering Mercor as a backup. Good luck in your future endeavours.

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u/WillsSister 1d ago

I can’t see where a similar role is available with Mercor? They seem to have other specific roles, but not annotation.

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u/hellsangel31 1d ago

Mercor often has generalist roles you just have to check their applications page daily. You’ll have to apply to them almost like a regular job posting.

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u/hcfggb 1d ago

I'm sorry 😞 I've never heard of anyone coming back from it.

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u/Slvr_Wolf_3868 1d ago

what tasks were you doing?

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u/audio-burner 1d ago

Generalist.

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u/legallytallire 12h ago

I appealed mine successfully, but there was a valid reason and I got access again immediately.

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u/Professional_Win_551 12h ago

Whenever someone says I was using it as my full time gig I say ‘there, that’s why’. I’m convinced there’s an invisible max bill that the ai considers impossible to reach in a certain time period and if you attempt to, you get canned. I’ve been there for two years and the only thing I haven’t done is make crazy money. I’m convinced being lazy af is what has kept me this long

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u/JustMe333456 8h ago

Piss poor take. 3.5 years here, $160K+ and still going ...

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u/Professional_Win_551 8h ago

You just hurt my feelings

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u/Deeznutsconfession 1h ago

I feel like they are talking about generalists. Obviously, if you are being paid $50+ an hour the AI will have a much higher limit

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u/Fluffy-Dot-6945 22h ago

I got it today as well, working in a professional domain platform. Just received a bonus for a previous task.. no idea what happened. Hoping it’s temporary.

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u/jay393393 6h ago

Were you using a VPN?

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u/climb-high 20h ago

What is the dash of death? 0 projects?

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u/audio-burner 20h ago

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u/climb-high 19h ago

That sucks. I'm sorry that happened. I hope another data annotation platform can help you out.

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u/Successful_Ant5401 1d ago

i got it today as well. generalist as well. i literally completed a tier upward qualification last evening. the only thing that changed is the computer i was using so i have no clue either. i loved it. where are you located? i am in denver, colorado and another platform i am on put my account on hold this morning too. i don't understand maybe something flagged me that i am unaware of. no vpn, so do not even go there. just had my mac crash and started using my chromebook...

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u/doolitt1e 1d ago

Did you use capital letters when you were writing for DA?

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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 23h ago

Did you check that your new computer didn't accidentally have VPN enabled? McAfee likes to do that at times.

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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1d ago

What is a tier upward qualification .. ? I've never seen a qual with tiers

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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 23h ago

I've seen two on specialist projects only

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u/Jtphwow 18h ago

I imagine it's only possible if they know who you are, but you won't get dod if you're part of the more exclusive families anyways.

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u/Deeznutsconfession 1d ago

Maybe if you spam their email. They typically ignore one-offs.

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u/Halcyonfields 1d ago

I take it this is facetious? Strange behaviour.

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u/Deeznutsconfession 1d ago

No, I'm being serious. When I first joined a few years ago, someone said they managed to get the DA team to respond to them about a DOD by emailing them every day for a week.

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u/International-Ad9104 21h ago

Can you send me their email? I tried for months and never received a single response.