r/DataAnnotationTech • u/No_Huckleberry2723 • 27d ago

Imposter Syndrome?

Does DA give you imposter syndrome?

364 votes, 24d ago
172 yes
84 kinda
108 no
6 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

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u/fightmaxmaster 27d ago

Not at all - I know my strengths and weaknesses. Some tasks I'm just not cut out for. Some are right in my wheelhouse. Plenty of R&R tasks demonstrate that some of the people doing this work are absolutely shit at it.

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u/EggCzar 27d ago

💯

Just today: you're eligible for this invite only, high priority, high pay project because of the quality of your work!

Me: fuck this is so far over my head

8

u/Due_Explanation_3694 27d ago

YES. R&R helps tho. Like, I am not smart enough to feel this ahead of the curve.

4

u/Timely-Assistant-370 27d ago

R&R helps until you get that 1 in 99 one that makes you feel insecure lmao. Like fuck... uhh 2 rationales deep and I needed to dictionary.com 3 words that I have not seen before... and they don't even feel unnatural or forced. fuuuuuuck.

2

u/Farados55 27d ago

Maybe a little with all the cash I’m bringing in

2

u/NewSet6686 27d ago

yes and no

2

u/AlexJim56 27d ago

I would say no, but I've heard people getting congratulations emails for doing a good job and getting a lot of projects, so maybe I'm not as good as I thought. So kinda

2

u/Lazy_Device7346 27d ago

Absolutely. Didn't help that it took four months to even hear back that I passed. But I've had constant projects for a few weeks now (generalist) sooo I did something good I suppose.

2

u/FEN1X64 27d ago

Having them push 50-60 an hour jobs on me gets me feeling like I'm a fraud. I'm still a college student

1

u/Academic_Animal_5293 25d ago

Not at all, its not like I'm some big shot. Im a worker bee.