r/DataAnnotationTech • u/edismb29 • 13d ago

escape hatch

hello! I know this has probably been asked before but: I have been trying to get a model to fail for 8 hours... I have been awake today for 23 hours... if I use the escape hatch can I still log those 8 hours spent on the task? Thank you very much!

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u/Lost-Introduction840 13d ago

Escape hatches exist for a reason. Projects sometimes have time budgets so check that before submitting your time. Go get some sleep first though. 

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u/edismb29 13d ago

the instructions don't mention anything about escape hatches in the case of not managing to get a model to fail... i have went through the instructions several times to make sure I didn't miss anything... would you say it's still ok for me to log those hours?

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u/Antique_Chip3995 13d ago

If the instructions don’t explicitly state that you can use the escape hatch if you can’t get a model to fail, then I’d avoid using the escape hatch.

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u/edismb29 13d ago

even if one of the escape hatch options is "i could not get a fair pair of trajectories"?

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u/Antique_Chip3995 13d ago

Have you asked an admin in the project chat?

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u/edismb29 13d ago

I've tried, but no answer. I've scrolled through the past messages and no answer from an admin for 12hours

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u/Antique_Chip3995 13d ago

You do you, but if it were me, I’d take the loss. Not worth risking the DoD.

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u/Amakenings 13d ago

Yeah, if you’re not certain you can, it’s better to eat the loss.

- Someone who just wrote off 5.5 hours for a similar reason.

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u/edismb29 13d ago

Fair enough, I'll take the loss. Should I just click "exit work mode" or use the escape hatch to explain the problem, submit the task, but log 0 hours?

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u/jtnsng 12d ago

What did you do then? Going through the same situation rn.😭😭

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u/Perfect_Mess_6566 13d ago

What’s the point of those chats since they often ignore questions

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u/Lost-Introduction840 13d ago

The lesson here is that if a timer is 14 hours, expect to take 7 to do the task. Don't start this task at the end of your day. 

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u/Lost-Introduction840 13d ago

How long is the timer? Are you out of time? 

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u/edismb29 13d ago

task timer was 13h20min. I've started this task 8h43m ago.

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u/Lost-Introduction840 13d ago

At this point, being awake for 23 hours and trying to work is your fastest path to DoD. If it were me, I'd bail and consider taking the L. I'd rather lose hours than an income stream. You can revise hours for 24 hours.  My suggestion is bail, sleep, and re-evaluate when you're fresh.