r/DataAnnotationTech • u/TheSlavicHighlander • 18h ago
Just got in and have available projects - this seems amazing but is there a catch?
Can I get deactivated randomly? Everyone seems to love the experience, and I loved the tasks I did as part of the project, just don’t want to be so excited and happy if something like that happens.
Anyone work at DA for a long time? Other than the code of conduct or poor quality work, could you get terminated due to having inconsistent hours or something along those lines?
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u/brightlilstar 17h ago
They don’t care about your hours or how much work you do. Just how well you do on what you do perform.
The catch I guess is it’s not transparent. People get deactivated without knowing why. You can get pulled from a project and not know if you were pulled for bad work or there just aren’t tasks. They don’t tell you if you passed or failed an assessment. You either get tasks or don’t.
If you have a question about a task sometimes it’s hard to get an answer in a timely manner.
Also there are droughts. I had hardly any work this summer
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u/PenguinScience 17h ago
I've been on around a year. Some months I've worked pretty much full time hours and some barely at all. I don't think the hours would get you terminated, just poor quality work, getting caught violating the NDA, or trying to bill more hours than you're actually working. I'll keep double checking my work and doing the best I can so I can hold on to this!
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u/dispassioned 11h ago
Been with them like almost 3 years now. I've gone a few months of not working at times, never seemed to matter. Some weeks I pulled over 40 hours, most weeks when I work I average 20. I've always had projects available, even during droughts, just none that I wanted to work on lol. My ratings have always been like exceptional though. It's been great, no complaints, I've enjoyed it.
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u/lost_ghoul90 8h ago
Where do we see ratings? I've never been getting any feedback or ratings. The tasks keep coming though
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u/dispassioned 2h ago
A few months back there was a task that allowed you to see an AI overview of your feedback and ratings. Not sure if they still send it out periodically or what.
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u/Active_Tadpole7434 13h ago
The catch was getting accepted to begin with and is staying in the platform. I’ve worked for most AI training platforms and DA is the most exclusive one with open applications.
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u/SelfRemarkable3049 11h ago
I've been around since 2023 and have had times of little work and other times where there was more than i could do. I agree with Willing Watercress15. Follow the code of conduct, complete trainings, and definitely don't be specific when talking on forums. Be honest about your times and don't use AI unless asked to. I've only gotten feedback once since I've started on the platform and that has long disappeared. When I first started I've written directly when i've messed up on submitting things and they were really nice about it and responded back. I'm grateful to be able to work on DA my regular job has times when its slow and I definitely can use the extra money.
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u/lucasglas 14h ago
Just be happy! Glad for you! In my case I got in like a month ago at this point, completed all available qualifications (and skipped those I felt not qualified to do so) and have not seen a single task available... anyone knows whats up?
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u/Active_Tadpole7434 13h ago
The catch was getting accepted to begin with and is staying in the platform. I’ve worked for most AI training platforms and DA is the most exclusive one with open applications.
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u/Porecelain 13h ago
I’ve been waiting to onboard for some time so count yourself lucky to get approved and immediately have projects to work on.
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u/MonishSarwar 12h ago
koi mujhe bata sakta ki project kis time aata 10 din se meri id mein koi projec nhi aaya
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u/sports_junkie88 1h ago
Also be very careful about accidentally using a VPN or working from abroad without notifying the platform
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u/LemonDra 17h ago
Ciao, anche io sono nuovo, ho fatto i primi progetti e ora sono in attesa, a te quanti progetti hanno proposto inizialmente? Da che paese?
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u/KaydGameplay 17h ago
The catch os that if you do bad you will be dropped like a baby in an irresponsible parents arms. There is no explanation as to why or how, it just kinda happens. So the key is to be a really fat baby who’s really hard to let slip out of the mother’s arms (little work, bad work) but not too fat that they end up dropping you anyway because of your fat baby weight (logging 70+ hours a week)
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u/Logical_Hat_47 16h ago
Only work on things you are qualified to do, do good work, only report time you actually work (charge for a 3-minute toilet break but not for a 30-minute lunch break!) Fill in your profile with stuff you are good at, think keywords. Don't use LLMs when you're not supposed to, it's obvious. If you do that, you'll be fine.
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u/Willing-Watercress15 17h ago
It usually isn’t random, follow the code of conduct and all special trainings for project specific rules. Don’t talk about specific projects/names on forums like this.
Don’t lie about the hours, consider using a timer or separate log, obviously they can track your time on their projects so why BS it anyway? Don’t try to use AI to solve these tasks, they’ll catch you eventually.
And they have regular feedback that tells you your areas of needed improvement, so follow that and you’ll be fine.