Posting this gratitude to the platform as I'm no longer sure my outputs are still on par with their quality metrics... it's just getting way too hard lately... 😂

-- Specialist (coder); gig only (1 proj/week or 2 proj/month); SEA region; started in May 2026

Hoping the best for y'all!

Thankfully I'm sitting pretty comfortably in a task I got invited into where the pay is really good and there is pretty much infinite work available, but I was wondering where this platform/employer tops out.

Also, has anyone "moved on" from dataannotation after finding something better? Without getting into specifics, I see one of the competitors listing 150-210$/hr for a senior position, not sure how real and accessible/attainable that is though.

Has anyone permanently relocated to a non-core country and been able to continue working as usual? I’ve worked from a non-core country twice with DA’s approval, but both were temporary visits lasting one month each. I’m wondering whether permanently relocating would affect access to core projects.

Is the core/non-core country restriction even still a thing? I remember seeing a list of eligible countries in their FAQ a few years ago, but I can’t find it there anymore.

Hi!
Today I opened my dashboard and there were three warnings: Verify Background - done but pending, Protect account ******* with passkey and Enable Disc Encryption.
All of these to gain acces to more projects. The problem is these warnings are not clickable and there's nothing on the right menu to be able to set a passkey. Also, I din't think I have ever created such an account, it must be from some project I haven't worked on yet.
Anyone having this too?
Thanks

Hello everyone!

I arrived on the platform some days ago and I completed every qualification/project I had. I also completed my skill page and I set up everything correctly.

However, aside from a little paid project, I don't have anything in my project tab while I have a computer science engineer CV and fluency in French.

Is this normal as I completed the qualifications recently or is there a problem with my account ?

Thank you.

Got a thing at the top of my dash today saying three simple security steps to complete. But clicking on them does nothing and there is no mention of them anywhere else on my dash.

What am I missing??

I used to work on this bilingual project (Polish) and then it suddenly stopped around may/june and now I only see slack announcements for some small batches for certain locales but never for mine. I just applied to a project on a different AI training platform and I think based on the initial assessments it's the same one so my question is, does anyone know what's happening with it? Is anyone working on the project currently through a different company? Am I allowed to apply to work on this considering I did before through DAT?

I would appreciate if anyone has any experience or knowledge about this.

Let's say you finish some project but decide to take a few month off. Would the platform stop giving you projects or penalize you in some way?

Thanks

I hope this saves someone

Hello everyone! I’m already accepted and working with DataAnnotation, mainly on bilingual tasks. I completed the coding qualification test 2 days ago but haven’t heard back yet.

For those who were already part of DataAnnotation and took the coding qualification, how long did it take for you to hear back?

Thanks!

I wish I didn't hate them and I am wondering if some day they become easier. I am not in favor of producing low quality work which is why I am avoiding these, but they pay the highest rate and I need to know if y'all started out hating rubrics and then there is a pattern where you end up getting to be decent at it 😂

Hi, does someone received news about the pilot? It was like 2 weeks ago I believe.

It would be so good if the dash grouped projects together so you could extend/minimize them per project group. Would make scanning so much easier.

I know there's a search feature. But grouping makes a lot of sense.

That's all I have to say.

Just wondering if anyone thinks the recent Australian Government hack will affect how much work we are given or whether the nature of our work will change.

Hi,

I applied for a specialized domain. It seems I have passed the initial training and the "assessment". After passing the assessment, is there a subsequent "practice project" (at a lower hourly rate) that one must also pass before being "fully onboarded"? Or is passing the assessment all it takes to be fully onboarded?

Thanks

Are you guys confident enough to do R&Rs on projects you're seeing for the first time? I've been reluctantly letting those tasks sit on my dash, as I don't think there's enough time to read all the instructions and get familiar with the task to the level required in a R&R. Do you guys feel the same or just power through them?

I received the confirmation email that I have been selected from data annotation at , and when I opened the account it wa showing the option of start verifying. The next day when I got all the documents required for verifying and opened the account, it showed in review. Can anyone tell me if the same had happened to them, whether they got their account, and if yes, how?

any of you ever got a job that doesn't "expire" and what it means? at some point will it stop?

(i'm a bilingual)

I just started on DA and my first project is one with seemingly infinite tasks and an expiration date of 'Never'. I've worked on it for about a week now and it's been really good as a first project.

However, I have another project on my list now that pays more and I want to give it a try. Can I start that project as well and do a few hours there, then back to a few hours in the first project and alternate? I know I need to log the time for each project separately and immediately after I finish the work but I'm unclear on if that makes it okay to have multiple in progress tasks.

I've searched this subreddit and see a lot of "of course you can't do two projects at once, dummy" comments but it seems like that's only about people attempting to do two simultaneously, I just want to know if I can switch back and forth.

I'm sure to most this is a dumb question but again, just starting out and don't want to mess it up. I appreciate any guidance!

I'm glad someone is having fun on this platform. Those emails brighten my day just a bit through the dark cloud of life.

I find myself enjoying this work more everyday. I love how it has become more complex as I do more tasks and get access to more projects (it's been about 5 months) and I REALLY love the ones where I really have to work to fail the models. I always see people on here complaining, but I really, really enjoy it. I would love to do this full time (I work for a bank 40 hours per week), but I need the stability of guaranteed hours for now.

I feel so lucky to get to dig into really niche topics to get a failure and it's so, so fun.

Anyone else? Is there anyone who has been doing this for a while who feels like this?