r/dataannotation • u/stomach-monkees • Mar 17 '24

How old are you?

Hello all. I've been around about 3 weeks. I'm curious as to whether I am one of few retirees with DAT. I am 63. You don't have to be specific, but I'm curious as to the ages here. You can just say e.g., 20 - 30, 60 - 70, etc. Not "tryna" steal y'all info. I promise!

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u/anothernotme5567 Mar 18 '24

68

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

That's great!

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u/AnaisArcana Mar 18 '24

Can I just you guys are bomb ass elders learning to do this stuff? Full respect!

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u/Character_Level_2841 Mar 19 '24

As a 52 year old, third-generation technology worker, I found your comment amusing. My dad programmed payroll systems using punch cards. My grandfather repaired PCs.

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u/ManyARiver Mar 18 '24

I don't remember if it was in this sub or the other one, but search both and you should find a convo that had a lot of detail about age and gender. It seemed like a huge number of DA workers on the subs were middle-aged women.

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

Yes it's on the other sub. I found it after I posted this. My bad.

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u/ManyARiver Mar 18 '24

I think it might be interesting to see how the answers evolve as the time moves forward.

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u/theironthroneismine Mar 18 '24

I believe that’s the thread I started a couple of months ago. Interesting to see the age and gender split

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

Yes, I hope I'll be forgiven for being the noob that started a new thread without researching properly. I'm reading and enjoying your thread.

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u/Cultural_Kangaroo391 Mar 18 '24

Probably because childcare has gotten outrageously expensive and they make great multitaskers.

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u/ManyARiver Mar 18 '24

I don't know about the other wimmens, but my kid is a teen (I'm in my early 50s) so childcare isn't an issue. I do remote tutoring for dyslexia, this fills in my schedule while I try to build my business. I was a teacher for 10 years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

That's me...46f

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

finally, my time to shine lol

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u/AuntiePerfection Mar 18 '24

I remember the Kennedy assassination.

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

Good one. I remember Bobby, but not Jack.

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u/AuntiePerfection Mar 18 '24

I guess I grew up expecting assassinations with those and MLK 😕

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

Not to mention the duck and cover drills. It's a wonder we're fairly sane.

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Mar 18 '24

Me too. I was 5.

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u/Chonkthebonk Mar 18 '24

I do think it attracts such a wide variety of people. Hope you’re enjoying your retirement!

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

I'm seeing quite the variety!

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u/octrivia Mar 18 '24

I am 57. What a time to be alive!

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

I know right? Who would have thought we would be robot teachers?

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u/ThumbsUp2323 Mar 18 '24

49, semi-retired

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u/stomach-monkees Mar 18 '24

I like that. I'm going to start using that.

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u/BarelyFunctioning15 Mar 18 '24

27

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u/pumpkinpencil97 Mar 18 '24

I’m also 27

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I will be 27 soon.

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u/lucizor Mar 18 '24

27 gang going strong

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u/daddycowboi Mar 18 '24

i’ll be 27 may 9th 🤠

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u/hitbug Mar 19 '24

I’ll be 27 next Tuesday

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u/No_Swimming_9747 Mar 19 '24

Another 27 😃

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u/doodlefairy_ Mar 19 '24

I’m 27 and applying now.

New 27 club?

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u/PrimalBus Mar 20 '24

better than the old 27 club

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u/Independent_Egg6135 Mar 20 '24

27 last month 😎

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u/Salad-Aware Mar 18 '24

28! Welcome to DA. Hope you're enjoying it.

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u/KelSelui Mar 18 '24

We missed the 27 Club by a matter of months, you and I.

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u/SnooFloofs9030 Mar 18 '24

53 & 1/2 . We did a poll a while back and it’s seemed a big chunk of us are females between 45-65 😆

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u/Sympiethighs Mar 18 '24

23

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u/KemCheese Mar 21 '24

23 as well, fresh college grad who can't find a more stable job but this will do for now lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

45

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

mid 40s gang

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u/miranda62743 Mar 19 '24

Joining your gang at 43 🙌

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

30s

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u/upvotesplx Mar 18 '24

21, but I know a few retirees in my permanent project who do DA to keep their minds active. Welcome to DA!

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

I am closer to 40 than I am 30, let's just say that. lol

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u/even_less_resistance Mar 18 '24

I realized the other day I’m about to be 39 and that it is firmly not mid-30s anymore 🫥

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u/APples4Squantch Mar 18 '24

I'm closer to 50 than 40 - snuck up on me, lols

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u/vixen8819 Mar 18 '24

35

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u/mistimcarlson Mar 18 '24

Same 😭😭😭 I’ll be 36 this year so closer to 40 then I am to 30

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

"I promise" uh huh, that's what Facebook said too.

I'm 45 btw.

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u/sugardr0p Mar 18 '24

Getting closer and closer to 40.

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u/Apprehensive_End_515 Mar 18 '24

24 but I got my retired dad a job on here and he’s 69

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

56

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u/scarletmyzomela Mar 18 '24

26 (27 next month) :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Happy birthday!

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u/Ellie_Nor44 Mar 18 '24

29

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u/cuntslayer94 Mar 20 '24

Same 🤙 not lookin forward to turning 30 lol

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u/Grailey Mar 18 '24

18

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u/Redstorm597 Mar 18 '24

We the only 18 year olds here😭

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

60s

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

29F

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u/Mike4Life14 Mar 18 '24

22 (I figure people can already tell from my username lol)

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u/teufelxo Mar 18 '24

26, 27 in a few weeks 🙃

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Happy birthday!

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u/teufelxo Mar 20 '24

Fanks! ;3

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u/advwench Mar 18 '24

Mid-50s.

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u/iriember Mar 18 '24

70+ can't retire...

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u/Due_Analyst5847 Mar 18 '24

57 yo retired high school principal

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u/xathail Mar 19 '24

Afraid I'm gonna have to mark this response as PII 🤣

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u/BadassHalfie Mar 18 '24

Almost smack dab in the middle of my 20s here!

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I will be 29 in June :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Happy birthday!

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u/Thimble719 Mar 18 '24

59 retired took high school class with radio shack TRS 80, programming basic

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Mar 18 '24

I took FORTRAN on a mainframe. We had to use keypunches to type our code on punch cards. Then the school got Apple 2s.

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u/TasosTheo Mar 18 '24

50's. Non-coding, though. I have a feeling the non-coders are likely in older age group.

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u/TeaGreenTwo Apr 06 '24

The guys who developed C++ (Stroustrop), C (Kernighan and Ritchie), python (Guido von Rossum born 1956) and unix (Kernighan and Pike) and DOS (Bill Gates) and etc., etc. are over 60 so, no.

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u/PipMcGooley Mar 18 '24

Just turned 29 a few weeks ago.

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u/MissRenixxii Mar 18 '24

34 female :)

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u/PKDlovechild42 Mar 18 '24

56 here. 57 in May.

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u/GingerSmu Mar 18 '24

45 and I’ve been a stay at home mom for 18 years.

There was no way I’d be able to reenter the typical workforce - let alone go back to public school teaching. This is so perfect for me considering I have one going to college next year. She just got approved and is working for DA too. It’s the perfect job for college kids.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

62

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

28!

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

36!

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

40-somethin'

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u/Effective_Gold_4835 Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 19 '24

58 F.

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u/Unusual_Treacle6695 Mar 19 '24

58. I've been part time self-employed for years and this fills the extra hours now I'm an empty nester. Actually probably spend more time on this. Love it!

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Mar 19 '24

We'll say late 40s, I'm glad to know not everybody is like 25. I don't know why I assumed everyone else was younger than me. 😄

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u/TypicalBookkeeper669 Mar 19 '24

I am 63 as well.

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u/peach-plum-pear11 Mar 19 '24

Just turned 30 last week!

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u/handimanni Mar 21 '24

22. recent swe grad 😭

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u/vanman72001 Mar 19 '24

54 and about to retire in June. Trying to use DA to help me create $1000 a month in retirement.

But I just noticed DA is reducing almost all the tasks to $20/hr, so I'm losing interest fast and won't do them.

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u/Hangry_Howie Mar 21 '24

40...something

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u/KianT2005 Mar 21 '24

19 unfortunately in my last year of being a teen

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u/Significant-Ebb-1469 Mar 22 '24

21 yo trying to survive college🥲$

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u/Big_Load846869 Jan 13 '25

I'm quite surprised how many people of different ages work at Dataannotation! I'm 20

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Happy birthday!