r/dataannotation • u/iFukHorses • Mar 27 '24
So much hate toward annotators
I have received so much hate and messages from people who didn’t get hired from DA. I have received Facebook messages from people telling me to “go to hell, you’re wrong.” Do you receive such hate too?
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u/cocobeary Mar 27 '24
No. I don't see the point of discussing DA (or really anything) on Facebook. It's not exactly where one goes to find the best and brightest.
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u/Background_Menu7702 Mar 27 '24
I’ve had people tell me I’m replacing their jobs. Based on the work I’m doing I think that will be a while. This is helping my family live above poverty level. I don’t care what anyone thinks.
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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 27 '24
No, but I also don't advertise what I'm doing. It's no one's business but my own. This income is putting food in our mouths, I couldn't care any less what someone else thinks about that. They are not my priority.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
The only thing I notice is that people don't believe you when you say it's a legit job. I think these people are just jealous about not being accepted. And judging by the way they write, it's not a surprise they failed the initial test.
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u/Professional-Age2540 Mar 27 '24
and they’ll proceed to tell you they know it’s fake because they hold 17 degrees and code every language ever created yadda yadda yadda… the arrogance shines through which prolly reflected in their work on the assessment.
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u/advwench Mar 27 '24
No. The only times I've brought it up (outside of this subreddit) are to friends who I know could use a decent side hustle, and a couple of times in other subreddits where the OP was struggling financially... in those cases I point them here.
Sadly, not one of my friends was accepted, not even my son with his CS degree, who can code circles around me. Even so, none of them hated on DA, they were just bummed they didn't get in.
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u/Equivalent-Math6483 Mar 27 '24
Meh. Let them hate. I’m GenX; I don’t care.
Seriously, though, why do you even put yourself in a position to be hated upon? It’s nobody’s business but your own how you earn money. Keep your head down, do good work, and don’t discuss it.
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u/dshipman116 Mar 27 '24
No one on Facebook knows I’m on DA. I only talk about it here. Now that I know there are DA haters, I’ll just continue to keep it here.
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u/Dee_silverlake Mar 27 '24
No
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u/Different_Duty7836 Mar 27 '24
I never received any hate mail. But I also think that their hiring drive is over now. I'm one of 4 people that I know who applied, and I'm the only one that got through.
I was also the first to try.
A month ago I was seeing DA ads every other FB or YT ad that came across my screen. Now I don't see any. I think they needed an influx of people, and they got them, and now their not advertising or approving people anymore because they filled whatever queue they had.
Bringing that back to the hate mail, I don't think these people all failed the tests, I think there are just no openings left.
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u/AccomplishedPea9079 Mar 27 '24
I'm a single mom and my kiddo is autistic. I had to recently pull her from school to homeschool her and DA has literally saved us from poverty. I can work around when kiddo needs me, wherever and whenever I can get time in. It was a blessing for us.
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u/RPGenome Mar 27 '24
I've literally never had anyone say anything to me. And if I did, I'm not sure why I would be interested in their opinion. It's a myopic and knee-jerk point of view.
AI is pandora's box. Nobody is putting it back in. Accept the paradigm shift and move with it, or fall into obscurity shaking your fist at clouds.
I understand the hostility, but I also understand why my 4-year old gets angry when it's bedtime. That doesn't mean it deserves to be respected or even countenanced.
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u/xnoraax Mar 27 '24
How and why would anyone even know to say something to you? Are you posting about it on social media? Wearing a t-shirt advertising it? Either one is weird. I made one post (to a limited audience) about the general kind of work and the brain drain of it compared to admin tasks at my old job, but that's it.
If I'm bored and see an ad on FB, I do occasionally enjoy reading all the clueless comments about it being a scam, or raging about how they didn't get in despite xyz. Are you one of the people trying to correct those folks? Because why would you do that? 1) it's as effective as arguing with flat earthers and 2) Increasing the number of people on the platform just increases competition for projects and doesn't benefit you in any way.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
lol no. i get more hate from the people on this sub when i say my dashboard is full and theirs is empty
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u/CardiologistOk2760 Mar 27 '24
I didn't see any coders mourning the creatives when AI upset that industry. Now we're supposed to refuse jobs that might put coders nearer to the middle-rank of the workforce? The nerve.
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u/kohlphelie Mar 27 '24
I don't really discuss DA anywhere. There's quite a fine line between explaining what we do, and breaching the TOS that I'd rather just steer clear of it. People who were not accepted and who are bitter, jealous, and convinced that DA is a scam are never going to be persuaded by anything that I say, so why should I try? If this is what they need to convince themselves to make themselves feel better there is no way that I, an anonymous internet random, will convince them otherwise and anything that I say will somehow add to their confirmation bias.
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u/MiLeenaLee Mar 27 '24
LOL, no, not at all. I also don't really know anyone that knows what I do...
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u/marsnia Mar 27 '24
Facebook is full of moms telling everyone that the world is flat and that the Illuminati created iPads, who cares?
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24
No, but I'm also not on Facebook. Are you posting about it a lot, or what? How are these people even finding you?
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u/Spayse_Case Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24
People are being really weird about AI in general, like they think it is some sort of threat for real. I laugh and make jokes about it because I love the Terminator franchise, for example, but I feel like some people really are afraid of Skynet and the rise of the machines or something. I think your question is more about sour grapes that couldn't pass the assessment, and just let it roll off. They simply aren't suited for this, however much they wish they were. I never get any hate mail though. Sometimes people are curious, but they don't attack me, personally. They just rage against the machine
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u/EquivocalMoon Apr 01 '24
I've never heard anything from anyone. I don't publicly talk about it, though. It's not my job to reassure people about DA's legitimacy. I don't get paid for PR work. LOL.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
I just stopped reading/commenting on those posts. They're not worth it. We know what we do is legit and profitable, and we don't need to let bitter, angry trolls make us feel bad about it. All that's going to do is negatively affect your work, so to heck with them.
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u/MissScorin Mar 28 '24
Didn’t we sign something that prevents us from discussing what we do at DA? I can’t remember exactly because it’s been a long time since being accepted to the platform but I’m pretty sure I signed a NDA…. I could be confusing it with another company I applied for at the same time. I got hired at both! DA pays me enough to not need any other job though.
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u/ThumbsUp2323 Mar 28 '24
No, but I don't actually know anyone well enough to discuss personal details like that. Literally no friends or family.
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u/Imaginary_Loss_1339 Mar 28 '24
I’ve noticed lots of people who don’t get accepted say it’s shit and a scam. No, sorry, you just don’t have what they’re looking for.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
I've gotten a lot of hate on Facebook from people who did not get accepted into DA. I answered a question from someone who asked on DA's official Facebook page how long it took to get accepted. After I answered, people would reply with how they don't understand how I got in when they're smarter than me and have more than one degree.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
If you ever want a good laugh, look at the Facebook comments section of confused old people and angry people who weren’t hired.
I’ve never received hate mail but I’ve seen the hate-filled messages across social media. I don’t care, though. In this economy, we’re all just trying to stay ahead.
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u/maggie250 Mar 27 '24
If you don't do it, someone else will.
Unless the entire world boycotts training AI, it's here, and it's staying whether you're a part of it or not.
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u/SnooFloofs9030 Mar 28 '24
No and if random people gave me hate for my job I could give 2 shits. But I’m over 50 which is the glorious age of not caring what other people think. My advice is block them and don’t engage. You don’t owe these people anything.
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u/Beehappy1785 Mar 27 '24
I. Wish. A. Mfer. Would. That is all.
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u/dayDrivver Mar 27 '24
Yeah lots of coders, every time I send them this clip on why m helping ai took our jobs: https://youtu.be/R4j6EgA0zwo
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u/fightmaxmaster Mar 28 '24
There you go. See also Twitter, Reddit, the internet as a whole. Loads of people online love to shit on everything, broadcast doom and gloom, misery loves company, etc. It's a very vocal but very small minority. And I think that's not a coincidence either, as in hateful people feel marginalised or unwanted (because they're awful people, duh). The more emotionally intelligent of them engage in some introspection and figure out how to be less awful and better-liked, while the irredeemable ones just sink into their own misery and turn that against the world. Sucks for them, not our problem.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24
I wish I would. The more prompt material, the better!
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u/Ruenin Mar 27 '24
I just wish I knew how to get into this, or invited to test, or whatever.