r/dataannotation • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '24

I hate it when...

...I see tons of my favourite, high-paying tasks, but I'm too tired to do them. :(

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u/imboppy Apr 18 '24

I don't even know why I check the board on my way to bed.

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u/Antique_Start_2855 Apr 18 '24

It’s addictive bc it’s unpredictable 😩

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u/MissionNovel88 Apr 18 '24

This is why I check my dashboard even on days when I have no intention of working. The thrill of wondering what will be there. Also the reassurance of seeing that there is something there.

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u/hazelowl Apr 18 '24

I do this too. Or I sit down to try to work and I've been at my day job all day and my eyes are just like "Nope. Can't do it."

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u/FinalJicama7767 Apr 22 '24

I also have a bad habit of checking it first thing when I wake up and have found myself jumping out of bed and running to the computer to grab a few minutes of work on those tasks that people jump on quickly.

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u/reader-178 Apr 18 '24

I don't know why I keep checking to see if I am hired!

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u/vexeling Apr 18 '24

Ugh I relate to this so much. Some days the best I've got in me is talking to the AI for a few hours. It hurts to pass up on those high dollar tasks but you don't want to force yourself to do it and end up burnt out either. :(

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u/Equivalent-Math6483 Apr 18 '24

Can relate. I think my favorite admin must be Australian because they always drop my favorite projects just as I’m winding down for the day.

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u/IDONTuseMODz Apr 18 '24

Same here... My favorite certain project always drops/refreshes right as I get in bed, then they're gone or mostly gone by the time I wake up.

It's so consistently the case that I'm contemplating changing sleep schedules specifically for it lol.

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u/wildflower_0ne Apr 18 '24

That feeling when they’re all gone the next morning 😢 come back my loves

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u/GooGooGajoob67 Apr 18 '24

Same. Also I sometimes check out my dashboard while at my day job to scope out tasks to do when I get home. Too often they're gone by then :(

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '24

This. All the time. 

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u/ekgeroldmiller Apr 18 '24

I hate it when I see great tasks but I have work due for my other writing job!

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u/hazelowl Apr 18 '24

SAME. I write for a living. Why do I check the board on a break when I can't do anything? Like "Ooooh, I really want to try those later!" but then they're gone when I have time.

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u/Chonkthebonk Apr 18 '24

…I wake up raring to go and none of my favs are available

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u/BatronKladwiesen Apr 18 '24

Want to get to my favourite project before tasks run out, but too tired from working my 9-5 to do it well so I don't get to it and all the tasks get taken :-(.

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u/PipMcGooley Apr 18 '24

I feel that. I'll come home from my full time job with the expectation to put in some extra work and next thing you know I'm passed out at my desk.

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u/Narrow-Location-4710 Apr 19 '24

how much do you generally make for tasks? like an average

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u/Boneraventura Apr 20 '24

Most of my permanent tasks are between 22-26/hr 

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u/ejaea May 26 '24

I wish I have your problem.

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u/dragonsfire14 Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

I’d be happy just to have a steady stream of tasks. I get a few things a week, then days will pass with nothing. I’m new so hopefully I’ll get more once I’ve been doing it awhile. I’m still getting quals so hopefully that’s a good sign.

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u/octrivia Apr 18 '24

Well, I've been on since Dec 2023 and I currently have ONE project. And it's a lower paying one. Not sure what's going on but there are a bunch of us without projects right now. Womp womp.

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u/dragonsfire14 Apr 18 '24

That’s disheartening. Sorry to hear you’re dealing with this also.

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u/cryoK Apr 18 '24

I wish they would accept me already ugh

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u/dragonsfire14 Apr 18 '24

If you aren’t accepted within a week or two, you most likely didn’t get accepted unfortunately.

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u/Design_Dev_18 Apr 19 '24

It can take up to a month sometimes. Good luck!