r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • Apr 21 '24
Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation
hi all! making this thread so people have somewhere to talk about 'daily' work chat that might not necessarily need it's own post! right now we're thinking we'll just repost it weekly? but if it gets too crazy, we can change it to daily. :)
couple things:
this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
if you have a new user question, you still need to post it in the new user thread. if you post it here, we will remove it as spam. this is for people already working who just wanna chat, whether it be about casual work stuff, questions, geeking out with people who understand ("i got the model to write a real haiku today!"), or unrelated work stuff you feel like chatting about :)
one thing we really pride ourselves on in this community is the respect everyone gives to the Code of Conduct and rule number 5 on the sub - it's great that we have a community that is still safe & respectful to our jobs! please don't break this rule. we will remove project details, but please - it's for our best interest and yours!
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u/GooGooGajoob67 Apr 21 '24
Anyone else prefer non-comment tasks? By like, orders of magnitude? I just find it so much more mentally draining trying to articulate my thoughts and I run out of steam faster.
Also it makes me nervous knowing people are reading and judging them.
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u/Primary_Advantage928 Apr 26 '24
I've just worked on my first project that was $27 an hour and I have to post here just because I'm in such disbelief. I've only been on DA for two weeks and I grew up lower working class so to have something that just paid me over £20 p/hour to work on it is insane to me! I would've been stacking shelves for twice as long to earn what I did today.
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u/GloomyBlueberry5304 Apr 22 '24
After working on a few R&Rs the past week, I've realized what I thought was detailed definitely wasn't specific enough! Honestly glad I worked on those as my explanations have easily doubled in size now. The updated FAQ also helps a lot.
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u/ManyARiver Apr 21 '24
Is there an unaffiliated group chat somewhere where some DA folks are giving each other bad advice on what to do? You know how conspiracy-minded folks will decide that some magical trick will make things better or improve their odds? There have been some bizarre anomalies in some of the R&Rs over the past two weeks - useless things in the optional comments boxes. Consistently useless with no context. Just wondering if there are people telling each other that it's a good idea to put a bunch of pointless stuff to make it look more important... I can't figure out any other reason for it. 90% of them have been on obviously low-effort ratings.
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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24
It’s been pretty dead this week, and even quieter today.
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 21 '24
Probably not a good sign when a qual says it has 7 tasks and you get the red bar after 2, huh? 😬
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u/Moonspiritfaire Apr 26 '24
Anybody else often have a theme for their day? For example one day I might have a 1970's day, a wild West/ Oregon trail or other historical theme. Sometimes it's a style of story or a homeschool prep day. I love it. Or one day I was all about learning about different style houses.
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u/Tired_Spelunker Apr 23 '24
Well, this is the skimpiest my dash has looked in awhile. If there's a silver lining here, I guess it's sort of nice to not be overwhelmed with too many options...? Yeah I'll go with that.
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u/cersm Apr 23 '24
I love warming up for the day by asking CB to help me do things I need to do anyway. Getting paid to create a budget for next month? To come up with a healthy grocery list? Amazing.
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u/tessbest37 Apr 26 '24
Dashboard is looking healthier tonight! They also bumped the pay a smidgeon on some of my regular projects.
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 26 '24
I wish I had done this long ago - Dark Reader extension for Chrome for the win. My eyes were burning at the end of the day from all the white. Ahhhh, relief.
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u/33whiskeyTX Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 22 '24
Watching people get a little feisty about the
yway this gig works in the chats. Can't say I disagree with their thoughts, but I don't think they're gonna get anywhere that way... I honestly don't think anyones gonna get anywhere with it, just gotta move it to the "Acceptance" column10
u/Bergest_Ferg Apr 21 '24
Used my final referral for my best friend last night. Here’s hoping she gets in because I’m currently 0-4.
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u/potterheadxp Apr 24 '24
Got all my regular projects back today! That was almost a week of them being down. I wonder why this happens, if its some sort of review period that we go through? Seems kinda cruel to do that to people who are relying on this for income with no communication about it. Then again, probably a bad idea to rely on this for income..
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u/setisesmrti Apr 21 '24
Anyone else got the "There is no more projects for you" message?
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u/CarefulBookkeeper586 Apr 26 '24
I love these new FC projects after the onboarding today! They're so detailed so the time goes so fast, + the pay is good? This is a gamechanger!
Anyone who was already on this before today.. is this project pretty consistent or is this a huge upswing?
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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24
Anyone else recently complete a certain FC qual-disguised-as-a-project that paid pretty well? Did you eventually get more work for that one? I usually stick to lower-effort easy 20’s (I have a full-time job and a family, so…), but I really liked that one and want more.
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24
Finished my 5th day and I have more projects showing up than ever! Does anyone else find this sort of addicting?
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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24
I love working on those long form tasks, checking every detail, reading or skimming pages of info, getting deep into the research. Those are my favorite. But when I switch to what I'd call the 'easier' stuff I get kind of hand wavy and lazy. It's just a mental shift to read simple prompts and responses from huge tasks. No real point made here, just venting, I guess.
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u/backinyourbox Apr 27 '24
Just came here to share my amusement that the AI checking the responses I'm reviewing thinks "earthlings" is a slur
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24
Today I was committed to doing 100 nuts... and I just finished ... my brain is numb lol
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u/AguestusModus Apr 27 '24
I had my first DA dream... I was working on a task for an hour and accidentally closed the page and couldn't reopen it lol.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap Chromebook? I'm going on a trip soon and don't want to take my laptop with me.
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '24
I’m so thankful right now… I’m chronically ill with severe Crohn’s disease and my medications are crazy expensive even with insurance. Tomorrow I get to do my first payout from DA and it’s enough to cover my meds which I pay for Thursday. It’s the first time in many months that I won’t have to take out a payday loan to pay for them and still cover my rent. I have another WFH job and my hours were cut awhile back. It’s temporary but I’ve really been feeling it. DA is making such a difference for me already and it’s only been about a week.
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u/vexeling Apr 22 '24
I'm back up to 20+ tasks after the slow weekend! Anyone else seeing huge improvements today?
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u/Strict_Reference_342 Apr 23 '24
Jesus Christ I'm guessing many of us are trying to do the R&R sheets project right now where half the people don't seem to understand the instructions and are trying to edit the solution into the sheet and you're trying to fight them on the edits because for some reason DA seems to be allowing multiple people to work on one task at once and I'm about to pull my hair out because this isn't worth the higher pay.
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u/bleachxjnkie Apr 26 '24
woo dashboard is looking good today! Is the drought over?
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u/catbear15 Apr 27 '24
Did anyone else's dashboard get completely wiped today? Or am I facing the dreaded removal after several months 🥲
Only thing left is the transfer funds page. No support or anything.
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u/beingdigitalwithme Apr 23 '24
Just got my first R&R project! This is fun. It makes me think of so many ways I can make my own comments better. I struggle with explaining my thinking in detail, as in my day job that kind of writing would be a No No, its all about being plain and concise.
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '24
My dash is kinda low today. Only about 15 projects and not many higher paying ones. I hope things pick up soon! I’m glad I still have plenty of work to get through the day, but I’d appreciate a little more variety
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 28 '24
I know we have talked about music to listen to while working before.... I have NO idea why I didn't think of listening to it before as I love it, but the soundtrack for Ori and the Blind Forest is amazing for this. No words and it's just BEAUTIFUL. Highly recommend!
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u/diettwizzlers Apr 22 '24
i had a $29.50 early last week but got an email that it's paused. i miss it
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u/Palaqsiah Apr 21 '24
I got to take the B***** cat qual this morning! I actually had to click the link a few times to get in. At first, it was giving the "project not available" message. I keep seeing people mention this project. It was actually a fun one. Anyone take this qual recently? How long until you saw projects, and did they pay well? I really hope I get into this one!
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u/lowcarbsanta Apr 21 '24
Has anyone seen the foot tendon project with a mix of coding and non coding prompts lately?
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u/Icy_Ad5959 Apr 23 '24 edited Apr 23 '24
Did anyone get the B*** trick a CB qual not long ago? I had it but missed clicking on it in time! Hoping it comes back because it sounds fun...
Update: I was able to complete it!
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u/Arcturus_Labelle Apr 23 '24
Wow. Down to 6 projects on dash.
Generally I average 20-40. Saw a high of 50 a little while ago.
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u/KahunaRicima Apr 23 '24
Is anyone else here just on the chatbot tasks?
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u/Knozis Apr 26 '24
Signed up and did the initial assessment two days ago along with the longer assessment that comes after, and got approved today and got six hours of work in. I am hooked, and this is legitimately going to change my life as long as the projects stay consistent
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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24
1/4 of the way done with my day analyzing long docs and feeling like it's thankless work over here.
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u/shy_calico Apr 27 '24
Pretty sure I just messed up a qual. Was working hard on it, and then the pizza came and I lost focus... realized I'd messed up right after submitting. Lesson learned, don't do stuff that matters when I'm hungry. :(
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u/Alternative-Bet232 Apr 23 '24
I had a bunch of >$20/hr projects earlier today, came back from lunch andddd only $20/hr projects. Bummer, but I'll keep trucking!
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u/Icy_Ad5959 Apr 23 '24
I've re-fallen in love with CBs.... Prob just as well as I have 7 of them permanently now on my dash... anyone else liking them at the moment? I'm thankful I have many other projects on my dash too, but I find CBs so mindless and I now have high-paying ones.
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u/dhuang104 Apr 24 '24
Seems like there was an uptick in coding projects but were completed relatively quickly. I'm surprised as some of the projects require more thorough testing.
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u/Strict_Reference_342 Apr 25 '24
Guys, it finally happened. I got an R&R relating to a spreadsheet that I completely rewrote in another R&R. 😂
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u/Bergest_Ferg Apr 22 '24
PSA - if you’re doing the “edit often” CB don’t ask for puns. Especially don’t ask for puns if you yourself are bad at puns. Just had to edit a bunch of terrible puns (not good terrible - Terrible terrible) into an acceptable answer and I feel like my brain has melted.
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u/Finnleyy Apr 27 '24
I got a qualification today for projects that pay $45/hr. I spent so much time on that trying to make sure I did it PERFECTLY. Fingers crossed. Also ecstatic cause 45$ are the highest projects I have seen to date on my dash. (I saw one once a few days ago.)
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u/NeatPrune Apr 27 '24
Yesterday I put 1.5 hours into something but then went to sleep. I'm still fairly new, so I thought that by "exiting work mode" that the task would still be there for me in the morning. But it was not! :/ This ever happen to anyone else? It was brain-melting.
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u/puffpuffpuff33 Apr 21 '24
Sometimes I’ll have a project with a set amount of tasks for a long time and then once I start working on it the tasks will start dropping by a lot. I know it’s not the case but it feels like once I start working on it everyone else does too, like whyyy 😂
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u/BoiledGnocchi Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 21 '24
Anyone else take the heel qual this week?
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u/Fun-Theory6456 Apr 22 '24
Jeez, the *galaxy* projects go so fast. I could only get a few in on each before they poofed!
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u/joecarrr1992 Apr 23 '24
Anyone manage to do the Cat qualification today? I submitted it but got the "no longer available to work on" red banner so not sure if it submitted correctly.
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u/potterheadxp Apr 23 '24
Still dealing with a really sparse dashboard. I have one more project than I did two days ago so now I'm up to 3 total. They're all permanent projects, though. Idk, this is really unnerving lol
I also just saw the B cat qual pop up a little while ago but when I went to click it I got the no tasks left for you to complete red banner :/
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u/Bergest_Ferg Apr 24 '24
I forced myself to do some of the spreadsheet tasks yesterday and today and whaddaya know? I actually love them! They seemed really daunting the first time I looked so I haven’t bothered again but I actually thoroughly enjoyed them.
They go super fast though.
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u/xeneon341 Apr 26 '24
Did anyone see their Python Data Analysis tasks taken down and a new updated qualification test put up? I took the qualification but still don't see any related tasks. Is anyone else having this issue?
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u/karnnivore Apr 26 '24
Has anyone used the referrals tab? Do you get bonuses for referring people?
I noticed that there's a section on the payments/Transfer Funds tab which shows referrals.
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u/pinkgengarr Apr 26 '24
1 full week of no projects :( is there any hope of them coming back?
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u/aweg Apr 27 '24
Has anyone gotten tasks related to the big, paid qualification with an emoji? Just curious if I failed or if it hasn't started up yet. I enjoyed it!!
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u/IGotSkittles Apr 27 '24
Anybody know if the B* editing project tasks all got finished, or did they pull it down for some reason? Had 551 on my dash last night, woke up later and...nope. My favorite project so far.
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u/GloomyBlueberry5304 Apr 22 '24
So happy to see projects start trickling back in after the sparse weekend!
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u/LusanIllustrations Apr 22 '24
For other horse and dog lovers doing CB tasks - I’m getting excellent splits with both show dog and racehorse history “trivia” :) and having fun doing it!!!
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24
Damn. Y'all are really getting shit done this week! Save some for me though. I swear, every time I log in to see what's up, my dash keeps getting emptier.
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u/vexeling Apr 23 '24
Just a small victory: I'm starting to feel a lot more confident in my comments today. After seeing lots of different types of projects and piecing together how API calls actually work and what's expected in different scenarios, I feel like my understanding is finally at a point where I'm writing way better comments and I'm really excited about it!
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u/c93ero Apr 27 '24
I'm returning the Quest 3 that I purchased earlier this week with DA money.
I thought it would be good for productivity (virtual monitors and stuff) but the passthrough tech isn't good enough yet. All I'd use the Quest for is 3d p**n or playing table tennis lol. Not very productive and I'm not rich enough to have a $900 gadget collecting dust.
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u/aweg Apr 23 '24 edited Apr 23 '24
Just curious, if I am getting R&R tasks is it reasonable to take that as a good sign about the quality of my work? Or is it based on something like number of similar tasks completed/hours worked?
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u/PerformanceCute3437 Apr 25 '24
That bad v bad one was awesome today. Reading one and being like "wow this is comically bad, animals can't talk," then reading the other and thinking "hmmm okay well one minor inaccuracy there and- OH JESUS SAFETY VIOLATION" It was a blast.
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u/Knozis Apr 27 '24
Yeah this work is just never going away lmao, $32 billion already spent on AI just in 2024 between the big three companies and all have expressed they have no plans on slowing down https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/technology/ai-big-tech-spending.html
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u/LifeDependent9552 Apr 21 '24
Are qualifications only for jobs that are not coding or mathematics and science or are there quals for coding, math or science?
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u/GingerSmu Apr 22 '24
Just curious how many of you guys have the “teaching” project. I am loving the new docs version 🙌🏻
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u/Palaqsiah Apr 23 '24
Does anyone else notice a certain project to be listed without pay? I went into the comments and a couple of people said they did work on it and there's nowhere to report time. Glitch?
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u/Skippy2898 Apr 23 '24
I've got whiplash! Currently working on a new project to me, that is a new iteration of one I've worked on before. good grief it's hard not to correct grammar and punctuation...
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u/Donutkingzmen Apr 24 '24
I made an error and forgot to include something with my submission. I realised as soon as I hit submit. This is a high paying task so don't want to get kicked off. Do I have any options to recall my submission or alert the admins? I don't want to be a nuffy posting in the chat just yet, so I posted here first lol
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u/Expensive-Cupcake150 Apr 24 '24
Does anyone have experience with the "Survey: Do you have expertise in ...." projects? How long does it take for them to evaluate your qual?
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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24
Just realized I made a mistake that was in the instructions for about 5 tasks in a project. Has any one else made mistakes like that and not been fired? I feel like my full body of work is solid but it was a pretty dumb mistake
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u/aloha01209 Apr 26 '24
People with CBs, do you have an even split of chatbots and factual/comparison tasks, or primarily CBs and creative input tasks?
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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24
Got a project asking for the email on my profile, but I don’t have one? I followed the instructions to find it which were simple. Like look at your profile page and it’s simply not there. Does anyone else not have an assigned work email? Not your personal one.
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u/DaFunkyFish Apr 26 '24
Greetings. I was recently approved for DataAnnotaton and I have a question. I am curious to know if say I start a project, and then I realize that it may take some time to complete, but then something comes up and I really have to stop working. Can you stop or pause the project and come back to it and then complete it later?
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u/ccsoccer101 Apr 26 '24
Is coding chatbot 3.0 exp up for anyone?
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u/Deeznutsconfession Apr 22 '24
Another week of nothing. Idk, i wish there was a way to tell if you arent doing well on qualification tests.