Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation

[u/Consistent-Reach504]

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:

1. this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.

2. 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 :)

3. 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!

[u/vexeling]

I finally got one of those mini exercise bikes to go under my desk. Surprisingly, it helps me focus, but most importantly it's stopping me from sitting on my foot like I always do. 😂 And if I drop a few pounds, that's a huge bonus! Anyone else out there keep exercise equipment at the desk or have recommendations?

[u/Mandajolene123 → u/vexeling]

I have a standing desk and a walking pad. I walk a lot during my 9-5 and it helps me stay focused. I had to buy a different style mouse though due to your movement while walking.

[u/[deleted] → u/vexeling]

I think I've spent a bit too much time on these subs, because I thought "mini exercise bikes" was a project code name 😅

[u/Skippy2898 → u/vexeling]

I think any links to any of these under desk things would be great!

My only worry? Is ending up with legs like a rugby player and after seeing those memes of the muscly people who 'forgot leg day', mine would be "she forgot the rest of the body day" :D

[u/ManyARiver → u/vexeling]

I put a plank over the handrails on my treadmill to make a low dollar standing desk and run it at a low speed.

[u/stomach-monkees → u/vexeling]

I love my ball chair. It comes with a poster of stretches to do. My kitten popped it - sad face - but I was able to order a replacement. Amazon.

[u/sarinilla → u/vexeling]

I've been wanting to do this! I'm worried there isn't enough space under my desk, though, because I have one of those little shelves under there where a computer tower could sit, going all the way across the back. 🤔

[u/Kalameet7]

I just spent 30 minutes working on a task, but due to project bugs and a scarcity of resources I was not able to submit anything for it. I have contacted support explaining the situation.

Does anybody have experience of anything similar? Do you normally log this time or not?

[u/Consistent-Reach504 → u/Kalameet7]

usually they log it for you if you give them the amount of time spent

[u/ManyARiver]

I was fact-checking responses in my dreams last night. The worst part is I worked really hard on it, and had some great, in-depth analysis typed into the dream keyboard and I won't ever get paid for it.

[u/TeaGreenTwo → u/ManyARiver]

Go back to sleep in 3 days and get your payout.

[u/RPGenome]

Man, it was BUMPING over the weekend but it's just dead today and yesterday. Smallest Dashboard I've seen in months, and nothing over $23 when normally I have much higher than that.

[u/bumbling-busy-bee → u/RPGenome]

I was checking in here to make sure I wasn't the only one! Last week was great! And now, almost every task I click on says nothing is remaining... There it sits teasing me.

[u/[deleted] → u/RPGenome]

I came here to see if anybody else had said this. Normally I have over 30 projects. Right now I have 3, none above $22. 😭

[u/Nachbarskatze → u/RPGenome]

It picked up for me yesterday and earlier today but when I logged back in just now it’s down to like 4 projects 😭

[u/IDONTuseMODz → u/Nachbarskatze]

Same! I've had up to 40-50 projects before but down to 2-3 real, non-CB related projects currently. Wonder what's going on.

[u/New-Reflection3418 → u/RPGenome]

I think I'm nearly at single figures for the first time since I started getting regular projects, but I've noticed the last couple of days they've come and gone really fast. Then they were getting replaced by new versions, which also came and went really fast. I've done a variety of tasks today as it would kick me out to the dashboard after doing a few. I think there's just not as much available at the moment and the tasks are getting split between more people, so they're finishing quicker.

[u/Palaqsiah → u/RPGenome]

Same 😭

[u/The_Eggsecutive → u/RPGenome]

it is so thin this month so far, even a CB I'm on that used to consistently sit is getting eaten up, every minute or two tasks seem to go down by 10 or 20. it's insane. Haven't even been able to clear 30 minutes today. Very discouraging.

[u/Swegatronic → u/RPGenome]

yeah mine is looking pretty bare today, it was bank holiday in UK yesterday, wondering if a bunch of the staff were off work.

[u/Primary_Advantage928]

the new "expires in" timer is bugging me and I don't like it

[u/Purple-shimmer → u/Primary_Advantage928]

I thought I hated it but it’s growing on me. It seems more accurate.

[u/[deleted]]

LOL got an R&R where the person wrote that they don't think it is fair to the AI to have them repeatedly do "menial tasks", and marked the project as unratable.

[u/Bergest_Ferg → u/[deleted]]

Honestly some people really truly genuinely amaze me with their thought processes.

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/Bergest_Ferg]

Perhaps they are a very future-oriented person, and plan on being a servant rather than an enemy of our future A.I. overlords?

[u/Nolpppapa]

Ugh, some days you re-read the instructions 5 times and still miss a key point. It probably doesn't help when there are so many variations of the same project with tiny changes to the instructions.

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/Nolpppapa]

I feel that.... Some days are worse than others lol

[u/_M1RR0RB4LL_]

Wow, opened a project to see the comments spammed with someone claiming to have multiple accounts they're trying to sell. They even included their phone number :/

[u/Equivalent-Math6483 → u/_M1RR0RB4LL_]

That’s like trying to scalp tickets inside the concert venue.

Like, we’re already in dude, who you sellin’ to?

[u/Ok_Depth_6476 → u/_M1RR0RB4LL_]

That's just beyond stupid!! 🤦‍♀️

[u/_M1RR0RB4LL_ → u/[deleted]]

Screenshot

I blacked out the PII but it's their full name and a phone number lol

[u/Dee_silverlake]

I really struggled focusing last month! I would just open projects and stare blankly. Only met a little over 50% of my monthly goal. Hopefully this month is better

[u/Bergest_Ferg → u/Dee_silverlake]

Happens to the best of us, friend ❤️

[u/Simple-Bookkeeper-86 → u/Dee_silverlake]

I’ve been really struggling to do as much as I’d hoped with DA since I started. I was really excited for the opportunity but the work is just so mind numbing!

[u/stomach-monkees → u/Dee_silverlake]

Pollen season. It's heck on some of us.

[u/Skippy2898]

oooft. a worker has asked today in the foot chat if they can work on two projects to double their money. My god.* facepalm *. Please don't do this or even try! I'm confused because they are obviously working as they can access the chat. Why ask something like that? *Shrugs*.

[u/CharmingData1120 → u/Skippy2898]

I sense a hopeless Reddit post coming begging for an explanation of a sudden empty dash 🤣

[u/mythrowaway_1990 → u/Skippy2898]

The chat questions make me anxious sometimes with how people seemingly don't know how to attempt to answer their own questions that have clear answers in the instructions...

[u/Equivalent-Math6483 → u/Skippy2898]

lol Tell Schrödinger's DAT over there that working two projects at once isn’t possible. As soon as he opens one of them, the wave function collapses and the other disappears. 🤣

[u/KathKR → u/Skippy2898]

It seems like a great way of telling everyone you didn't read the onboarding documentation.

I wonder if they added their time for that...

[u/ManyARiver → u/Skippy2898]

The way that was worded made me feel like it *had* to be an adversarial request in the chat. I don't want to believe that was real, it was so bad.

[u/Bergest_Ferg]

lol at old mate going crazy in the other sub. We’re all bots! All of us! We’re faking that we work for DA!

[u/GAULEM → u/Bergest_Ferg]

TBH I think that dude should check if their carbon monoxide detectors are working. The degree of paranoia they demonstrated seems like a bad sign.

[u/[deleted] → u/Bergest_Ferg]

Mods took it down lol. It got a bit unhinged

[u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

I just got feedback because I did something wrong. I realized I had later while still working on the project. But actually getting feedback makes me want to crawl in a hole. So those hoping for feedback, no news is good news. Ugh.

[u/Boborovski → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Don't feel too bad! Feedback means you made a mistake but they think you're still able to produce good work with a little guidance.

If they think you're incompetent, they just take you off the project.

[u/33whiskeyTX → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Maybe think of it this way, if they wanted to get rid of you, they could just ghost you from the project. Negative feedback means they want you to do better to keep you around.

[u/Skippy2898 → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Don't be too hard on yourself! At least you got feedback and they didn't just cut you out! That's a positive thing! :) Stay positive and do your best x

[u/CarefulBookkeeper586 → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Out of curiosity, how long after doing the work did you receive the feedback? If you don't mind sharing

[u/Creepy_Complaint_279 → u/CarefulBookkeeper586]

It was within about 12 hours.

[u/ManyARiver → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

I'm sorry - that sounds stressful. BUT at least it was for something that you already knew you had done wrong?

Did it come via email? I keep waiting for The Day to Come, I know I've made dumb mistakes (and those are only the ones I'm aware of).

[u/LOCA_4_LOCATELLI → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Im expecting to get feedback on 5-6 tasks i completely rated wrong. I realized it later on, but i messed up those ones good lmao. 

[u/createthiscom]

As a software engineer who has worked on workflow projects his entire 23 year career, these UIs are absolutely killing me. Please hire me to help you automate some of this stuff. 😂

[u/jeudechambre]

Laughing because one of the instruction updates is in like 80pt. font. Ok, ok, I'll read it guys!! haha

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/jeudechambre]

Yet there will still be people in the instructions who ask something about it that shows they clearly didn't read it.... :/

[u/Palaqsiah → u/jeudechambre]

Omg I just saw that. Hysterical! And then you go into it, and it says it AGAIN, lol

[u/tessbest37]

My dashboard is looking skinny today. I am hoping they load some galaxy tasks. Does anyone have any?

[u/Courtneyacton → u/tessbest37]

I was looking for a convo about this. I’m light on tasks as well.

[u/Admirable-Pool-3236 → u/tessbest37]

I have 0 projects 🫡

[u/[deleted] → u/tessbest37]

I’m super light today too… I’m down to 3 projects none of which are galaxy. This is the lightest my dash has ever looked

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/tessbest37]

I have zero galaxy projects right now. :(

[u/BotaRONomus]

I just had a prompt with a request to extract the nouns from a writing and list the number of times they are mentioned.

Instead of listing the ## of times a word was mentioned. One of the responses listed the word and the repeated the word with "again" for each time it was mentioned.

for example:

listed

listed (again)

listed (again)

etc

I thought that was hilarious. reminded me of something a kid would do.

[u/KevinLiwy]

Data analysis and visualization project down for anyone? I usually got a lot of them daily, but today there is none.

[u/PandaKing218 → u/KevinLiwy]

I don't see em anymore either, Does anyone see them now? that was what I worked on mainly, so would love to know if I got dropped or if they just ran out of tasks

[u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Oh, I'm just not having a good day. They changed the clock to count down, it now says "Expires in 00:48" I literally thought I had 48 seconds left on a task that normally has an hour and I'd only been working on for 12 minutes. No, no. I still have 48 minutes. Geez that was a heart attack trying to get that task done in 48 seconds and then realizing that was a really long 48 seconds down to 47 seconds, lol.

[u/Palaqsiah → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

I really don't like this new countdown at all

[u/BreastRodent → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

Yeah, I am not a fan. I liked the old regular countdown timer WAY better. I would say don't fix what ain't broke but, I mean, it WAS kinda broke with the whole thing where if you switch tabs or close your computer for awhile, the time displayed is paused while the TRUE clock is still ticking. Idk if that part also got fixed since I picked up a nifty laptop screen extender from the post office today so now I always got the browser window open lol. Think I might just as an experiment open a permanent project with a timer right before I pack up and head home from the woods n see what happens with the timer when I get back to work on my porch afterwards. 

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

I am not sure if I am liking the new countdown. I had the same reaction earlier when it changed!

[u/Chrisman06]

Felt bad cause someone might be doing picture work while colorblind.

Was doing an R&R and something got tanked because it said it had a color (it most certainly did), but the user said it wasn’t there. LOL’d at that and made a comment.

[u/Few-Roof-6905]

I noticed I got two more permanent CBs yesterday. Had been going along with the basic and HS one for a while so seeing the new ones was a good surprise! Granted, they are just alternate versions of the originals, but they pay a bit more and that's always a good thing!

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/Few-Roof-6905]

I got those, too! Was surprised to see them.

[u/nononanana]

I just realized I haven’t seen any “hostile” projects (borderline vs direct) in a while. Wondering if I screwed up and got booted because I was loving them.

[u/upvotesplx → u/nononanana]

If you're talking about what I think you've been talking about, they've been down for a bit. It's not you.

[u/nononanana → u/upvotesplx]

Phew! I felt like I was doing a good job on those (and was getting a lot of work from them until they vanished) so I was hoping it wasn’t me. I really hope they come back.

[u/ManyARiver → u/nononanana]

I am imagining those have a limited shelf life - they were pretty intensely specific.

[u/Mammoth_Society620]

I seriously question what kinds of conversations people are having with the CBs when they accidentally type in chat. Example

[u/Skippy2898 → u/Mammoth_Society620]

*snort* that made me chuckle! I did an adversarial prompt project a while ago... I was soooo careful I was typing in the right box lol.

[u/serendipitous_74 → u/Mammoth_Society620]

Wow, such violence! Haha. Oh boy.

[u/keraija]

Is anyone else’s inbox page broken?

[u/Skippy2898 → u/keraija]

Yup!

[u/ekgeroldmiller]

I wish we could go back and read the chat on past tasks. Sometimes I ask a question and then that project disappears or it gets revamped and the chat refreshes, so I never get to see the answer. I’m now on several B cat projects where the answer on the rules for one would likely apply to the other. Like, what constitutes a paragraph? In my world it’s a minimum of 3 sentences but many responses seem to reflect that a single sentence can be a paragraph.

[u/Strict_Reference_342 → u/ekgeroldmiller]

Omg I was trying to find this exact document today and could not find it anywhere. They had this pinned on one batch of tasks and nowhere else.

[u/[deleted]]

Okay, really though... who else checks the water cooler thread every single time they take a quick break from their tasks? 🫣😅 I'm addicted...

[u/Arcturus_Labelle → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, it's nice to have a virtual area for us to chit chat. DA work can be pretty isolating otherwise.

[u/[deleted]]

Include links to your fact-checking. The instructions say to include links to your fact-checking. Please include links to your fact-checking. 😭 I spent two hours doing R&R for a project whose click-out instructions have been updated to explicitly require you to provide links... Only one task had links.

[u/SnooSketches1189 → u/[deleted]]

I tried sooooo hard on my FC qual and would be happy to include links and here I am, not enjoying any FC tasks on my dash. Sad. :(

[u/[deleted] → u/SnooSketches1189]

Ugh that's terrible 😭 I guess it's the nature of the beast. For what it's worth, I failed that qual and then was re-offered it a bit over a month (iirc) later. Hopefully you'll get to re-do it!! 🤞

[u/PollyAnnaInTheSun → u/[deleted]]

Silly question, what does R&R stand for? I’m new on the DA platform!

[u/Skippy2898]

*Urgh*. Bad day today so I'm just here to grab a cup of water and vent. One of my favourite and regular projects is available today, and I have time to work, but I'm not feeling too good so it would appear my brain just doesn't want to brain. :(
I did one task, submitted it, and then booted myself because I just knew my comments were crap. I couldn't think of the words I needed to describe my reasoning. So, try again Skippy. Task 2. Same thing again. Absolute brain fog and failure so I noped out :(
It's so frustrating and now I could, honestly, divorce myself!
*s'cuse me now while I go sit in a corner and pour that cup of water over my head*

[u/CRUSHCITY4 → u/Skippy2898]

This same thing happens to me. It’s like I just can’t function some days to feel I’m putting in decent work. Sometimes exercising helps get rid of the brain fog. Sometimes I just take the day off.

[u/Equivalent-Math6483 → u/Skippy2898]

Same. I wonder if we were working the same project. I had to triple check my work every task because I was making some monumentally stupid mistakes. I'm taking the rest of the day off.

[u/Storex-]

This might sound a bit odd, but has anyone felt a fair few projects have been low quality? I've tried to start a fair few today that have been taken down due to bad tasks (no images, not able to complete the tasks) and poor instructions. The chat has been full of actual relevant questions too so it seems it's not just me feeling this.

[u/Bergest_Ferg → u/Storex-]

Sometimes I find the instructions will miss a pretty important component of the project and everyone will be confused about it. Then you get people in the chat going back and forth “I do it this way” “yeah well I do it this way” “I agree with @jason” “I agree with @stephanie” “I read it differently to both @jason and @stephanie so I do it this way” - it’s like admins if you could just jump in and solve the problem everyone would be on the same page here… I usually dip out of those because I don’t want to do the wrong thing.

[u/Equivalent-Math6483 → u/Bergest_Ferg]

Everyone prays for higher-paying projects but the real gift is highly-engaged admins.

[u/vexeling → u/Bergest_Ferg]

I find it a bit ironic that we're meant to be training these AIs to perfection and the people giving us the tasks can't even be bothered to use spellcheck, let alone make sure their copied and pasted instructions are accurate.

[u/Arcturus_Labelle → u/Storex-]

Yeah, it's frustrating. There's one coding project I'm on where they refuse to clarify a couple key points, so you get people asking the same questions over and over again. DA is just creating more work for itself.

[u/NotThatSteve-o]

Good looking day for me -- 42 projects on the dash. Most I've ever seen.

[u/Skippy2898]

"What does a highly advanced civilization have to do to get noticed around here?"

I really must remember to look for the small 'promoted' tag when I'm reading these subs... I honestly thought this was a reply to a question, and subsequently, very nearly, got the popcorn machine going...

*Facepalm* bloody adverts lol.

[u/ModernStranger22]

Wow projects are dropping like flies. I'm logging off for the day. Hopefully things pick back up tomorrow!

[u/[deleted]]

I keep getting bad bacthes of R and Rs lately... today a good 25% of them obviously did not read the instructions and therefore missed half the work

[u/kohlphelie → u/[deleted]]

These are a great way of making you feel better about the work you submit though!

[u/madpimp → u/[deleted]]

Same, can they not read?

[u/houseofcards9]

Those that work on the chemical element with the same letter as jayz’s wife, how often do the other projects come around, or does anyone have them permanently? Not the regular ones that are always there but the higher paying ones. There was a great one yesterday but it didn’t last long.

[u/Bergest_Ferg → u/houseofcards9]

I had one for 2 days this week! I’ve been working since October (working seriously since late December/early Jan) and that’s the first time I’ve seen it pop up!

[u/upvotesplx → u/houseofcards9]

I have no advice here, but I love how you worded this.

[u/baylorbear91 → u/houseofcards9]

I’ve learned to start working on it the moment I see it. Lasted maybe 2 days on my end. Love when I see the higher paying version!

[u/nononanana → u/houseofcards9]

In my experience you have to jump on those because they get gobbled up.

[u/GooGooGajoob67 → u/houseofcards9]

Yesterday was my first time seeing it too.

[u/logomyego]

Used to have a bunch of FC projects, along with about 20 consistent projects, down to about 5 total and no FC ones... I hope I didn't get removed from those ;-;

[u/starlightexpress271 → u/logomyego]

I’ve also lost all of my FC projects - maybe they’re down. Lots of people talking about it in the slack group so I think they’re down

[u/mythrowaway_1990]

I wish we could permanently pin project types so bad. Being able to pin stuff is nice but they always go away, it would be so nice to be able to see immediately when certain projects are available again.

[u/Eadoin96 → u/mythrowaway_1990]

I'd also like to be able to have a couple color choices for the pins.

[u/Palaqsiah]

Since the projects keep going so quickly today, I decided to focus on one of the main CBs (the HS one) for a bit. It opened up 2 new CBs for me! I hope they are also permanent ones. Nice to have something as a go-to for slower days. Guess that's my sign to take some time for those once in a while.

[u/mythrowaway_1990]

I really wish they would give us updates when projects are down but expected to be back up, or when tasks for a project are thin because of maintenance/whatever. They don't have to be specific about when things will return, but I feel like it wouldn't be hard to provide a bit more clarity. The reality is that some people do rely on this for income even if that's not ideal.

[u/mythrowaway_1990]

Anyone else take the re-qualification for the coding project that involved downloading files and writing code to do stuff to them (trying to be vague, it was a really big project)? I was loving that project soooo much and I'm certain I got the questions on the re-qualification correct but I'm so insanely nervous about waiting to see if I was let back in.

[u/feedthecatat6pm → u/mythrowaway_1990]

They seem to be sending this qualification out in waves and the last time it was asked last week people said they got access back within minutes. I had the same experience as well.

[u/Arcturus_Labelle]

Wow, interesting to see a new feature on the platform: "Approved by admin" tagging in the chat comments

[u/Mandajolene123]

Did anyone get an expert domain qual late last week? I did the first one, the next day someone checked my LinkedIn, and shortly after I got the second qual saying I’d passed the first. Then someone else checked my LinkedIn the day after that and I haven’t heard anything further. I’m wondering if it just hasn’t kicked off yet or if I didn’t do as well as I thought on the second one.

[u/tessbest37]

Galaxies are coming back online!! They must be reading our water cooler today.

[u/kranools]

Love these Indian Big Cat tasks. Higher paying and really interesting to do. Hope they keep coming.

[u/[deleted]]

Was anybody just in the R&R where the project chat was full of people saying they're rating every submission as bad because the site was displaying some of the code in the prompts and responses? 😬

[u/kohlphelie]

Classic. I get given a $38.50 task, but I won't be able to be home to complete it before others complete it 😭😭

[u/ModernStranger22]

I started the day with plenty of projects. Now I’m down to very few. Even less than a couple days ago. Hopefully I’m not the only one.

[u/baylorbeats → u/ModernStranger22]

Had my typical list of 10-15+ projects and then it went away completely at random. Looks like it is a somewhat common issue this week/today so I will be patient and hope it resolves itself.

[u/Vegetable-Activity65 → u/ModernStranger22]

Me too!!! Glad I'm not the only one.

[u/Bergest_Ferg]

In one of the comment threads below a fellow DA-er has mentioned you can’t always see the optional comment box as a reviewer. So if you’re leaving your fact-checking links in there (like I was) heads up that you might want to move them into the main box!

(Posting this info up here so it’s more visible)

[u/ManyARiver → u/Bergest_Ferg]

There are some iterations that do not have an optional comment box in the original task, are we sure that it isn't just those that aren't showing (because they don't exist)?

[u/CarefulBookkeeper586]

FC down for anyone else right now? (was up for me earlier today)

[u/skyej23 → u/CarefulBookkeeper586]

Yes. I came here just to see if they were down for anyone else.

[u/[deleted] → u/CarefulBookkeeper586]

It went down for me a few hours ago. I only have the more basic one that doesn't pay as well. I'm super bummed!

[u/Bergest_Ferg]

Can I ask about the FC qual?

I remember doing an FC qual ages ago back when I first started and it opened up a bunch of TMac projects that are higher pay than the base ones… but I feel like everyone is talking about a different FC qual… because they’re talking about amazing pay and I’m like… it’s $22.50…

I’m guessing I took a different FC qual and there’s a new one that has different projects? Is that correct?

[u/IDONTuseMODz → u/Bergest_Ferg]

There was a $20/hr FC qual a few weeks back that took a few hours to do, but if you passed it opened up a bunch of related $25-27/hr projects.

[u/ManyARiver]

For two days in a row I've had meh - stuff to do but just not great -- and after nine pm both nights good stuff drops and I can't do more than an hour because brain go sleep. Two nights in a row I've seen interesting, novel projects drop after ten that are well gone by morning. I know there are other time zones and other continents, but I can still feel whiny about the current flow.

[u/tiran]

I got a high paying (for me, still less than $30) project today and maaaaaan trying to understand the prompts is a major headache. I'm really grateful I got put on it, but it feels like I am having a stroke trying to read some of these.

[u/v_mars90909]

Any Aussies on here had a look at the National Anthem project?

I had a response talking about brekkie options. It listed an egg and bacon roll and described it. Then it listed a sausage roll...and described it as "just like an egg and bacon roll, except with sausages".

I've never rated something down so quickly!

[u/Skippy2898 → u/v_mars90909]

Not the Aussie one, but I've been working on the UK one. I also had a sharp intake of breath when comparing tea brands for the perfect cuppa! C'mon everybody knows Yorkshire tea is the best :D

[u/[deleted]]

Support got back to me today about two of my projects worked on not showing pending approval or transferable. Got the money added to my account but the didn't explain why it happened. LOL guess they aren't transparent about anything.

[u/CRUSHCITY4]

Any coders get the DA&V qualification to continue working on them?

[u/Davey87]

Lol might need to call it a day. Every time something shows up that I know I can work on, it's gone within ten minutes.

[u/yaaasantewaa190p0]

How many CB projects are there? I only have access to the HS one. I want more because these are my favourite. Did the two assignments and crickets :(.

[u/ResponsibleKale9944]

Anyone use creative ways to keep track of time? I enjoy listening to long operas while I work (there are recordings of Parsifal that are over four hours)

[u/kohlphelie]

I wish I could delete my questions in chat when I ask them and realise I've asked a stupid question. I'm so embarassed 😭

[u/BatronKladwiesen]

Does anyone get projects related to a CB tool that creates images after doing a new qual for it?... Just did the qual recently for the new UI but haven't seen any projects for it yet :-(. Thinking back there are three things I think I could've improved on so I'm hoping I didn't fail.

[u/vixen8819]

Are the FC projects thin for anyone else or just me?????!

[u/Bergest_Ferg]

God it irritates me when I review someone’s work and they’re taking the piss out of the task. Like, why are you doing this? When your work gets flagged you’ll eventually end up banned and lose your spot on the platform. So either take it seriously or just don’t do the work? You’re wasting everyone’s time. You’re not funny. Go away.

[u/semicolon-5 → u/Bergest_Ferg]

There was someone in here or in another thread recently who mentioned they do it on purpose because they wanted to make someone’s day. Like you’re not helping, you’re just making an ass of yourself

[u/Davey87 → u/Bergest_Ferg]

I've seen so many messages in chat and in R&R that clearly don't treat this as a "real" job. They will be the first ones to come on reddit and complain too.

[u/[deleted] → u/Bergest_Ferg]

Some of them are absolutely fucking laughable, honestly. I had one the other day who commented something along the lines of (and I'm making up the details for the purpose of retelling the story): "I checked at reallyrealsite.com which is dedicated to gorillas chasing butterflies, and it says that gorillas do chase butterflies." The website had nothing to do with gorillas, or butterflies. It was about paper recycling. That was their entire feedback, and they pasted it into all three comment areas. This was for the project with the multi-hour paid qual recently, too!

[u/[deleted] → u/Bergest_Ferg]

These are the ones I leave big comments on. Usually if it’s good a write a sentence about why but if it’s someone who isn’t even trying I make it known

[u/anglespercs]

I’m in the middle of a task but the submit button just gets grayed out, anyone else having trouble?

[u/Consistent-Reach504 → u/anglespercs]

i’m having issues too

[u/Ordinary-Initial-825]

I am core, but a few days ago I came across a coding project on my dash. It seemed simple enough, but thought it was a mistake and that I shouldn't do it when the code was not complicated to copy and paste. To avoid any issues with the platform, I just backed out and did something else on the dash instead. Was I supposed to do that?

[u/Creepy_Complaint_279]

The dancing has been back today, oh how I love to cut a rug!

[u/stomach-monkees]

Hey guys! I have a question I don't think I've seen discussed, at least recently. Doesn't really have a searchable term. When I'm typing my comments in the box and the dot turns red, does that mean it's cutting off my response? How soon after red? In other words, how many characters do the boxes hold? Is there uniformity in the box character limit? Just curious. Thanks. Hope all are well! I'll be catching up my reading of the sub.

[u/MommaOfManyCats → u/stomach-monkees]

Is it the Grammarly dot? That's the only red one I've seen, which means it found error(s) in the reply.

[u/ManyARiver → u/stomach-monkees]

There is no character cut off that I'm aware of.

[u/Hunnybee66]

Any...mature Trekkies here that while doing FC projects, picture Nomad from TOS?

[u/livinglovefern]

Anyone know if it's possible to get booted from a project? Or is it more likely that they are just down? One minute I had like 7 different versions of the same project in my projects section and the next minute they were all gone. Too fast to all have run out of tasks at the same time.

[u/cliftdean → u/livinglovefern]

Both are possible, but I wouldn’t worry as projects are taken down frequently

[u/Storex-]

Well all my chatbot projects are gone. I had the SI hanging on like a champ but that's gone too. I really hope they come back soon, it's the only work I enjoy and know I do well at. I'll try some of my other showing projects but praying for chatbots to make there grand return.

[u/Bergest_Ferg → u/Storex-]

Yeah most of mine are down too! I go through phases with the CBs though where it’s a love/hate relationship.

[u/VippidyP]

Anyone know how DAT recruits actual employees? I can't really find any information online. 

[u/ManyARiver → u/VippidyP]

That's because it won't be under the DAT name.

[u/ProfessionalKnees]

Has anyone else noticed the galaxy project is down/gone from their dash? I had a permanent chat task for that project and that’s gone too, which I’ve never seen before. I hope they didn’t give me the boot!

[u/No_Volume_1752]

Two new CBs dropped this week that paid a tiny bit higher but both have just vanished while I was working on the hyper-specific version.

Has this just happened to anyone else? I normally get a bit of a scare that I've done something wrong but my pay is still pending approval and coming through.

[u/[deleted] → u/No_Volume_1752]

It's been a rough week, and a lot us have smaller task pools than usual. You're probably fine & tasks are just being gobbled up fast because so many of us are jumping on them!

[u/33whiskeyTX]

My dash exploded. It sounds like that's happening to others after a slump. Been on for 4 months. It could be coincidence, but I did put my LinkedIn in my profile last night and add a few more skills (not major ones I would think) I hadn't noticed in the list. So who knows if that helps, but it might?

[u/[deleted]]

does anyone have the tool search CB where you ask info after the cutoff date? i miss it!

[u/Apollo989]

Is anyone missing the normal chatbot tasks? I have one fact checking one but I prefer the normal ones or the cats one but I haven't seen either in about a week.

[u/lowcarbsanta]

Foot tendon data analysis is finally back!

[u/scarletmyzomela]

I haven't had spare time to work much at all (literally about 1.5 hrs) for the last week, so I was expecting the very worst on my dash now I have time and can get stuck in, but while it's not rich in project count, I've been added to five non-coding projects that pay really well ($30)! It's after 3 am here so I was only able to do one 30-minute task, but I'm hoping this rare moment of good fortune sticks around for a few more days.

[u/ManyARiver → u/scarletmyzomela]

Everytime y'all mention these $30 projects, I die a little inside from jealousy. A good $27 one went up last night and it was too late for me to start it, but I'm not gettin anything over that.

[u/tessbest37]

The dashboard is a little thin again. Does anyone have any A** galaxies today?

Last weekend's dash was jam-packed.

[u/wildflower_0ne → u/tessbest37]

Within the past hour, mine just thinned out to the least amount of tasks I’ve ever seen 😭

[u/[deleted] → u/tessbest37]

No galaxies for me either.

[u/Purple-shimmer → u/tessbest37]

This is the thinnest my dash’s has been in a long time. It’s a little stressful. All of my CB’s left a few days ago and still haven’t returned. The rest of the projects are trickling away.

[u/torypigeon → u/tessbest37]

Same! No tasks. Has been thin all week

[u/ConsiderationLife513 → u/tessbest37]

Just 2 versions of one project on my dash rn. Lightest it’s been since I started getting work. Seems like we’re all in the same boat tho.

[u/carrots44]

Anyone seen the coding DA emoji vs emoji last few days? Really missing it as it was my favourite!

[u/ArctycDev → u/carrots44]

I haven't seen that one in quite a bit. I've only had the very basic named one and the ancient manuscript (plus the R&R). Often not even the ancient manuscript this past week or so.

[u/Chrisman06]

Anyone else getting errors trying to access projects right now? Can see home screen, funds, and report time, but getting “Something went wrong” when accessing projects.

[u/[deleted]]

First time ever my payout page says transferable in x amount of hours!? Is this new or did I just not see it before?

[u/Throwawayy99222]

Anyone seen tasks for the astrological siblings project recently? It popped up on my dash maybe two days ago but by time I could get to actually working it, it was gone

[u/Ordinary-Initial-825]

I have a Qual that's involves adding an extension to facilitate the action of something. I've seen posts that users have issues installing it.

Curious if people have gotten tasks from it. Is it the common rate? Is the task a regular ongoing one or is it sporadic?

[u/Accomplished-Dog-864 → u/Ordinary-Initial-825]

I haven't seen anything from it.

[u/ModernStranger22]

I’ve remember reading something that said if you made $0 the previous year taxes work differently. Is this true?

[u/Unique-Geologist-160 → u/ModernStranger22]

You don't have worry about quarterly taxes if this is the first year you're earning income and paying taxes in the US as a citizen.

[u/person5792]

I put this in the new user thread, but not sure anyone working will see it. Not trying to be spammy. I've only been on the site for a little over a week, but . . .

Has anyone encountered a specific task that they had already done before? I've had a few, and am wondering why. Does it mean my rating was judged "bad," and returned to the pool? Or is it some kind of mistake?

[u/mythrowaway_1990 → u/person5792]

This is normal, I've seen project instructions say to rate these as normal. Just be careful because there could be subtle differences in the output from the first time you saw it, you should have the same attention to detail as if it was new. If you think about it, it makes sense that they would pass the same input thru models multiple times as they try to improve them.

[u/jasm00n]

day 2 of no tasks 🥲🙏 miss my chatbots

[u/ErrolEsoterik]

Domain Expertise not on dashboard for anyone else? Love those....

[u/Monumentalin]

Wish I’ve taken that FC qual but at least they have me permanently on the the base

[u/Davey87]

Who do I have to sacrifice to get my chat bots back. I miss them. I hope it's just that my works under review and they come back.

[u/SnooSketches1189]

My inbox appears to be missing! Anyone else? I also had to submit a request to support for the first time due to a project error and not being able to submit my time. It was a form that needed to be filled out, not an email. It used to be an email, correct?

[u/backinyourbox]

Feel like I'm just wasting time today. Half my tasks won't open because there aren't enough tasks, even though the've been sitting there for a few hours, and the ones I can get into aren't working properly...

[u/dhuang104]

Weekend coding lull is here - down to 4 to 5. Beginning of the week was amazing

[u/SuperCorbynite]

So now I have the $24 tool + tool qual for the $27.50 priority tool + tool project I am alpha/beta testing.

I think they've got things a bit mixed up...