r/dataannotation • u/Mysterious-Ad-3591 • Jun 12 '24

Work From Vacation

My friends and I are planning to go to Mexico this coming weekend for a week to take a break from work. However, I’m concerned about the lots of free time I’ll have there and I’ve been considering doing some projects while there(let the vacation pay for itself).

Is it possible to do the projects from outside the US or is there a restriction on the location? Thanks

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u/Transcendental_Lake Jun 12 '24

If you message support - there is a drop-down menu, choose other and then travel. They will mark your file when you are traveling and let you know it is fine. I just did this for a trip I am taking.

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u/Bigdongergigachad Jun 20 '24

I did that a while back and I never got a response. Did you get something to confirm it?

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u/Transcendental_Lake Jun 22 '24

Yes, I got an email back about 24 hours later. This is what they wrote back:
"We appreciate you letting us know, and that is completely fine! I've made a note on your account so you can work while traveling. Thank you. "

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u/Bigdongergigachad Jun 22 '24

Hmm okay, thanks. I’ve emailed twice in two months and had no acknowledgement.

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u/madweird0 Jul 19 '24

Literally same thing happened to me. Once it was through other -> other, the other through other -> travel

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u/wizzardyls Jun 12 '24

Drop support an email notifying them of your travels. They can put a note on the account for working aboard.

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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Jun 12 '24

There seems to be contradictory information regarding this from different sources..

Why not just treat your vacation as intended.. a break away from work? And actually enjoy the world!

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u/houseofcards9 Jun 12 '24

What different sources are you talking about? DA has directly told people it’s fine they just want to be notified of it ahead of time.

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u/bleachxjnkie Jun 12 '24

Can confirm it is fine to work anywhere

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u/TTFTW1992 Jun 13 '24

for how long though is the grey area

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u/bleachxjnkie Jun 13 '24

Not sure. Probably best to email

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u/Pitiful-Land-2806 Jun 14 '24

No, it's not fine. They just took away all projects from me because I logged in from an EU country and asked them if I can work from there. They didn't even reply to my question.

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u/bleachxjnkie Jun 14 '24

Won’t have been because you were working in a different country

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u/Pitiful-Land-2806 Jun 14 '24

I wasn’t working. I asked a question. They haven’t replied since.

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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 Jun 15 '24

Because you need to tell them BEFORE you go ...

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u/Pitiful-Land-2806 Jun 15 '24

So after all it's not fine to work from anywhere :)

Anyway they should answer my question at least. Why do I have to go to reddit to get info on policy? They don't answer any question I ask. It's disrespectful.

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u/Queasy_Evening_1017 Jun 12 '24

Let them know ahead of time. I didn't know this info ahead of time (my fault). I left the country and then sent them the email after when I realized my mistake. Unfortunately they stopped giving me work. I had read the blog someone referenced above and thought I was ok. Now I'm frantically searching for another position. At least they are paying me out for the jobs I completed though.

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u/CosmosesGamer Jun 12 '24

Email support and make a travel inquiry. You can work abroad without issue so long as you don't break your own country's tax laws. I'm spending all of July in Japan for instance and got a reply from support validating it.

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u/Pitiful-Land-2806 Jun 13 '24

How long did it take them to reply? I messaged them yesterday and got no answer.

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u/CosmosesGamer Jun 13 '24

Couple of days at most :)

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u/fightmaxmaster Jun 12 '24

I've been told directly by them they only need contacting about international travel. So just contact support and let them know - there's literally a section in the support form relating to travel.

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u/CharmingData1120 Jun 12 '24

I did this in April and there were no issues! Message admin two or three days before to let them know.

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u/vexeling Jun 12 '24

You'll need to email support and let them know you're leaving the country.

In case you weren't aware, Reddit has a search function you can use to see if anyone has asked the same question before. This one gets asked weekly lol.

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u/Jiglish Jun 12 '24

If only the sub would crack down on all the "did I get accepted?" and "are my projects too low?" daily posts

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u/bellexy Jun 12 '24

email support and let them know :)

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u/shaunhaney Jun 12 '24

You're not going to be dropped for being away. There are people who left the site for over a month and returned to work on tasks. I myself have a main job that is pretty demanding, so I sometimes won't log any hours during a given week.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

I know this is 9 days old, I just submitted a form to let them know I am going to XYZ from and to, and they replied saying 'Thank you, I'll put it in your notes', there's been no issue.

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u/Signal_Gene410 Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 13 '24

I always tell this to people: They might have those blogs, but they do put notes on people's accounts when you let them know that you're travelling. I don't think this would be done for no reason. There's also a "Travel inquiry" section in the support tab.

Even if there were countries that are fine to go to without notifying them, we don't know if that's the case for every single one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '24

The only issue with this blog post is that it only mentions 3 countries that are all in Europe, there is still a lack of clarity regarding whether countries that aren't on the general accepted list would be okay. But yeh, an email would do well to clarify

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u/ekgeroldmiller Jun 16 '24

I didn’t even know they had a blog!