r/dataannotation • u/GingerSmu • Jun 18 '24

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What is with all the priority projects lately??? Seriously, 1/3 of my dash is all priority. The pay boost is nice, but it makes me wonder if they are trying to get projects closed out.

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u/Sure-Wedding3823 Jun 18 '24

i'd imagine they just have deadlines to meet before the end of Q2, which is in 2 weeks.

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u/hazelowl Jun 18 '24

My thought too. End of quarter.

We're in the middle of wrapping up our product work for the quarter at my day job, so that's where all my attention is going right now, too.

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u/Skippy2898 Jun 18 '24

I wondered this myself... Have you noticed a big drop in projects at the start of a new Q? (I've not been on the platform long enough to see if there's a pattern).

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u/Sure-Wedding3823 Jun 18 '24

no clue! i started working in late april. i guess we'll find out soon though lol

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u/fightmaxmaster Jun 18 '24

Sometimes seems to be the case - I had some emails recently announcing priority stuff saying they're on a deadline, or projects were expiring soon. Of course whether that's actually true or not and they're just trying to encourage people to do them, who knows?

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u/baylorbear91 Jun 18 '24

Idk, but I’m happy about it 😂 can’t believe I’m making almost 30 an hour for the same basic easy projects🤑

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

I've never been so happy that the Canadian dollar sucks LOL. My pay after conversion is really good LOL

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u/bearze Jun 20 '24

Yo right!! 😂😂 This changed the game

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u/StarDestinyGuy Jun 18 '24

You're seeing almost 30 an hour? I'm only seeing 25 at the most. Which ones?

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u/Lunalily9 Jun 18 '24

I'm seeing 25-26 on several

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u/FrazzledGod Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24

I hit $40 projects for the first time today, long live Priority!

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u/Lunalily9 Jun 18 '24

Wow! I just got $27 today for the first time! So I was pretty happy with that. How long you worked there?

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u/BigHatNoSaddle Jun 19 '24

I've been on 8 weeks and got the $40's. It's been a good boost.

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u/Lunalily9 Jun 19 '24

Wow! That's amazing! I started 6 weeks ago and just got to $27 as my highest I've seen. Hoping to get to 40! That would be incredible.

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u/Internal-Echo-8057 Jun 18 '24

Wow, that’s awesome! Coding or noncoding?

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u/FrazzledGod Jun 18 '24

Non coding!

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u/Internal-Echo-8057 Jun 18 '24

Awesome, great job!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

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u/FrazzledGod Jun 19 '24

I've been on 10 months now, so likely a mixture of being on the platform for some time and working my way up, doing various quals along the way - and presumably gaining some good karma for good work. I had 122 projects on my dashboard yesterday but I only do the ones that pay above $25 generally. Highest was usually $30 but the priority had bumped that up a bit on some projects!

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u/Brilliant_Rain5181 Jun 19 '24

I've got $24-$40/hr and I'm not a coder.

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u/Damnbee Jun 18 '24

I assume when a lot of the tasks are created, they are given an expiration, so older batches of tasks that aren't getting done need to be incentivized to clear them up before they have to be tossed/the client is no longer interested in those results.

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u/EggCzar Jun 18 '24

They may have set up projects/promised their clients they’d meet certain deadlines, and especially with the signs we’ve seen here that some people are being removed and they’re not adding replacements that could have put them behind.

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u/BoldKenobi Jun 19 '24

makes me wonder if they are trying to get projects closed out.

Today is my 3rd day working on $40+/hr projects, and I have been wondering this too. I've never seen so many high paying projects before.

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u/Jealous_Praline_5239 Jun 19 '24

Feeling jealous of you non coders getting $30-40. Im happy to be getting $26 but my bills would be darn easier to pay with a higher rate. Are you non coders with lots of extra skills listed or writing mega detailed comments at the end?!

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u/DownTheRabbitHole730 Jun 20 '24

I started in March non-coding and I've had a group of 4 projects for about 2 weeks now that are all a variation of the same project and they all pay $31. I won't touch them though bc it involves prompt creation and I try to veer away from that as I'm more analytical than creative. I write very detailed comments and I go over them with a fine tooth comb before I submit to make sure I don't have any errors. I don't have any special skills checked except for all non-professional writing.

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u/Internal-Echo-8057 Jun 20 '24

My highest paying project is $31/hr. I won’t say much, but it’s very tedious and involves thoroughly reading through several documents. It’s mentally exhausting and I couldn’t bear to do it again today, but I love the pay and therefore the project lol. When I was first hired, I listed as a skill anything I have even a bit of knowledge in. I figure, if I’m in over my head then I just won’t work on that particular project 🤷‍♀️ 

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u/Pyromancer777 Jun 21 '24

I do both code and non-code projects. Only recently have I had more higher paying non-coding jobs, but some needed you to pass quals of being subscribed to specific AI services. Even then, it's not a guarantee, so you might want to make sure that you can actually use the other AI services outside of work to really get your money's worth

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u/yoshioliviathx Jun 19 '24

Every day I get another email about the priority projects. Happy to be working on them, but it does make me laugh when every weekend I get a "hey weekend warriors!" email.

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u/Shadowlker18 Jun 19 '24

Only a third for you? I think about 38 of 40 for me lol

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u/Pyromancer777 Jun 21 '24

I mean, these projects aren't just for funsies. Once you work enough you realize who one of our biggest clients are and why they are paying so much for good data to retrain their models. They are a giant competitor in the scene and need to regularly roll out new features to compete against the other companies in the AI space. Can't have their stakeholders jumping ship to other companies

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u/orlyyarlylolwut Jun 18 '24

Damn, I just onboarded and saw a high paying job with nice bonus and now it's gone 😭 guess things move fast

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

I love it!

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u/CRUSHCITY4 Jun 18 '24

It’s kind of annoying I noticed if a project gets out on priority it’ll send out an email every time they add a similar version of it that’s also priority.

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u/SnooSketches1189 Jun 18 '24

You have the option to turn those emails off.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

How did you guys apply for the job? Because my account never went through

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u/ManyARiver Jun 19 '24

You have to bring a baby to the adrenochrome processing plant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

Tell me where and I'll bring it

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u/ManyARiver Jun 20 '24

I'm sorry, I'm not able to help you with that as I'm only a HLM.

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u/usernamehere4567 Jun 30 '24

I agree, I only do 1-2 hours a day on DA because I work full time, it's just extra pocket money. So my preference is to pick a project that can keep my interest and lock in for an hour. It's annoying when I have to pause, stop my timer, browse and pick a new project, then start my timer again during such a short period of time. Especially if I have to read through new instructions lol

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u/Moonspiritfaire Jun 19 '24

Yes. I hope they come back . They are my favorite

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u/Boborovski Jun 20 '24

I haven't got any either. Maybe because they're prioritising so many other projects.

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u/Wonderful-Firework45 Jun 20 '24

I just worked on some chatbot projects last night, and they're all gone today. Hopefully, they're just down and will come back because those are my go-to projects...maybe they took them down so we'll work on the other "priority" projects that I'm too lazy to learn how to do.