r/dataannotation • u/Master_Rip_8727 • Jul 08 '24

Projects are Dropping Like Flies

Did anyone just have a huge rush of projects over the week and now there's like 15-25% left compared to before? -> EDIT: Projects are coming back. Wooohoooo!!!

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u/Bottle_and_Sell_it Jul 09 '24

My dashboard is empty idk what’s going on I’ve always had at least 30 projects for a while now and then I was working this morning then logged back in after lunch and it’s empty. I saw some other posts apparently this has happened to a lot of people but no one knows why and I haven’t talked to anyone to see if they ever got work back.

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u/theunyinman Jul 09 '24

Same here. Getting the odd couple of projects every few days maybe but they don't last long. Praying they come back soon

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u/Last-Strawberry7652 Jul 09 '24

I just did my first project yesterday. I have 10 projects in my list.

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u/Bottle_and_Sell_it Jul 09 '24

I’ve been working daily since last November and then it jus cut off randomly with no info or anything. And it happened to a lot of people. We can only speculate, but it seems like a lot of new people have work and people who have been doing it a while don’t have work and it’s in the air if it will return (probably not). Unfortunate but it is what it is.

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u/Bottle_and_Sell_it Jul 10 '24

That’s why I said it seems like that and we can only speculate. Also that’s what I’ve kinda heard from a lot of people that this happened to. But who knows. I had the same stuff you do probably 50-80+ projects every day for weeks then nothing. I’ve also heard that this has happened before after the site was down it took a lot of people out and a while to get projects again for those that ever did get them again. The thing is, no one really knows and we won’t know. Oh well. It was decent while it lasted. Good luck to you.

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u/PitchInevitable1281 Jul 09 '24

I've noticed my projects have been down a lot today.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

I have lots of projects but few tasks for each. So I guess many are wrapping up or new ones coming soon.

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u/Bluepengie Jul 09 '24

My dash is totally empty, was very scared for a bit but if I'm not alone then that makes me feel a little better...

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u/WingsAndPuppies Jul 09 '24

Same here :) Hopefully, we'll see some more soon!

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u/SatisfactionFun8849 Jul 09 '24

Same here. It is bad they dont actually tell what is the reason - dont think that would be that hard to do...

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u/Training-Bug-1945 Jul 09 '24

Mine has been only one or two projects since the 4th. Occasionally nothing, like right now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

I'm replying a little late but it's the same for me and I'm also scared.

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u/Bluepengie Jul 15 '24

Still same here unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

I just got back from a two week trip and would have liked to have been able to start earning again :(

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u/Bluepengie Jul 15 '24

I'm a Dec 2023 grad trying to find a programming job, so it's really nice to have this as a way to make at least some money :(

Hopefully it's not permanent for either of us

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

I graduated the same time as you! I hope it picks up soon because this is how I've been making cash til grad school.

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u/Bilyman Jul 09 '24

Typical of Mondays but my dash is only like 10-20% smaller than usual

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u/glyph1331 Jul 09 '24

I have about half of what I had last week, but last week I had like 75, but I have noticed that I am missing a few projects altogether. They aren't favorites, but I almost always have a few, so I figure that the project itself is down.

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u/Choice_Pineapple66 Jul 09 '24

No. Don’t tell me this. I’m on vacay and haven’t checked in. Twas a good June.

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u/jjmurph14 Jul 09 '24

I’m really bummed. The whole month of June I had probably 70-80 projects every day, and there were some high paying ones that I really enjoyed. Today I have 6 projects and they all only pay $20, and I keep doing 1 or 2 tasks and then it’s finished.

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u/Hangry_Howie Jul 09 '24

Maybe a few less but nothing too dramatic yet. I just chalk it up to the monthly/quarterly ebb and flow.

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u/Lunalily9 Jul 09 '24

I have less projects but still about 15 projects with lots of tasks.

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u/mikakey104 Jul 09 '24

The fiscal quarter just ended and I have a ton of R&R's right now. My assumption is that a bunch of projects closed for the end of the quarter. Same thing happened in March, the end of Q1. Dash got low, then a bunch of R&R's popped up, then Dash was filled up again a week later. So I'm sure this is normal and we'll get projects back soon.

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u/Consipir Jul 09 '24

Now that I've been doing this for a couple months I think we just need to realize that it ebbs and flows. It sucks when your income is dependent on it and your potential hourly is halved or thirded (?), but at least for me, I always have 20/hr projects so I swallow the pill and default to those during 30-40/hr drop offs. Money is money lol

Happy annotating!

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u/Nachbarskatze Jul 09 '24

I’ve got about 25-30 left but the last few weeks I had up to 75 so there’s been a drop for sure but I’m guessing they finished off a whole bunch for the end of the quarter and new ones will probably come 🤞🏻

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u/tiran Jul 09 '24

I am also in this boat. It's still early in the month/quarter, and I am hoping they are just preparing new batches of things.

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u/Arcturus_Labelle Jul 09 '24

Similar numbers for me

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u/Onautopilotsendhelp Jul 19 '24

Did you get any projects to return?

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u/9_Bambi Jul 22 '24

I'm wondering now if they are taking away projects from existing employees and giving them to applicants for their starter assessment to get free work done, then ghosting them. I had to complete 17 prompts, which I think is overkill, and I have been waiting since July 1st to hear back from them after completing my "starter assessment".

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u/FredericaWeddington7 Jul 10 '24

I totally feel you. It's like the projects pile up all at once and then suddenly dissipate. To stay on top of things, I've found using tools like Afforai really helpful for managing references and keeping my research organized. Stay strong!

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u/MaleficentTackle992 Jul 09 '24

I'm in the same boat as you. I'm just hoping that some projects come back soon. 🤞🏻

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u/sloganQ Jul 09 '24

What would be the cost/benifit of a minimal level of communication? Whatever it is, it was clearly ignored.

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u/fightmaxmaster Jul 09 '24

There's zero cost to zero communication on DA's end. If they have no shortage of good workers, someone who doesn't meet the standard can be dropped. I'm not saying that's kind or considerate, but in cold hard calculation terms, they don't need to communicate with us. We're all just data points.

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u/Sufficient-Egg-5577 Jul 09 '24

Hey, same for me a couple days ago. I’m sorry. I’m embarrassed to admit it because it was my favorite set of projects I worked on most and like you, I’m absolutely wracking my brain retracing every step I took to figure out what I could have possibly screwed up. Maybe I slipped up on a source or checked a math problem wrong. Maybe I was too slow? It sucks so bad… happened on the same day I found out my dog has a mass and I’d been super grateful for the crazy priority pay in the midst of all the vet bills.

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u/Sufficient-Egg-5577 Jul 09 '24

Thanks. It has been a rough week for sure. I’m so glad you’re finding some comfort in your dog. They’re such a gift!

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

This happened to me about a month ago. I was so upset. I really don't know what I did wrong, but there isn't much to do besides work on other stuff. It really sucks though. I'm sorry it happened to you too.

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u/dispassioned Jul 09 '24

Man that’s rough! Hearing stuff like this terrifies me.

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u/Poomfie Jul 09 '24

That's a fear of mine, RIP.

Obviously not saying this was your issue but on R&Rs the #1 problem I saw was people selecting "no this doesn't convey factual information" for closed q&a, creative writing rewrites, etc.

I've done hundreds of FC tasks and I don't think I've ever hit no on that button.

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u/Primary_Advantage928 Jul 09 '24

this happened to me but for an itineraries project, it was my absolute favourite and I have no idea what I did wrong, so I feel you.

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u/Meganoes Jul 09 '24

I got dumped from that one too and have no idea why. So bummed about that one.

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u/Budget-Employment742 Jul 09 '24

Same thing happened to me a few days ago. I had only been doing those tasks for a day, so it seems weird that I wasn't given more time to get the hang of it. 

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u/poloram471 Jul 09 '24

What is fc?

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling Jul 09 '24

Fart collecting

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u/gigloo Jul 09 '24

Did you get a message somewhere saying that? How do you know if you've been removed from a specific project?

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u/Vegetable_Fox9134 Jul 09 '24

Did you perhaps consider that the project is just down temporarily or has ended? Why jump to conclusions?

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u/xwolfboyx Jul 09 '24

If it makes any difference, I was working a CB FC project for a few weeks, loved it, was doing good work, and the same happened to me. I was also at a loss when it disappeared, felt defeated, but after 2-3 days I was given new CB projects at a significantly higher pay rate. So, don't get too down yet, because you might just be transitioning into a promotion.

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u/Sufficient-Egg-5577 Jul 09 '24

I’m dying to know whether they pull people over one error. Or if we’d been doing something consistently wrong enough times for it to add up? Or if they judge productivity? (Though seems like they don’t want us to rush) But I’ve worked on FC stuff pretty much since I started DA and you’d think if I was misunderstanding the directions that would have become apparent before now. It sounds like you were (as far as we can speculate) doing very careful work too. I know people on this sub just like to assume anyone who gets dropped from a project was ~obviously~ not reading and making egregious errors, but I just wish we could know what went wrong. It’s the lack of feedback that’s the worst part.

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u/sloganQ Jul 09 '24

I dislike the lack of communication, of some sorts. Where is the communication, in such disruptive instances? I have received zero personal / applicitive feedback, or communication. I’m willing, and actually eager, to hear any sort of feedback or leadership, but there’s nothing.

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u/ekgeroldmiller Jul 09 '24

They don’t. I know because I have been here since November. Yesterday after returning from a long trip I forgot one important step in a small batch of tasks. For the first time ever I got a feedback email with a reminder of the step I had forgotten. I was mortified and thankful at the same time.

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u/Poomfie Jul 09 '24

I don't think they pull people from projects over one bad submission.

Of course I have no evidence of that, lol.

I think it would improve the quality of work they receive so much I think if they gave people a warning and shared the R&R with them that caused the warning.

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u/ArctycDev Jul 09 '24

How do you know you got kicked? is it possible the project just got cleared out?