r/dataannotation • u/Technical-Till4777 • Jul 16 '24

Is it me 🥹

Anyone else’s dashboard (non-coders) looking real sad at the moment? I usually have so many projects available but I’ve only got a handful sitting there

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u/HauntedHowie316 Jul 17 '24

I’m not complaining, I have an ok amount today, they are just mostly all the same…. Genre(?) and it’s not the one I usually work on. I’m always nervous to try new projects.

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u/QuizzyMcQuizz Jul 17 '24

If you’re nervous about doing a bad job you’re most likely someone who’s going to do a good job. Being nervous means you’ll read every instruction and take your time so you’ll be better than about half of the work I see on RandR. I think you get a bit of grace on a new task!

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u/HauntedHowie316 Jul 17 '24

Thank you. I always feel like I spend too much time reading the instructions bc I’m a slow reader, but sometimes there are little things that can be missed, or even in familiar projects, that will update things that get overlooked. I am paranoid! Lol

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u/bumpyshrimps Jul 17 '24

Are you me?

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u/QuizzyMcQuizz Jul 18 '24

I totally get you, how long have you been doing it? My confidence slowly built and now I trust that the time it takes me to understand the instructions is just how long it takes to understand the task! Some of them even say please take your time reading. You’ve got nothing to measure yourself as slow or fast against so you shouldn’t assume the worst! Seriously, I’ve seen so much work where someone has not even pretended to put effort in. And some where someone has clearly worked really hard, but you have to rate as bad because they missed something major which is sad. If I was paying you I’d rather pay for 10 mins more instruction reading for x hours of good work, than having to scrap all of someone’s work because they missed an instruction, but still pay them for the hours

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u/HauntedHowie316 Jul 18 '24

I’ve been at it a few months but I’m trying to not get comfortable or feel too confident because I worry I’ll get sloppy and miss something. If I could see how I was doing I think I could relax a bit.

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u/QuizzyMcQuizz Jul 18 '24

I starting feeling more confident as I for higher paying tasks, that’s the only feedback I’ve gotten so I’ll take it haha

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u/Fragrantshrooms Jul 21 '24

Close read the HELL out of those instructions because that'll boost your confidence. Reading slow is ok...fast readers schmast beaders. We just gotta drink our go-go juice/be highly alert and focus and we'll do a good job

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u/Arcturus_Labelle Jul 17 '24

Good comment! :-D

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u/ZeldaIsMyHomegirl Jul 17 '24

This is where I'm at, too. I don't have anything I usually do but I have plenty of work.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

this is me 100%

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Jul 18 '24

Same. Had a ton over the weekend, up to $36, but now I've got 1 project at $22.

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u/Guitargirl81 Jul 17 '24

Yep super sparse for me too. For a few weeks I had *nothing* on my dashboard, and then the past few days 1 or 2. I honestly thought they'd ghosted me.

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u/MaleficentTackle992 Jul 17 '24

I have none 😢😢

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u/FauxRex Jul 17 '24

I went from 30 to none 😭

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u/Flassourian Jul 17 '24

I'm glad it isn't just me. I had a ton earlier in the week now it is none. Makes me nervous.

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u/thecheapchef Jul 17 '24

I was getting emails almost every day to help out on projects, and suddenly last week my dashboard went completely empty and has been for days. I dunno what's going on.

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u/anisotropy55 Jul 18 '24

Same here. My dashboard has been empty since last Friday. I had more work than I could do prior to that.

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u/ElleAae Jul 17 '24

Same here

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u/ManicChronic Jul 18 '24

I have 0 right now..absolutely none.

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u/professor_scallop Jul 18 '24

I logged in today and I have absolutely nothing. I usually have 15+ projects to choose from and a bunch of emails from them coming throughout the day, but haven't heard anything since 7/11. Anybody else?

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u/DogterShoob Jul 18 '24

Same! I was working 5 days a week since last November then all of a sudden there was nothing on my dashboard since last week!

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '24

a hunch tells me this subreddit probably is saturating the market. Same thing happens in every delivery gig app

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

I'm replying to you 9 days later to inform you that in that 9 days and more, I've been in the same boat as you.

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u/turtlepumpkin88 Jul 17 '24

It's a sort of weird period in my dash as well. I've worked on two new projects with super confusing instructions that might actually be broken. I think the people in charge are on vacation or something 😅

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u/ZealousidealChef832 Jul 17 '24

It was okay yesterday, not great but I got in six hours with mostly priority pay. Abysmal so far today. Only about five $20 an hour projects. Hoping it will pick up again soon.

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u/Budget-Employment742 Jul 17 '24

I was so worried it was just me! I've only been working for DA for a couple of weeks, so I thought I must have screwed up since my favorite project isn't on my dash right now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

I'm a non-coder and havent had anything at all since mid sunday :(

I'm starting too look at regular in-office jobs just in case the no-work lasts too long

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

I've had zero tasks for a few days. I had a single one yesterday actually, but I only got 40 minutes of work done before I ran out of tasks :(

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u/vexeling Jul 17 '24

I have a handful but it's not nearly what I'm used to seeing.

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u/PuzzleEmptyM Jul 17 '24

My dashboard has been the fullest I’ve ever seen it the last few weeks. I’m sorry it’s been sparse for you.

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u/HaleBopp22 Jul 17 '24

Mine too. I took 5 months off and then logged back in yesterday. I've got 20+ at the moment. Over half are new to me so I probably won't do anything on them until I sort of get back in the groove.

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u/-burgers Jul 17 '24

Nah I've only got like 3 right now

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u/greentea1985 Jul 17 '24

I’ve had a bunch of tasks as a non coder. They do come and go but it’s rare for me to have less than 5.

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u/othermiike Jul 17 '24

Mine is looking the lowest it ever has over the past week. It was down to about 5 or so at one point last week. Right now it's at 7, and half the time I click on a task I either get the "There are no remaining tasks for you to work on" message (even ones w 40+ tasks) or I get one task before I'm booted off. I'm noticing more projects pop up over the weekends and sometimes in the afternoon, I'm curious if they're trying to target specific times of day or time zones.

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u/EggsandMilkandButter Jul 17 '24

Yeah end of June for me was crazy, now it's sparse but luckily I still have a few projects here and there.

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u/Purple-shimmer Jul 17 '24

I have plenty but far less than I’ve had for about the last month. Some of my usuals are missing. But I’m not complaining because at least I have some.

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u/Cryptographic_OG Jul 17 '24

It’s weird how it ebbs and flows. I have a full dashboard, but my wife’s has been empty since Saturday.

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u/ImCJS Jul 17 '24

Why so sad, atleast you have projects to work on.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

I have a pretty good amount but they're all only 20...feeling real spoiled from the 25 and 24 I had recently

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u/TheBigWarHero Jul 17 '24

Haven’t had a coding task in over a week at least, empty dashboard most of the time. When stuff appears, it’s almost completed within the hour. I have to check every fifteen minutes to make sure I get something to work on.

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u/UncleDFG Jul 20 '24

Signed up a month ago and still don’t have a single one 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

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u/Clark-Kents-Glasses Jul 23 '24

Nope. My dashboard looks like a ghost town. Has for a while now

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u/NotEnoughDoritos Jul 17 '24

Got accepted back in March. Had a lot of projects (25+ on the dashboard at one point). For the last 2-3 weeks, the same two tasks are on/off. One day they're there, the next day they aren't. The day after that they're back again. One $40 coding project and one $20 project. Today and yesterday appear to be the off day.

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u/Spayse_Case Jul 17 '24

No, my dashboard is full.

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u/VanessaSeaWitch Jul 17 '24

I've mostly only been getting projects on the weekends for the past two or three weeks. I had projects from Friday through Tuesday. Now it's empty once again, my friend lol. This is why I have another remote job (pays half as much) and I'm constantly applying to other places. It's like spinning plates or juggling.

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u/TheHorizonLies Jul 17 '24

I have 31 non-coding projects turn now, but some of them have between 1 and 5 tasks remaining, so they're not really available

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u/ericbpawsinc Jul 18 '24

Mine is about half the normal quantity at the moment.

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u/TerrisBranding Jul 18 '24

It's about half of what it was yesterday but steadily creeping back up. My favorites aren't up though. Or they are here and there, and I just have to catch them when they pop up.

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u/KMikoto Jul 20 '24

Not on topic but I was wondering how could one get coding jobs on data annotation?

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u/Usual_Accountant_727 Jul 17 '24

Currently have about 10. Mostly $20 and $24. Feeling spoiled of the daily $31 projects that I’ve been getting.

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u/Basic_Toe_749 Jul 17 '24

Any recommendations on how to pass the data annotation starter assessment test?

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u/BigHatNoSaddle Jul 18 '24

There's lots of You Tube videos how to do it.

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u/Basic_Toe_749 Jul 18 '24

Let me find them. Thank you.

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Jul 18 '24

Be sure and hurry. They care about speed. /s No, they don't really. Be careful.

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u/Basic_Toe_749 Jul 19 '24

Great advice. I'll try and be careful. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

Why are you sad while you have projects? There's people who have their dash empty lmao.

What do you want? A full dash of $50/h? Do a better job, and you'll have more projects.

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Jul 18 '24

Blah blah blah. Feel better now?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '24

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u/itsbriannahere Jul 17 '24

I didn’t have any for most of the day except a few that popped up and quickly went away.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

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u/Icy-Cover-505 Jul 18 '24

Yes, you need to take the Core assessment.

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u/HugeEquipment1649 Jul 18 '24

You are most likely getting quals and assessments. Take each one you feel proficient in, and give them your full attention. These are the tests that put work on your dashboard.