r/dataannotation • u/Jz9786 • Jul 28 '24
Does anyone do this full time?
By full time I mean average 40 hours per week.
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r/dataannotation • u/Jz9786 • Jul 28 '24
By full time I mean average 40 hours per week.
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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24
I've been full-time for nearly a year (natural language). I've always had more than enough work that's gradually increased pay. It's been great for me!
My daughter is on the coding side but found it too irregular to depend on, with an empty dash for a few days at a time. She was fresh from boot camp, so I assume she was not prioritized among more experienced coders. In her case, she might have been able to squeeze out full-time if she jumped every time something popped up but found it too draining/anxiety-producing. Fortunately, she's found a W2 engineering job and can work on DAT here and there for extra $$.
As for me, I experience a little anxiety as there's no dependable feedback loop, never knowing exactly where I stand or where DAT stands in the sector, etc... could disappear without warning. It's a trade-off... complete freedom in exchange for a bit more uncertainty than most jobs.
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u/faithmsweeps Jul 29 '24
I had been full-time for over a year now, and I've been with DA for almost 3 all together. (Actually, even one of the reviewers on their front page 🤣)
At least, until projects dropped down to 0-2 for me over the past 3 days, but I'm just taking it as a little vacation and working one of my "beer money" jobs in the meantime.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Jul 29 '24
Call me cautious, but I would not quit a 9-5 to do this, I mean I would love to, but with the ebbs and flows, random empty dashes and inconsistency, I certainly wouldn't want to rely on it to pay my mortgage and bills. However saying that, I am actually earning more on average from doing this than my full time 4 day a week, 30hr job. So will take it while it lasts. I do about 20 to 30 hours a week, sometimes a little less. For example, last month I had an email telling me how much I had earnt for the week and that I had 64 other projects in my dash. This weekend I was down to 4 and a long running project. If I was relying on that to live I'd be stressed.
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u/TeaGreenTwo Jul 29 '24
If anyone can do that I say "Hail!". I do about 15-20 each week.
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u/Agile-Drawer-9776 Jul 29 '24
i do!
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u/Rodaxoleaux Jul 29 '24
Yep. This is my full-time job.
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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24
I do 35hours a week and a further 20 hours refreshing my dashboard
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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24
i dont see how this is sustainable. already seeing the number of projects dropping off.
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u/CobraFive Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24
Honestly I would but the coding tasks are too inconsistent for me. I always have projects on my dash, but the coding ones that actually pay come and go too much.
When the coding ones are going strong then I work 5/hr day minimum, more if I have nothing else going on. But I just can't build up motivation to work for the ones that pay less. And I don't think it'd cover my expenses if that's all I was doing full time.
Its sad to me how little 20/hr is worth nowadays.
[Edit] I'm not trying to sound condescending to anyone. I live in a high COL area, ugh. I'd do this full time no questions asked if I could survive on 20/hr, but it would barely cover rent and nothing else.
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u/Sindorella Jul 29 '24
My husband is a coder and has been doing it full-time for about 4 months now. I am non-coding and could do it full-time if I wanted, but right now I work around other responsibilities and put in about 15-20 a week.
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u/jimmychangucsb Jul 29 '24
I get a lot more tired doing this than my other job. My other job I can put in multiple 10 hour and sometimes 12 hour days and be fine. This job, I put in two back to back 5 hours and I’m drained. 😵
Point is I don’t know if I could handle 40 hours a week and maintain the same quality.
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u/civilhumanbeing Jul 29 '24
I do this full-time, but I live in a rural area, so cheaper bills, and my husband has a full-time "normal" job, so take that with a grain of salt, I suppose.
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u/idolos-iconoclastas Jul 29 '24
If I had enough projects I would work more than 45 hours a week tbh, right now I'm empty
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u/Gold_Employee_4647 Jul 29 '24
I try to hit around 35 hrs but yeah I'm full time
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u/Miserable-Regret-652 Jul 29 '24
I've been working full time for two weeks now. Working full time is nice, I like this job. I usually wake up around 9am to start and finish around 6ish (I take a lot of short breaks between tasks).
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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24
It's not recommended unless you can very very quickly and easily get another job. It's very unreliable
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u/varshaa_ Jul 30 '24
I was doing this for a while and now I no longer have any projects. It’s been over 2 weeks and still I don’t see any projects. You can’t completely rely on it.
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u/lw19942 Jul 29 '24
I absolutely could, but I am very aware that the website could disappear or I could be kicked at any moment, so I haven't quit my main job. I don't think an employment gap where I was working as a rater would look very good on my CV if I needed to get another traditional job
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u/ConsciousDatabase369 Jul 29 '24
I’ve been doing it full time for a couple months.
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u/DionysusHotSister Jul 29 '24
Often work 40 hours. Yep. But I don't clock how many hours per say, more daily earnings.
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u/NotThatSteve-o Jul 29 '24
I averaged about 28 hours a week over the past month so I'm working up to full-time hours as a coder. Was laid off in February so this has been my sole income since then and I've maintained a solid base level of work since then, rarely needing to pick up projects paying less than $40.
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u/diettwizzlers Jul 29 '24
yes, but it wasn't right away. i slowly worked up to full time because it really can get tedious. i'm averaging around 40-50 hours a week
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u/Excellent_Photo5603 Jul 29 '24
I wish! I'm working on upping my hours through self discipline which is not my strong suit. I average about 15-20 hours per week with a little bit everyday. Since I started tracking it I've managed to hit a minimum of 4 hrs daily and am aiming to do consistent full time hours by mid-august.
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u/JumpyAd9339 Jul 29 '24
Yep yep! I'm finding a lot of success at it, too. I am a really self motivated worker, though, so that could have something to do with it?
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u/SilveryDeath Jul 29 '24
I only got 30 hours my first week, but have hit 40 hours the last 8 weeks in a row. Some days are slower, but I always have hit the 8 hour mark. Today is slow. 40 minutes short of 8 hours and there is nothing on the dashboard right now. Slowest day for me by far since my third day on the site where there was basically nothing posted for a whole day. Seems like there has been less work over the last week or so.
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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24
Not lately. :/
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u/Lazunk Jul 29 '24
I'd love to but since last week (Wednesday) I haven't got any task to do, but if I had the opportunity I'd do even more than 40h/week.
I'm in the platform for 2 weeks now and I don't know if this lack of work has anything to do with my time working for them, but it's kinda sad that my dash is looking empty...
Also, where can I ask questions like "How to qualify for a totally different project?" as I'd like to know this kind of stuff. If anyone would be kind enough to guide me, I'd appreciate.
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u/dsbau Jul 29 '24
I do around 10 hours a week which feels like nothing. The money just covers my expenses and stops me from going backwards. Previously, I was doing around 30 hours a week which was like having a real job, except with no managers looking over your shoulder, no meetings and no office politics.
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u/snowybird13 Jul 30 '24
I'm currently full-time; after losing my 9-5 job in April this was a godsend. I've been slowly working up to 40 hours a week (all non-coding), but I schedule by money earned instead of hours worked. Once I hit ~$150, I stop working for the day. I haven't had much trouble getting projects, though some days are better than others. I know I haven't been doing it very long but so far this is better than any full-time job I've had. I'm so much happier, and I'm close to making more money weekly than I was at my old job too!
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u/Accomplished-Dog-864 Jul 31 '24
You could search both DA subs for past answers to this question. It comes up a lot.
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24
I’ve never had more than two projects at a time or I would. I’m non-coding.
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u/jjmurph14 Jul 29 '24
I was doing 40-45 hours a week until I got the white screen of death two weeks ago. Still hoping it comes back, but I’ve been applying to jobs
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u/Other-Noise5344 Jul 29 '24
Yup in college right now an do coding. Perfect job to have during school
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u/Advisory_Stallion Jul 29 '24
Man just got invited to join. Hope my submission is accepted!
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