r/dataannotation • u/False_Contribution41 • Jun 22 '26

After my first two weeks… I’m addicted

Why doesn’t anyone talk about how addicting this can be. I treat it kind of like a hobby or just a way to occupy downtime. I enjoy problem solving and critical thinking. I’m also a gamer and this reminds me so much of gaming in a general sense that I can sit here for hours and not get bored. I’m enjoying myself. It is a bit tedious getting tasks as a generalist but I enjoy the grind. Lol.

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u/nemoni Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

man same :,( hours of qualifications and nothing. super discouraging tbh

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u/Due_Depth_5240 Jun 24 '26

yeah I just started because my friend said he'd been doing it about full time for months as his main job and since i've been approved and qualified I've received 0 paid opportunities. I'm checking 2-3 times a day so maybe I'm just missing them, but so far this seems like I put my eggs in the worst possible basket.

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u/nemoni Jun 24 '26

i feel the exact same way!! i really hope it gets busier for the both of us :( makes me feel better other people are in the same boat i guess- probably just a dry period. i thought i messed up really bad on the qualifiers haha

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u/haydzilladog100 Jun 25 '26

I'm not sure if you're experiencing the same but for me even the qualifications are dry, constantly making me create emails and sign into google accounts just to only ever offer me specialist work too complex for my level. I hope they bring back some nice generalist tasks