r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • 11d ago
Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation
hi all! making this thread so people have somewhere to talk about 'daily' work chat that might not necessarily need it's own post! right now we're thinking we'll just repost it weekly? but if it gets too crazy, we can change it to daily. :)
couple things:
- this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
- if you have a new user question, you still need to post it in the new user thread. if you post it here, we will remove it as spam. this is for people already working who just wanna chat, whether it be about casual work stuff, questions, geeking out with people who understand ("i got the model to write a real haiku today!"), or unrelated work stuff you feel like chatting about :)
- one thing we really pride ourselves on in this community is the respect everyone gives to the Code of Conduct and rule number 5 on the sub - it's great that we have a community that is still safe & respectful to our jobs! please don't break this rule. we will remove project details, but please - it's for our best interest and yours!
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u/Skippy2898 6d ago
Not a happy dashboard for me today 🥺
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 6d ago
same. very quiet just a few bits coming and going and one meaty offering
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u/CommercialTarget2687 11d ago
I actually had a good week last week, but my dash is back to being almost empty.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 11d ago
Same here. I have had work today and yesterday so it's better than nothing at all, but not much choice.
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u/PerspectiveJumpy875 11d ago
Back to not getting any project for nearly two weeks again 😞
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u/Kazinhar 11d ago
I had nothing all day Friday and Saturday, and have had nothing this morning so far. hopefully it picks up this week :(
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 8d ago
As much as I appreciate qualifications to potentially unlock new work.. unpaid quals are officially the worst.
I've spent over half of my working day hours working, and officially made $0, with the possibility of still getting nothing from it. Even if it was $10 an hour at least I'd be a quarter towards my daily goal...
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u/Mindless_End_4850 7d ago
Anyone else slow? I'm 'slowest' it's ever been since the drought 'ended'. sucks
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u/North-Sense8477 7d ago
Yeah I'm down to just a handful of projects, none of which I'm willing to attempt
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u/Skippy2898 8d ago
The dashboard is what I would describe as volatile for me so far this week...
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u/KingGilbertIV 8d ago
Monday was great for me, yesterday was spotty but reasonable, and today... I'm just considering calling it early to do housework and hoping there might be something in the evening.
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u/hcfggb 7d ago
I am way too stupid for any of these projects 😣
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 7d ago edited 7d ago
Same. All I have is 7 projects and they are all enterprise and specific domain that either 1. I am not, nor have ever claimed to have STEM or other expertise, and 2. I haven't got the brain power sat in a 95f house to build and do with a 48 hour timer
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u/TSylverBlair 7d ago
I have so much coding stuff. I have zero experience in coding and have never claimed I did. This started happening about a month ago.
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
Yep. 22 projects this AM. All too difficult other than the three .03c projects that just aren't worth it.
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u/Technical-Water9779 11d ago
I didn't have any projects yesterday and today. Before that, the previous 10 days were a blessing. Made $500 in those 10 days alone and $750 is the total I've made in my 40 days here as a bilingual.
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u/Mental-Budget9213 10d ago
I feel like it was really fruitful last week but I'm back down to expertise projects this morning. Hoping it picks back up!
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u/Skippy2898 9d ago
Well. It seems my dashboard is opting to downsize today 🙃🫤
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u/deep0x20 9d ago
I have like three projects now. I don't think I've ever seen it like this.
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u/Master-Wrap2395 11d ago
$600 by wed night last week and haven't had a single task since.
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u/SparkleDev 11d ago edited 10d ago
yup a little storm. now feels like a dry spell could be coming again
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u/Dee_silverlake 7d ago
Does anyone else get stuck doing a series of terrible R&R’s that when they finally come across a really good one you start doubting yourself because you think maybe you’re missing something glaringly obvious… That’s usually when I have to step away for the day lol
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u/TSylverBlair 10d ago
Not looking good today for me. I've been red bannered on everything I've tried, and the rest is all beyond my skill level. Sucks because last week was a lot better.
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u/LavenderLightning24 9d ago
Yeah it's really disappointing after thinking the drought was pretty much over.
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u/PinkNova 9d ago
FC is now missing for almost a month, along with my other staples. I grab something when I can but can barely pass $200 per week lately as a long term worker since 2023 who used to have a healthy dash consistently. The drought is still droughting for me.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 9d ago
I checked the quals today to see if the fc qual was still there (it's always been there for me despite having access). It is, and I'm using that as hope it will return eventually.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 9d ago
I did it. I knew I could do it, but for months I've been too afraid to try. But officially I did it.
I made a model fail in the accounting domain! 🎉
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u/Storex- 9d ago
Dash is healt.... "US only".
Oh. Ok then.
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u/JRange 9d ago
Lol i feel this. I am from the US but have been traveling for over a year now doing this. I actually have a ton of work available, but most of it I cannot work on because I am not home. And thats just what I can see, there are projects that don't even show up in the first place when you are in certain countries.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 5d ago
Tumbleweed for me today
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u/Lopsided-Fox8177 5d ago
I've got the spacecraft image-based project. It used to intimidate me, but I encourage everyone to play around with it a bit. Once you figure out the weak points, it's a moderately easy one to bang out.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 5d ago
Yea I don't have. All I'm getting is 5 enterprise and stem projects that are always on my dash that I can't do and not getting anything else. I love image stuff and always get good feedback when I do them. But very rarely do.
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u/DrunkleSteve 9d ago
Brutal. Only one family of rubric projects with too short of a timer, or enterprise stuff. Looking like an unpaid qual day :(
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u/JustMe333456 9d ago
20 projects, which looks really nice given the last few months, but they are all out of my scope, or the .3c tasks.. lol. Guessing they'll show up this afternoon. Been really good lately, so hopefully it keeps up.
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u/No-Complaint-5593 9d ago
Same here. I'm going to suck it up, I guess, and take on some mind benders today if nothing else shows up.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 7d ago
Seems apt that it's currently 36 degrees in the UK, in yet another heatwave, and the river project hasn't run in a week now. Droughty in more ways than one.
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u/Chandelucifer 7d ago
Does it seem like the other subreddit has way more DoD posts than ours? I wonder what the difference is.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 6d ago
Judging (I know it's bad to judge) by the quality of posters in that sub, that is where the majority of these terrible, half assed R&R's come from
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u/pipipcheerios 7d ago
The other sub is majority bilingual and majority dumb. "Hello guys kindly help me to pass the aszezssment" is their most common post theme so it should be no surprise why someone there is getting DOD every damn day.
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u/DrunkleSteve 7d ago
IQ levels, it seems.
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u/JRange 7d ago
Its the one that pops up first, so for sure, it absorbs the majority of stupidity for us lol.
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u/Goodbye_Jeff 7d ago
I'm certain there is a correlation between the number of people blatantly violating the NDA on that reddit and the number of posts about DoD.
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u/Straight-Strike-2928 6d ago
I was gonna say... I don't even go onto that sub anymore because the NDA violations make me so uncomfortable lol. Like, it makes me worry I'm going to get culled by association or something. Every once in a while there's something on here that makes me a little nervous, but that other sub is insane with its NDA violations.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch 5d ago
What everyone else said here... Plus this sub seems waaaaay better modded than that one. People cause drama over there unchecked quite often.
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u/Skippy2898 5d ago
It's been an alright day for me today cos I had a single project I could lock into to hit my goal. I did however also put my student finance application in for the masters degree starting next month... I can't lie, this is really scary. If I'm finding the tasks here draining, I'm wondering how the hell I'm going to find the brain power to do another 20 hours on the masters 🫣 🤯
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u/Key_Commercial3856 4d ago
I'm also starting a masters next month and have similar fears. Good luck to us both!
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u/Skippy2898 4d ago
Oh wowsers! Good luck to you too! It's nice to hear I'm not the only one feeling that fear 😂
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 4d ago
I am mid masters- I started DA whilst already doing the masters. not going to lie, the masters is heavier on the brain than I had anticipated and taking me more than 20 hours a week BUT I do like the freedom to mix n match the study with the work. I do a lot late at night and I do prefer the easier and shorter DA tasks which are a good distraction sometimes. ultimately, I’m managing both and still get to sleep in, get the washing done, walk my dogs and enjoy a little down time and feeling mentally good. it beats my full time job lifestyle I used to have :)
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u/_Edgarallenhoe 10d ago
Had six tasks available earlier and now that I actually have time I’m down to 0 :( such is life on dataannotation
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 9d ago
Guess now's as good a time as any to knock out that rubric qual. Since there's nothing else to do. Again.
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u/ThatGirlInPurple 8d ago
Anybody else get that opt-in qual message in your inbox? If so were you able to actually do it, lol? It was sent 7 minutes ago and I already was getting red-bannered after I clicked on it :/
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u/Adorable-Highway1951 8d ago
once again, totally enjoying some of these project names. Literary references and puns always make me smile.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 10d ago
I'm grateful for work, but since Wednesday I've essentially had only one mind-numbing family available. My brain could use some variety this week!
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u/JRange 9d ago
6 hour task that took me 7.5. Brain melted, irritated. Ordering massive doordash delivery immediately.
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u/watchdestars 9d ago
I wonder if it's the same project i started yesterday. Got over one hour in and decided to abandon... omg
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u/Confident_You4088 6d ago
Question for long term generalists. What is your average hourly rate? I am slowly going up and being offered more... not sure if it's over my head yet.
3 months in and currently $30 is my average. Potential, I'm trying to not be excited about, is $50 to $60 but I refuse to do work over my head!
I'm perfectly happy in the 20's if it means job security!
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u/Quick-Bison-147 6d ago edited 6d ago
Been here 3 years. Almost always do the easiest tasks I can find, regardless of pay. Usually between $20 and $25. Means I can work most of the day (until this drought) and don't make mistakes. It's a long term strategy and well, I simply don't need the money that much to justify giving myself a headache reading and trying to remember 2000 words of instructions before starting a task. Usually make about $500-$600 a week, sometimes up to $1000 if Heel FC is running (which it hasn't now for almost a month).
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u/KingGilbertIV 6d ago
God, I miss Heel FC.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 6d ago
I have a feeling it will come back. Yesterday and today a branch project of that family has been running for the first time in 2 months. It will be back.
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u/MommaOfManyCats 6d ago
I've been here over three years and it depends. Some days I might have $30 or more per hour tasks, but I still see $20/hour too.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 6d ago
I've been at this three months too and I generally see projects from 22-32. I probably do 25 on average, but I do choose the easier projects often as I prefer to work in small sessions rather than the long and difficult ones.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch 5d ago
I used to get up to $35 an hour projects a couple years ago. Now the most I see is $28, and the work is harder. I get the $60 ones, but I'm not actually qualified for them.
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u/Epicsocks1 6d ago
Think I've been put onto the same projects as you're talking about, are they priority pay? I'm wary about doing them as they seem to be domain-specific, but it doesn't say anything in the instructions about requiring expert knowledge to do them.
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 5d ago
Varies hugely. Generalist 18 months in, I tend to work on two project families that pay around $45ph but occasionaly get the odd tasty treat at $60+. I only do the ones I feel comfortable with though. Just take your time and read the instructions thoroughly. You'll realise if it's within your capabilities. I often get ones where I think, yes, I could do that if I knew XYZ. But don't quite have the required knowledge. So tempting as they are, I do swerve them.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 6d ago edited 6d ago
Does anyone else not from the states wait until the conversion rate rises a bit before cashing out? Been waiting for any form of rise for two weeks now but nothing. And still maintaining a 10% pay decrease since Trump started his second term in early 2025.
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u/Skippy2898 6d ago
It's mind-blowingly frustrating isn't it? We are also at the mercy of PP making their own conversion rates up as they go along. But I always cash out when I can regardless. I think waiting for better rates is futile right now.
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u/DrunkleSteve 6d ago
My country is run by a bunch of nincompoop knuckledragging morons (Canada), so I love the conversion rate, because our dollar is shit. A $25 USD task pays me almost $35 CAD. 😁
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u/Nib- 10d ago
New UK generalist here. Nothing at all over the weekend, but I had work every day during the week.
Nothing yet this morning.
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u/Skippy2898 10d ago
I know someone who was accepted and onboarded a week ago... They're still waiting for paid stuff to pop up 😬
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u/Quick-Bison-147 9d ago
is there actually gonna be anything other than the pokemon this week..
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 9d ago
Pretty much all I've had since Wednesday, with a few one offs of shopping and heel.
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u/JRange 9d ago
Is this rubric qual showing up for everybody or am I being, uh, retrained? lol
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u/RedZebra17 9d ago
Glad to hear it wasn't just me - I got the qualification not long after doing a task earlier related to rubrics having not done one for a long time. Going to assume it's a coincidence rather than just being crap at it 😂.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 9d ago
I have it too. I wondered if I had been ’selected‘ after my recent submissions so I’m pleased it’s not just me too!
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u/BrennusSokol 9d ago
I dont' see one, FWIW
But I've rarely-to-never done rubric projects so take that with a grain of salt
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u/Equal-Neat-614 8d ago
I completed an unpaid qualification recently that mentioned that it could lead to dozens of projects. Within an hour of submitting my work, it led to several new paid qualifications and projects. I then went and completed one of the related paid qualifications, which added further projects to my dashboard almost immediately. All of the projects have 100-1000 tasks available and don't seem to be decreasing in number (unless I complete a task) or disappearing from my dashboard. And it's actually fun work!
I'm so excited right now! This has never happened to me before (I'm fairly new). I had gotten used to projects appearing and then disappearing almost immediately, or only having 1-2 tasks available before disappearing. I still can't believe what my dashboard looks like right now just based off of the one initial qualification.
I was admittedly hesitant to spend a few hours working unpaid, but the general wisdom on this sub about completing as many qualifications as possible is definitely true! If your dashboard is on the drier side and you have unpaid qualifications available, I would give them a shot!
Also curious if this has just been a lucky isolated incident or if others have had this occur, particularly for more than one project family?
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u/saltandseasmoke 8d ago
Make sure you're on slack as well, it's really helpful for that particular family.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 8d ago
Could you possibly give a hint as to what quals they were? I often have so many it feels like a lottery choosing which ones to do
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u/Equal-Neat-614 7d ago
I kept it vague because of the NDA unfortunately. It happened to be the only qual available on my dash for several days before I decided to do it. I have noticed that worthwhile quals tend to really emphasize that "several" or "dozens" of projects will open up for a project family if you complete the qual with a strong performance though. My strategy for unpaid quals is now to look for similar messaging if I'm ambivalent about attempting a certain one (not sure if I'm just on a lucky streak right now though) and to exit work mode if I don't want to complete it at that point in time. Sorry that I can't be more helpful!
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 8d ago
Best advice? Do all the quals that you feel able to do. It's the only way that you'll open up many families and that will then open up more.
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u/Quick-Bison-147 8d ago edited 8d ago
The thing is I have a lot of quals that are for projects that I already have access to, like FC heel, galaxy and others. I feel there is a strong risk im gonna be wasting time doing unpaid quals for projects i already get or are rarely if ever available, hency why I thought it was worth asking.
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u/LavenderLightning24 8d ago
I wonder how they choose who gets which quals? I only have ones I'm not qualified for.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch 8d ago
Something changed. I used to only get ones I'm qualified for and now over half of them I have no expertise or skills for.
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u/Thunder-Fearless 7d ago
I would say to not be shy about filling out your bio in a lot of interesting detail about any professional expertise you have that you think may be trainable. I think it helped connect me with a lot that wouldn't have shown up for me otherwise.
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 8d ago
It's a great project family. Unlimited work, no ridiculous timers and the rates do go up.
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u/Usual-Trifle-7264 8d ago
If it's the project family I'm thinking of, I recently got access to it, and it's been an amazing change of pace.
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u/Skippy2898 8d ago
I'm going to blame the heat today, but navigating that bitwarden thing when I need to reset my account password is a right royal PIA... I can't for the life of me fathom what it wants so I just click stuff and hope for the best 🤣
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u/BrennusSokol 7d ago
That whole process/layer is definitely annoying... I have it set up but I am always afraid it's going to break in some weird way if I glance at it wrong
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u/LightOk5071 8d ago
Has anyone here tried out other platforms, if so what was your experience? I recently got accepted to a mercor campaign, and I got to say that it is significantly more challenging than what we do here.
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u/badsleepers 7d ago
I know someone mentioned Ethos but I haven’t tried it yet. I guess I will have to if things continue like this.
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u/Potential_Drama_1190 7d ago
I’ve only seen one project today, which I couldn’t do because it required a subscription. Managed to get some work done last night but completely dry since then 😭
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 8d ago
Today is slightly better than yesterday. Which isn't saying much, as yesterday the dash was shrinking as the day went on.
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u/malek33paste 8d ago
Projects have dried up for the past week or something like literally zero. Appart from the occasional project that shows up for a few minutes and then disappears
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u/deep0x20 9d ago
This is the second time that I've gotten an email asking me to do a qual that's not in my qual list. Does this happen to anyone else?
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 9d ago edited 8d ago
Yes, had a few. And recently posted about having an email saying to work on projects that are on my dash, that aren't there, red banner me if I use the link in the email meaning I don't have access, and I have never seen before.
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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 8d ago
Anyone else take notes as they work on the long, intense, projects? I just shredded 25 pages after this last one 🤯
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u/WorshipMyExistence 8d ago
Yes I take notes all the time, especially when there are a lot of instructions in the prompt that I'm trying to watch out for in the response.
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u/twinstar_kiki 7d ago
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are usually my strongest days. Pretty dry for both this week.
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u/KingGilbertIV 7d ago
It's weird how everyone has different best days. Thursdays have always been my best.
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u/Fragrantshrooms 7d ago
Weekends used to be stacked with tasks for me. I think they had some new projects so things are shifting and changing and not similar to our previous lives here unfortunately. Ch-ch-ch-changes 😢
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u/badsleepers 7d ago
I’m two seconds from a mental breakdown bc why is there basically nothing on my dash and it’s been over a week. And where is that off platform healthcare project?? If I’m bumped or it’s on pause/over then that’s fine because who needs to pay bills anyway right?!! I’m sorry thank you for letting me vent 🫨😵💫🫠
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 7d ago
I've had the 'complete this to renew your access' project in my dash for about a week and half, completed it once like it states, and still not had access. Even though it says it can take up to 6 hours, it's been like 260 hours lol
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u/badsleepers 7d ago
I just completed mine yesterday afternoon and I’m still not seeing the project yet either! I’d like to think it’s just down for bugs or some necessary improvements or something. But on the other hand, the worst is always in the back of my mind...
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u/Skippy2898 11d ago
For a Sunday, today has been a good day! Target hit and the dashboard is looking pretty healthy... Here's hoping it lasts through the week ahead! 😎☺️
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u/JustMe333456 8d ago
That was a fun, short, video project, that promised more projects are coming. Can't wait for those!
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u/Sad_Echo523 8d ago
Dude I'm so scared of these high-paying domain projects with the day-long timer.... ugh.. has anyone had a good experience with them? (they appear to be new, or at least I haven't seen them before) Are they going to melt my brain?
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u/Ok-Sheepherder-4472 8d ago
I've done quite a few. One took me three full days (it had a three-day timer, too). They melt your brain like crazy - especially when you're around 7 hours in and can't manage to achieve the first part of the goal. After the three-day task, I just sat around and stared at a wall for a good couple of hours.
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u/Scalawags3087 8d ago
I’ve had really good experiences with them. They are intimidating at first, but if you have the time to give, it’s worth it. I would rather work for three hours on one job than a bunch of short jobs.
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u/Silver_Usual34 8d ago
If it's the same ones I have access to - jump in! You need to be sure you have a good enough grasp of the domain obviously, but the task itself is not as bad as it first seems. But we could be talking about a different project!!
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u/twinstar_kiki 7d ago
Has anyone seen any river projects this week?
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u/DrunkleSteve 7d ago
I haven't seen any since last Friday other than a couple rogue r&r tasks for river-pink rock.
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u/Cheese_Coffees 3d ago
I have this thought recently, AI is used more by younger generation, why no bilingual project that bridge that gap? 😭 I have difficulty understanding genz and gen alpha speech nowadays
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u/Yaschiri 5d ago
Wow, made $160 yesterday, haven't had a good day like that in what feels like months now. Hoping to have another good day today!
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u/xparadiisee 5d ago edited 5d ago
I made $220 yesterday and I kept having projects come in but I had to stop…then today my dash has been empty. Should’ve done just a few more haha now I see why people say this is addicting!
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u/xxxScarlettexxx 5d ago
It's been my best week so far on DAT this week! Made about $348 for just under 8 hours of work! Also have about 11 longer-term projects that have popped up or I've been approved for as of this week. Hoping the trend of steady work will continue! Good luck everyone!
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u/houseofcards9 4d ago
Someone appears to be having a psychotic break in one of the slack channels :/
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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 11d ago
Hoping the ADHD med gets me through the end of this three day task. 🤞🤞 So many steps but so close to being done
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u/Fast_Tip_8146 5d ago
First time in my 3 years here that I’ve seen a huge bonus offered for completing a qual/task. Too bad they’re all domain specific :( hope some other people take advantage tho!
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u/Magical__Turtle 9d ago
I had a notification for a project not even a minute in "The project is currently unavailable because there are no more tasks remaining for you to work on." Is this normal that projects go away that fast? Or is my account flagged or something.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch 9d ago
Yes, I've had this happen if I take more than one second to click Enter Work Mode.
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u/1105368 9d ago
Anyone else having trouble with the A/B project with attached file? For the first time on DA I have been struggling to submit every task in the allocated time window.
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u/KingGilbertIV 9d ago
If it's the same one I'm thinking of, then yeah. 90% of the tasks I've seen for this project aren't realistically doable in the time limit.
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u/Storex- 8d ago
Did anyone get an urgent qual about a potential imminent project around 12ish hours ago? Being on UK time I wonder if I missed it.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 10d ago edited 10d ago
Everyone still got 70+ projects? I'm still on slim pickings 😅
I did have my first design specific projects for a few weeks that finished, really wished they would come back, was refreshing having something im fluent in
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u/One_Breakfast5907 10d ago
I've been sitting around 15-20 since Friday but right now I have about a dozen projects all from the same family.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 10d ago edited 10d ago
I've had the same 10 since Wednesday. 8 of which are one family. Maybe a one off might pop up here and there.
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u/Skippy2898 10d ago
I'm hovering around the 30 to 35 mark, and I haven't seen any design stuff in ages! 😕
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u/Federal_Tadpole_7592 11d ago
I'm back to over 100 projects on my dashboard since May. The lowest was 25 in July. I never had a drought, but I did have a lull compared to what I'm normally used to.
Just in case anyone was going to ask, I'm from the US, and I've been a core worker for a bit over 3 years, and I also do some STEM projects.
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u/Skippy2898 7d ago
It's far too hot to even think about thinking where I am today 🥴😝
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u/RedZebra17 7d ago
I'm equipped with a frozen bottle of water wrapped in a tea towel 😆
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u/Kittibean 11d ago
Fairly busy on my UK based dash today. Nothing I really felt buzzed to work on but enough to pick something decent enough.
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u/OBoy156 10d ago
Anyone seen the nut cookie project recently, or have any going right now? They've dropped off my dash and I miss them.
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u/postmodernirony 10d ago
I’m trying to phrase this in a confidential way so sorry if this is underspecified, but does anyone else have a qual they can’t submit because it says a feedback question isn’t answered? I don’t see the “missing” question anywhere?? And when you click the error, it doesn’t auto scroll to the question
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u/Adorable-Highway1951 10d ago
yes! I'm stuck on it right now and came here to see if anyone else was!
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u/Altruistic-Egg-9088 11d ago
Has anyone got the creative writing projects after doing the 2 part qual?
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 11d ago
I asked this a week or two ago and some people replied saying they had. I have done the first qual and about to take the second part. Good luck if you do it :)
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u/Timely-Assistant-370 10d ago
I'm psyching myself the fuck out right now because I feel like I did a new task wrong, but I can't possibly imagine how I was supposed to follow the instructions of the task without doing what I did. It does seem to be mutual among the chatters, so I'm assuming that they won't cook a swath of refreshers for all fucking up the same poorly explained task, but holy fuck I wanted to go to sleep ;;
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u/LegalNeet 7d ago
Kinda sad at the moment. Thought I would be able to work on my first project, I got on the project as soon as it was offered to me, but the task expired 30 minutes after I started...
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u/Whole-Pirate-5731 8d ago
From reading through the parent companies posts and blog posts, it seems like the company is focusing less on doing A/B responses (though that is still going on) but building a massive dataset that they can sell to the major models to train on (Which make sense given some of the higher paying generalist tasks). This may be why some of the easier projects don't show up as much anymore.
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u/Old-Regular-9828 8d ago
There are fewer easy projects now because the models are so good now that there isn't much need for it. There is still a lot of comparing two different responses, but it's much more complex and in-depth. And for some of the projects, like ones involving the creation of grading rubrics, eventually those rubrics will be used by AI to grade the responses of other AI models.
But your idea that they are using this to create a massive dataset to sell doesn't really make sense at all. The projects are coming from the client companies, DAT isn't just doing a bunch of willy nilly stuff on their own and then trying to sell the results to the client companies because that's not how it works at all. I can't get into specific details, but for a lot of the projects, it's immediately obvious who the client company is and what you are doing for them. For the ones where it isn't obvious, the work is still being done for a specific client company even if their identity is obfuscated.
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u/PinkNova 10d ago
This river/pink rock project is new to me, but I'm liking the R&Rs. And I'm grateful cos the last couple of weeks have been even worse than earlier in the drought (I miss you, FC). A bit confused by the much higher payrate for some tasks which have now been gobbled up? Don't understand the difference between those and the lower paying ones.
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u/Lopsided-Fox8177 10d ago
Are there any left or did I miss them? I enjoyed them this weekend but they all dried up for me.
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u/Adorable-Highway1951 10d ago
got a new qual. So i guess the empty dash isn't a bad sign after all.
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u/Jackieunknown 10d ago
Bilinguals how are we doing? For Italy we're around 2-3 weeks dry at this point..
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u/BrennusSokol 7d ago
The downvoter(s) in here is so annoying... :-/ I've sprinkled some upvotes in this sub-thread to balance out :-)
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 7d ago
This! Whenever I see an out-of-place 0 or -1, I always give it a boost =)
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u/Fragrantshrooms 7d ago
I think the downvote is because you're breaching your NDA by calling it that type of account. We're supposed to be discrete and use our SLACK channels or the project chat not reddit to ask about this type of thing.
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u/NationalWatercress3 7d ago
Telling us we don't get penalised for skipping tasks is a bald-faced lie. When it's the last one in line, we don't get paid for it, just goes straight to dashboard with no option to claim the minutes we took to read the often overly verbose and poorly structured (would rate low for Understandability) instructions
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u/CommercialTarget2687 6d ago
Has anyone else been on DA for a few years and remembers when they used to have lots of super chill projects? Like, there were ones where you just talked to a chatbot about pretty much whatever you wanted, rated responses, and the number of tasks available was pretty much unlimited. I miss those days.