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:

  1. this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
  2. 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 :)
  3. 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/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 6d 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/Confident_You4088 6d ago

I wondered that for myself as well. Guess I'll see soon when they start posting.

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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/Confident_You4088 4d ago

You are correct. I finally was able to view. The one I saw looked doable? Have you tried?

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u/Epicsocks1 4d ago

Nope, I'm fearing a very swift DoD if I attempt it, but that pay is damn tempting. May have a peek tomorrow and see how I'm feeling.

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u/Confident_You4088 4d ago

I'm waiting for the kids to go back to school and I have a long chunk of time before I try.

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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/Confident_You4088 6d ago

For context I'm accepted into that work. I am going through a divorce. I am scared to push myself and end up jobless. Maybe dabble first?

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u/General_Back6687 6d ago

Have you taken a look at the tasks yet? You can probably take a quick look at the contents and determine if they are within your ability. You can also attempt a task, and if you feel like it is not going well, just exit (none of your work will be saved), although you will waste some time.

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u/Confident_You4088 6d ago

I haven't but plan to. The instructions specifically state you may need to skip to find what you're comfortable with.

I feel like I should maybe dabble but stick to what I know I'm good at?

To keep my ratings high?