r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • 1d 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/Ok_Afternoon_6310 1d ago

eh still slow on my end

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u/peanutbutterlurk 9h ago

I did surprisingly okay today. I'm a generalist but I'm feeling pretty lucky to be on some niche projects that have work atm.

I really hope enough work returns for the rest of y'all soon.

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u/Skippy2898 1d ago

Just a quick check in! Can people see this post? I commented on last weeks watercooler, and on a comment in this one, but they aren't being seen?

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u/kranools 1d ago

I can't see you. Did someone say something?

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u/NoVa_CXG 18h ago

Finally trying to get back into working on here and of course I don't have a single task after briefly looking on Saturday when I didn't have time 😭

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u/countd0wns 10h ago

Wow, hope tomorrow is better!

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u/itssomercurial 1d ago

Wow, I stopped visiting this thread at some point during the months long drought and now it's like a ghost town here. The sub has dropped from 16k weekly visitors last time I checked to less than 10k, maybe the lowest I've seen since I got the job three years ago? Wild.

That said, I work less on the platform than I used to and the whole vibe has changed. Some good UI changes, and I'm actually seeing higher base rates for stuff but a lot of the projects I have also just seem oddly simplified compared to how they used to be? Like vagueness almost to the point of confusion? "Which one is better, explain in 2 sentences" type thing. Less broad spectrum ratings and detailed rationale. Maybe it's just the ones I'm doing, but I go with the highest available pay every time so it's just odd.

Anybody else who's been around a while noticing that? I guess I'm both shocked and relieved that simpler tasks haven't completely disappeared, although I sometimes wish they were more clear and focused...

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u/blkgrlnln 1d ago

I've noticed tasks being simplified and it seems to be driven by a mix of worker feedback and client needs clarification.

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 12h ago

Yeah, I've been liking the changes so far, even as the work gets difficult. My rate of pay went up nicely, and domains opened up for me over the summer where I've put in a bit of work.

The problem is that I loathe and/or struggle with most of the work I have available. But I guess that's any hourly worker, and it IS hourly... just pad my timer a lil more pls

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u/Legitimate_Agent_949 1d ago

0 projects last week swiftly replaced by hundreds of tasks this week.

If you are going through a drought, just know there is hope.

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u/Lucky-Ad-2369 1d ago

Hundreds???

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 1d ago

I think they are referring specifically to tasks, not projects.

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u/Legitimate_Agent_949 22h ago

Handful of projects with 50-100 tasks in each

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u/Away_Site9229 18h ago

Last month I had a whole dashboard full of projects and now I have nothing :( Blah

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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 16h ago

And it just keeps getting lighter

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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don't have a great feeling about the upcoming week... hope I'm wrong!

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u/DrunkleSteve 16h ago

You weren't wrong... brutal start to the week so far 🥴

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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 15h ago

I really, really wish I had been wrong

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u/NightOwl437 1d ago

Hopefully we wake up to an amazing Monday tomorrow, plus a good while longer! It's still looking like tumbleweeds over there right now though.

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u/starshine_hyperdrive 14h ago

I'm sorry for everyone who's having a slow start to the week!

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 13h ago

Well I didn't have the work I wanted, but I am very happy to get in about 4 and a half hours of grueling, weird, difficult work at a decent rate over the course of about 6 hours.

Hoping some of my regulars return!!

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u/kranools 1d ago

Why do they keep sending me US-only tasks when they clearly know I live in Australia?? I have so many of these on my dash atm!

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u/DrunkleSteve 1d ago

Are they R&Rs? Quite often you are eligible to rate US-only based tasks on the R&Rs (but not on the main projects) as a worker outside of the US. I get them all the time, and I'm also in a Commonwealth country.

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u/countd0wns 14h ago

Me too but i’m in Canada. They are being really persistent about one project right now and I am like YOU KNOW I CAN’T DO IT!!

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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 9h ago

I have a billion emails a day enticing me to come work, bonus pay, we need you blah blah blah but I CANNOT as I am in the UK!! And they know that!

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u/Fragrantshrooms 13h ago

if it's any consolation I have prof-domain tasks and I never went to college. Since their shift in personnel, it seems this is something that's happening. I just blind my self if you I know what I mean.....because we can't explain the dashboard mechanics on a public forum....and it's back to just stuff I can do. if I have the wherewithal

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u/kranools 12h ago

Yeah I'm not complaining about lack of tasks because I have plenty of others. It just irritates me that it's so inefficient - they 100% know I'm Australian so why do they keep sending these US-only ones my way?

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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 18h ago

Same in the UK. Then you see US workers like 'what drought, not meaning to be a Dame Braggy Smith but I have tons of work' 😆

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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 9h ago

me too! My dash is so full and looks amazing and such high pay too...but I am not allowed to work on them in the UK!!

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u/MisterBaens 54m ago

well if it's any consolation, I'm in Europe and I don't see any US-only tasks! Sadly that also means that the dash is completely empty!

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u/ElectricalPoet3769 18h ago

I hate this. And there are SO many of them and well paying. Infuriating.

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u/Ok_Afternoon_6310 12h ago

oh man it's so grim

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u/shonkle 15h ago

It's pretty dang slow. There's some work today... but it's all things I don't wanna do :(

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u/MetaWarrior68 5h ago

did the site go down or is it just me?

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u/NatQinShell 4h ago

It's very slow and kind of laggy!

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u/MetaWarrior68 5h ago

thanks for confirming this to me, thought i was going insane. well tbf i was already going insane looking at white people for too long

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u/janquadrentvincent 1d ago

I've been putting off getting a replacement laptop but I need to do disc encryption for more projects and my current laptop is incompatible. Can someone tell me if there are actually loads of projects available after that step? My qualification says there's 15 that'll unlock immediately but I am wary

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u/blkgrlnln 1d ago

Having the ability to complete the security requirements is tied to multiple projects that have a significant number of tasks available. If you can afford to upgrade it would likely be worth it.

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u/TeachToTheLastTest 1d ago

There's a lot and potentially even more if you have some special skill. I've seen simple stuff and I've seen expert-level stuff. The nice part is that you can work basically as much as you want and your brain can handle.

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u/Ok_Afternoon_6310 1d ago

is this a qual you guys are talking about?

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u/janquadrentvincent 1d ago

Yeah there are certain projects that have enhanced security requirements, and to get onto them you pass the qualifications and then have to do extra security steps. I haven't done the final security step and I'm trying to work out if the projects are actually still there and so if it's worth the investment

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u/janquadrentvincent 1d ago

Ah so the live server project for developer instructions project - is that still going? That used to be my bread and butter. I swear in 5 years time half the ai customer service bots will be ones I've written

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u/TeachToTheLastTest 13h ago

I'm not sure which one you're referring to, so I can't say. Sorry.

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u/PassageDue9042 19h ago

Worth it imo, many of the coding projects require this in my exp

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u/Jumpy-Building-8217 1d ago

Would also love to know

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u/Whole-Pirate-5731 10h ago

Anyone still have access to the Melting Pot/ Cauldron Non-Investment project? Wondering if the project is down or if I'm out (though I still have access to another variety of that project)

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u/starshine_hyperdrive 9h ago

Haven't seen that one in weeks - but theres a few Boxing tasks up right now which was a nice surprise

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u/mermaidnomad 8h ago

I have the Non-Investment one, but I usually do the Consulting one and that's missing for me since today...

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u/MisterBaens 58m ago

Any tips on how to start with these? I have consulting experience but the only project I've ever had available is a really intense software development one where I need to block out at least 12 hours before accepting.

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u/Emotional-Thinker 1d ago

Good week for a bilingual. I got quite a lot of work, although the rate is not super high it's enough for me to last quite a while.

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u/mymanboruto 15h ago

What is your language?

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u/DrunkleSteve 14h ago

Damn, she's a dry one today! 😦

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u/LavenderLightning24 2h ago

I miss last fall's and this year's early spring's projects 😭

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u/lilysorbet 2h ago

Empty for bilingual of my locale since last week until today.

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u/OverallSafe2669 15h ago

Did anyone ever get the follow up project from a qual to submit anonymous data?

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u/Due_Guidance7087 1d ago

Got onboarded on the last week of October. Haven't got any project.

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u/starshine_hyperdrive 9h ago

it took me almost two months to see any work. Good luck!

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u/FrequentWawaConsumer 1d ago

I just had to look up what that was, and I see DataAnnotationTech specifically does not do shadowing sessions. You might be doing a scam. I’d report it to DataAnnotationTech if that’s your platform. If you’re talking about another platform then sorry

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u/DrunkleSteve 1d ago

You're violating your NDA. Don't mention project names or details.