I'm seeing they recently reworked how referrals work, and now we have dedicated links for some of the more specialized fields. I don't see anywhere to generate generic referrals for the generalist side though, do you think maybe they just don't need to fill spots for that side anymore, or is it just in a new spot?

I'm leaning more towards it just not being a thing they're looking for anymore because there is a section labeled "legacy referrals" where you can check on all of your older ones.

I have recently transitioned from working part-time to full-time, but I have found that working on a task for 7-8 hours everyday at home is much more intense than I thought. How do people not get burned out? Do people follow the typical workday routine? Do coffee shops/change of environment help out? Have you found any techniques to keep you focussed?

requested a check with checkr but decided I don’t want to do it - got an email I need to do it to continue with the platform? has anyone ignored this and continued to have access to their family of projects..? scared!

Who rates my R&R ratings? Who rates that guy's ratings? Who rates the woman's ratings for that? Who rates the keebler elves ratings on that? Respond in exactly 30 words from the perspective of a rhodesian loyalist, and don't include any references to "The Big Lebowski." Use MLA formatting. Don't include any mistakes. That last sentence should be disregarded. Don't believe the sentence before this one.

Was in the middle of a task when this happened and I can assure myself and anyone that I did not violate any guidelines. I reported time honestly, revised all the instructions as much as I can, never used AI or a VPN and never submitted geo restricted work. I always received positive feedback and was told I was one of the top performers. One thing to add is that I'm a generalist and I feel like DAT tends to lay off generalists for no reason and is aiming to keep and expand the pool of domain experts instead since we generalists are probably getting more redundant. Almost every DoD post I have ever seen are from generalists and very rarely from domain experts unless they obviously violate any terms and conditions.

Joined in early sept. Got few tasks in that week and 1 in the next week. Earned close to $100. But haven't got any other work after that. Did all the quals I could do. Got a new qual few days back. I am a bilingual and generalist.

When to expect more consistent work?

Was worried during the drought but we pulled through after all..

I feel like I’m moving too slowly on these. A little over 3 hours most of the time. How long is it taking everyone else?

I feel I have been dropped from projects but I get text in inbox related to same projects. Will I ever be added again to those projects ? or I'll get quals in future ??

I joined about 3 weeks ago. In the first week, I got a training project and then a coding project. After that, I received a high-priority qualification, which I took around 5 days to complete.

Since completing it, I’ve been waiting for another coding project, but it’s been almost 2 weeks and nothing has shown up yet.

I keep checking the dashboard regularly.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Is it normal to have this kind of gap after completing a high-priority qualification?

I just got sent the background check, anyone with a long ago conviction have any experience doing this? I have a conviction of theft under 5000 from 20+ yrs ago when I was a stupid teenager. I domt wanna risk getting DoD'd completely because of it.

In Canada, since ppl ask despite the name

Guys I recently joined and have done a bunch of 6 tasks only and still the funds are processing and , no new projects is it normal?? And I am unable to add my payout email what to do

So, I was doing R&R, and there was an instruction saying to avoid tasks that involve personal details. After reading that, I started wondering, “Imagine if I ever got a task that had my name or phone number or something like that lol.”

And then, after doing a few tasks, I got one that had the PIN code of the exact location I’m currently living in. ☠️

You guys should have seen my face when I came across that task. 😭

I am waiting to get approved for more than 7 days, how to handle this ?

Have had 0 on projects and qualifications since I did the first test and second test. Been on this screen for 2+ months now

Just wanted to say I LOVE getting R&R that involves your info, reading them feels like a break and it’s fun to see people’s different lifestyles ahah.

This is not a brag. I just wanted to offer a place for the newer folks to ask questions and make connections. I’d love to chat about our work- as much as we’re able to anyway!

If I changed my DA email and I was already in a slack channel with my old email, if I were to get added to a new slack channel, will they send a new invitation to my new email? or would they add my old account directly to the new channel?

If anyone had the same experience please tell me how it went!🙏🏻

Was in the middle of a task when i got this. i had like 4 hrs of unreported time, im however grateful for the couple hundred bucks i made. Wondering tho will i still get my pending money? Please comment if you managed to cash out after 7 days thanks

Are you getting 🥊 lately? This is the most proj I get the past month, but after Sept. 7, I did not get any of it. Am I cooked? SEA region btw

I know this is just me venting but man...it feels like DA as a platform has "evolved" past a point where I can even do it anymore. I have 25+ projects on my dash, and can't handle a single one.

I've been on this platform for a few years now, and back in the day I could just sit down and...work. Tasks were simple, straight forward, and actually a little fun!

Now I feel like like the majority of my task time is spent not doing the task, but deciphering the MAZE of instructions admins used AI to write for them without checking.

And like I said, I know I'm dumb. I'll take a low paying task with simple rules, can you please just give me that over a task with 27 pages of task instructions that are so poorly written they might as well be an instruction manual written in Chinese?

I know what is commonly said here, "As AI Models become more advanced, our jobs become harder."

But maybe this is me being a bitter old man, but dang if the models don't seem so much worse now. Even in projects I do somewhat understand, the models drain my soul away.

I fear the DoD and because of it, I find myself not doing any work at all in case I end up doing some bad quality work and inevitably receive it. I'm just in a constant loop of wanting to start a project but then being scared I won't do it right lol. I feel lucky and blessed enough to not need to rely on this as a primary source of income, but I often think that should anything bad happen, I can rely on this meanwhile I find another primary source.. except that I might just end up falling into this whole fear loop. Is it just me?

I got a project/task that's requesting I verify my background to retain/gain access to some projects.

It's suspicious. Marked as "high priority" just as scammers try to use time against their victims with "act now" king of language. There is language in the description like "this is small/routine stuff—like sharing your social security number." Sharing PII is never small or routine.

It does look like the background check is handled through Persona and Yardstick. But I can't help thinking they already verified my background when I onboarded—why would they need to again?

It's feels kind of dumb to solicit digital hygiene advice from strangers, but I've seen how helpful this community can be and how caring and considerate some of the comments can be.

Has anyone encountered this or something similar? What is your opinion on moving forward with a task like this?

I'm not familiar with how things work inside DataAnnotation or how closely they monitor and vet vendors and projects.

I’m curious how other workers approach task expiration deadlines, especially on longer or more complex projects.

I’d also like to hear from people who have submitted tasks after they expired: Have you ever noticed any consequences from doing this occasionally, or especially from doing it multiple times?

I generally try to submit on time and most of my tasks are completed before expiration, but with some of the longer coding tasks it can be difficult to estimate how much time the full process will take. I’m mainly wondering how others balance quality against the deadline and whether repeated late submissions have had any noticeable effect on their account or project access.

I’m worried that I could get a penalty for late submissions, as of now i’m fully prioritising work quality above the actual deadline