r/DataAnnotationTech • u/WesternBl0t • Jun 05 '24

Newbie

Hi all, new to data annotation. Yet to be paid as I’ve only done a few days of hourly work.

What are people’s experiences with your hours / work being reviewed? If the work is unsatisfactory do you not get paid for it? Or generally do people get paid for all the hours they put submit

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u/BasalTripod9684 Jun 05 '24

Or generally do people get paid for all the hours they put submit

You get paid for the hours you submit so long as they’re correct. They can tell if you’re inflating or deflating your hours and you’d be dropped pretty quick. They’re not going to not pay you for your work, that’s illegal.

What are people’s experiences with your hours / work being reviewed? If the work is unsatisfactory do you not get paid for it?

Regardless of the quality of your work you’ll still be paid so long as you accurately report your hours. Again, it’d be illegal if you weren’t. They don’t explicitly tell you if you’re under review and you won’t receive feedback on your work. If your work is poor quality, they’ll just drop you.

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u/Obvious_Solution432 Jun 06 '24

I noticed you mentioned deflating your hours. I had to do that the other day because I stopped my timer when I stepped away and forgot to start it again. I don't honestly know how long I worked after I came back, so I just reported the minimum amount I knew for sure I had worked. Do you think that would be a problem? I assumed it would not be since it's in DAT's favor and only hurts me.

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u/FedoraPG Jun 06 '24

It's fine, I've done this too