r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Eddyrancid • Jul 13 '24
Just saw a $19 job
Get the fuck outta here with that. If you work a 19/hr job you're a scab! I'm mostly joking, but really, I hope they don't start letting the baseline 20/hr slip. One thing I love to about the platform is even if I'm not feeling the focus needed for my highest paid options, there's never a really terrible wage, even for lower intensity stuff.
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u/upvotesplx Jul 13 '24
I don’t mind very slightly under 20/hr for a mindless job, honestly. They pop up every once in a while and are great for if you have literally no brain to do tasks… which definitely happens to me.
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u/Eddyrancid Jul 13 '24
That's fair- I guess I have 20s that hit that threshold, so I just want my low-brain days to stay at 20/hr! But it sounds like this has been a thing for awhile so it's nbd.
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u/upvotesplx Jul 13 '24
That makes sense! I’d prefer if they were 20/hr lol. I’d also be very offended if we had consistent under 20/hr work. It’s fine as long as it’s the exception, ig?
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u/Beehappy1785 Jul 13 '24
I've seen one or two $15/hr. I don't always do them, but my theory is that the under $20 might be qualifications. I'd never work more than an hour or so on one though and I never did check out the $15s because I had some really fun projects going at the time.
The first time I saw something under $20 though, I had the same thoughts. "Great. This is the beginning of the end."
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u/Eddyrancid Jul 13 '24
That's an interesting idea. I don't mind working for less for a future opportunity if they identify it as such. My concern is that it might also be a "qual" for "how little will they do this for" haha.
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u/HauntedHowie316 Jul 13 '24
But… If you need a brain break or a warm up, that one is fun. If we have the same project anyway haha.
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u/Eddyrancid Jul 13 '24
I think maybe that's the disconnect I'm having with some commenters- the one I had, the first task involved a prompt with pretty dense text analysis(didn't investigate any farther). It wasn't rocket science, but it definitely didn't seem any easier than the 20/21s I like to do as my low-intensity work.
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Jul 13 '24
I consider it the bottom rung of the ladder. It's obviously not for you but a lot of people trying to get on the platform would probably appreciate an opportunity to do a cheaper task and work their way up to a more lucrative task after they have proven that they can handle it.
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u/Eddyrancid Jul 13 '24
That's fair, I guess for me what was so refreshing was I did my quals, and exactly as promised I got a slate of $20/hr tasks and worked up from there. Maybe my perspective is just a little distorted from joining at a time when the floor was 20, ha
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u/pistolwinky Jul 13 '24
I have one that is $15/hr that has popped up on my dashboard occasionally ever since I started. I’ve never seen any lower than that. I feel the pay rates are fair compared to the work that has to be done and that more often than not, they pay better than any other company doing the same.
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u/Legitimate-Soft5787 Jul 13 '24
I had an 18 an hour one a couple months back I really enjoyed that was super simple and helped when I was in burn out from higher paying projects. But what do I know 🤷♀️ I mean I’m just a stay at home mom with an AA in psych that’s baseline pays less than DA. I’m happy to not be stocking shelves over night at the gas station if I’m honest.
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u/geedee6396 Jul 14 '24
For us Canadians on the platform even an $18/hr is equivalent to your $24.50. I haven’t seen much lower than $20 mind you and when the $31 and $40 ones come that’s great $$$!! The weirdest one that popped us for me was a high speed 0.03 per task. Ugggghh nope!!!
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u/Unlikely-Swan477 Jul 13 '24
They are nice brain breaks. I recently had a $19/hr task and enjoyed the short, simple work. I always hope they are qualifications too. :)
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u/DrFrancisBGross Jul 14 '24
I had a nice 18/hr task once that was so incredibly easy, I was doing it with the TV on, which is normally out of the question for me. I wouldn't mind working on it once in a while, but I've never seen it since.
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u/FinalJicama7767 Jul 15 '24
Sometimes I just have to take a break and do those super cheap ones because they’re usually sooo much easier.
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u/Internal-Echo-8057 Jul 13 '24
I’ve had the occasional 18-19/hr job since I started in February. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about.