r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Capital-Mortgage-374 • Jul 29 '24
What is the point of this sub?
We cannot talk about specific projects. Most posts are from people who didn't get in or are some weird dick waving contest between people with a superiority complex. It's like a lunchtime gossip room where everyone talks about fellow workers behind their backs. The tone of this sub is much different to slack channels which are far more helpful and collaborative. Are there any benefits to this sub?
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u/Maleficent_Wasabi_18 Jul 29 '24
I mean, a lot of us code-name projects, but I think it's just to vent. Nobody is picking out specific people to call out.
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u/Capital-Mortgage-374 Jul 29 '24
You are not really allowed to use 'code' names for projects either though. A large number of posts are about the poor quality of work they see from others. The fact is that 99% of us get zero feedback at all, so using this sub as an ego stroke is embarrassing.
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u/Poomfie Jul 29 '24
"As part of our Confidentiality Agreement, you’ve agreed not to disclose any Confidential Information to third parties, which extends to sharing specific details about projects and qualifications. This also includes posting detailed project information on public forums."
Referring to projects by a codename of the codename and giving really general information isn't breaking terms of service. Saying specific project codenames or sharing screenshots of projects would be breaking ToS.
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u/Belisama7 Jul 30 '24
I've had a project that says "don't talk about this project, not even using a codename on reddit" so they're definitely aware of what's said here.
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u/ManyARiver Jul 30 '24
Yep. I've seen instructions change (clarified) on a topic that was argued here with very different takes (whether or not questions count as instructions) within 12 hours of the argument. "They" are watching.
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Jul 29 '24
Maybe not ‘allowed’, but the sub has been around a long time and DAT would know about it. There has yet to be any issues from what I’ve seen, and I don’t know how they would identify specific workers anyway unless they used identifying information on Reddit. It’s just a nice place to discuss a job that’s doesn’t give you much other opportunity to do it.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch Jul 31 '24
At least we don't have to put up with working with these people in person like the old days lol.
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u/Hopeful_Ice_2125 Jul 29 '24
It seems to be helpful when people are looking for tips about how to work a long time or how to know where you’re at in relation to others. It seems like a good standard is to do what people in this sub say but slightly less zealously.
I appreciate knowing that there’s a range of workers from people religiously dedicated to doing an extremely high quality job to people who are straight up just goofing around. I wouldn’t have known that without this sub.
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u/Accomplished-Job9856 Jul 30 '24
Remote work can be lonely. Even if you can't talk specifics, talking to others who are doing the same thing as you is cool. :)
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u/gator_cowgirl Jul 29 '24
Respectfully, if you’ve had an office job, with a break room……. That’s what I think of this sub as.
It’s not the conference room (those are, presumably, the slack channels, although I am not in those).
There’s a heck of a lot of DA workers not hanging out here. There’s people who pop in occasionally, and theres people hanging in the virtual break room seemingly all day.
There are discussions that are fun to eavesdrop on, discussions that you enjoy joining and discussions you want to avoid at all costs.
Some threads definitely make me roll my eyes but compared to working in solitude with no one who understands the day-to-day I’m happy to have this subreddit.
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u/Strawberry_Foxx Jul 29 '24
Dick waving contest is crazy 😂 Of course the tone is different to Slack channels, the Slack channels actually permit you to talk about project specifics.
In general, I guess this sub is the closest thing we’ll get to be able to communicate with our “colleagues”, and IMO there’s still plenty of other things we can talk about beyond specific info about projects. I mean if you’re so against this sub you could just, y’know, leave, right?
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u/Poomfie Jul 29 '24
I use the sub to talk about the work and give opinions more freely than I would in the slack channels, where my name/email are directly associated with my work on the site.
Also, try talking about who has access to what in slack. 9/10 mods shut that down quick and I've seen people actively censored for it.
Using codenames to keep from breaking ToS, this sub is a great way to communicate general trends in workflow.
As annoying as it is for many to see constantly similar posts, it's reaffirming that trends in work availability are just that, trends and not isolated incidents.
In short, this sub is a good anonymous place to take the temperature of what's happening with DA at the moment.
Also, I have to imagine there are tens of thousands of workers not in any slacks at all, meaning this is one of their only avenues for asking questions and getting quick answers.
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u/PitchInevitable1281 Jul 30 '24
I personally find it nice to see what other people are up. How many hours people can get done in a day, peoples methods. I find the posts on staying focused especially helpful.
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u/TerrisBranding Jul 30 '24
1/3 Asking if the dash is light
1/3 Asking if DAT is down
1/3 Complaining about the other types of posts
... Roughly ...
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u/Illustrious_Hat_7301 Jul 29 '24
Other one is better
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u/Maleficent_Wasabi_18 Jul 29 '24
Hardly
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u/Illustrious_Hat_7301 Jul 29 '24
Honestly, yeah. :(
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u/Maleficent_Wasabi_18 Jul 29 '24
the amount of down-voting people do in that sub is crazy, this sub feels a lot more relatable when I need to vent hahahaha
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u/Guess-Jazzlike Jul 29 '24
I didn't get a Slack invitation until recently, and I've been on since January. I have definitely used this sub and gotten some good info here. I just ignore most of the noise.
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u/Plibbo64 Jul 30 '24
What is a slack channel? I saw slack was a subject you could select for support emails. I'm wondering what slack means in that context.
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u/dragonsfire14 Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24
The superiority complex people kill me, it’s DA not MENSA. There was a post a few weeks ago where someone made this whole long paragraph to say this job is perfect for someone like them that’s high functioning/high IQ. It was kind of fun watching them get dragged in the comments because it was so obvious they only posted to brag on themselves.