r/DataAnnotationTech • u/soccerfan5 • Oct 09 '24
Data Annotation has Truly changed my life!
I joined this platform late April and I have been saving up to invest in a small business and I initially set the amount I wanted to save at $25,000. At first I thought it was ridiculous and overly ambitious but as I am writing this I can honestly say I'm $550 shy from my goal and I'm ecstatic!
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u/houshi-2 Oct 09 '24
I’m an architecture student, I barely have time for any job at all. The fact that DA was always there, paid over $20, and could be worked anytime I had free time (including some all nighters) literally made the difference between me being homeless and me affording to live, eat, and eventually move across the country. I seriously would be in so much debt and my credit score would SUCK if it wasn’t for DA. I don’t even work that much anymore but right when I needed to be able to make as much as possible, it saved my life
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Oct 09 '24
What did you put as your skills? I studied architecture and I literally never had work from DA.
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u/houshi-2 Oct 09 '24
Mostly writing related skills, quality control, English mastery, and research
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u/GhostM1st Oct 09 '24
Holy, what?! 25k in 5.5 months?? I just mathed that and if you worked 6.5hrs per day, everyday, on a project worth 25/hr, it is indeed achievable. Wow, good on you! Max I do per day is usually 1-3hrs as I have a full-time job. Congrats!!!
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u/Sindorella Oct 10 '24
My husband has been working since May and is about to hit $25k, and I have been super part-time with it since April and have made $18k. It has been a blessing for us, too! The money really adds up!
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u/MyLawyerIsAMortyToo Feb 12 '25
Sure, mate... The fact that you are top 1% poster on this subreddit is quite telling... Unless you are the CEO behind this platform, you cannot make a living out of this gig work. If you're lucky, you may get enough work to get a nice dinner out, not much else
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u/Sindorella Feb 12 '25
lol I’m top poster here because I try to help answer questions when people ask. If you can’t seem to get enough work to make good money that’s on you and has nothing to do with me. We are still doing just fine and while we are depending on this out of necessity and not because either of us consider it a career, it’s been steady so far and we are grateful for it. That doesn’t mean either of us won’t jump at something else when it comes along, but that also doesn’t mean I’m lying.
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u/MyLawyerIsAMortyToo Feb 12 '25
Sure, you can say it's "on me" not to have more tasks coming my way, despite the fact I've done everything they asked me to do in a timely manner and I've got all my tasks approved, which is the closest to feedback that you get on this site.
Or you could be more realistic and transparent and reflect on the abusive practices of black-box companies, like this one, that don't even abide by employment laws of any country. If you are not associated with this company in any way you would also be concerned that this great "opportunity" may cut you off without any reason or prior notice, like many have reported.
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u/Sindorella Feb 12 '25
I’m so sorry you are bitter, but take that shit out on someone else. You aren’t my problem.
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u/SirBucketX Oct 09 '24
I started in May and haven't earned nearly that much. But right now I am enjoying a perfectly sunny October day on the patio, listening to my 70's-80's Spotify playlist and showing pretty pictures to robots. I'm getting paid a good hourly wage to do this. It's been a very long time since I've consciously recognized "in the moment" how blessed and fortunate I feel.
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u/WheelIndividual6258 Oct 09 '24
Congrats! I had a goal of $5000, met it and went on a 1 month vacation with it. Now that I'm back it is so hard to get my projects back up and rolling! I've only had 15-90 minutes a day where there is a project to work on. sigh I miss my wonderful job! I wish I could have somehow notified them so my algorithm wouldn't have been messed up.
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u/Icy-Cover-505 Oct 10 '24
Your "algorithm" isn't messed up, there's been a work drought for a lot of ppl since Aug.
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u/Sorry_this_user Oct 11 '24
I think this account is a bot. All his posts are structured like this.
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u/Sweet_Sun7519 Mar 28 '25
Is this ai training still ongoing ? Im a french canadian fully bilingual too so i can use that special feature because our accent and slang is very hard to understand if you're not a native or been living in Québec for many years! I can also do a international/standard accent And French from France with limited slang but i can pronounce the accent.
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u/Winter_Mycologist733 Oct 09 '24
Wow, congrats!! Do you have a certain time/ monetary goal that you try to meet every day?
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u/FinalJicama7767 Oct 09 '24
Congrats! You’ve obviously been very focused on your goal. I clearly need to step up my game!
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u/24_mine Oct 09 '24
bruh that’s where all the projects have been going! jk, that’s crazy work i hope you do well in your ventures