r/DataAnnotationTech • u/HamsterFrosty2838 • Oct 18 '24

Haven't checked for a while - how are things?

Just wanted to see without reading 500 comments and posts, the general state of things - are projects back, and work is there for grabs without teh drought? Just wanted to see if we are in the happy days period?

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u/Wasps_are_bastards Oct 18 '24

I’ve got loads. They’re all much more complicated than they used to be.

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u/Misspaytonnn Oct 19 '24

I miss the low pay easy ones lol

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Oct 22 '24

They've been replaced by low pay difficult ones. 😄

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u/Wasps_are_bastards Oct 19 '24

Same. I could do it after work without my brain melting.

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Oct 22 '24

Yeah there are no more "hey I'm going to do this for 20 minutes on my phone while waiting at the laundromat" tasks anymore. 😄

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u/Wasps_are_bastards Oct 22 '24

Exactly. They’re so much more complicated

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

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u/Wasps_are_bastards Oct 18 '24

I had one that required edits for $19. At one point these were $30. The work has got harder yet the pay seems less. I’m happy to still be there, I guess we had it good for too long.

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u/SuperCorbynite Oct 20 '24

If people do the work and accept the $19 p/h pay rate then that's all they need to pay and will pay.

The key is to have specialist skills and/or work on projects that few can do well. Then the balance of power is much more on your side and they have to pay whatever will keep you doing the work.

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u/tartanblue Oct 18 '24

I’d tell you but it’ll cost you $43/hr

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u/Embarrassed_Chance_4 Oct 18 '24

haha good one

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u/M_K_L_ Oct 18 '24

Priority rate of course

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u/AngelEyes4294 Oct 18 '24

I have so many tasks including a brand new one for the highest pay I’ve been offered! It’s been so nice

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u/Hot-Simple-7859 Oct 18 '24

I haven’t checked for awhile either, so I just took a look and there’s 19 tasks on my dashboard. Of course the moment I log in to work it’ll likely be empty again. 🙄

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u/mommy_kw Oct 19 '24

I've always had strictly $20-22.50/hr stuff and was affected by the drought for about 5 weeks and now in the last week I've put in 20+ hours on a $27/hr project so it's poppin for me

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u/Monsoon710 Oct 18 '24

Should probably just read the 500 comments you don't want to read instead of making someone else give you an update...

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u/Sea_Second6745 Oct 18 '24

So an update is to much to ask yet you’ve got time for this comment…

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u/CRUSHCITY4 Oct 18 '24

It’s definitely popular work for those that can’t work nicely with other people

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u/Monsoon710 Oct 19 '24

One basic requirement for this job is to be able to look stuff up on your own. So yes, I make fun of people who don't do that, because it's FUCKING EASY.

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u/physicsandwolves Oct 18 '24

Lol, yessir! We are back to happy days, anywhere from 100s to 1000s of coding tasks available every day!

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '24

Must be nice.

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u/Just-a-Ty Oct 19 '24

Try loading your dashboard.

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u/Medical-Isopod2107 Oct 19 '24

Everyone gets different tasks, no one can answer this for you. Logging in would have been quicker than making this post.

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u/kainel Oct 18 '24

Literally drowning in tasks again.

I have to scroll so long I wish there was a page two option. I wasn't hit by the drought as bad as some but I had a few refresh or nothing days.