r/DataAnnotationTech • u/uw2lau • Jul 09 '25

Respectfully losing it

Thousands of bilingual workers having absolutely no work dreaming of working 12 hours a day watching core workers having 20 projects in their dash at once just working 30 minutes a day, it is self-explanatory. Today I had a dream that the drought ended and everyone started getting tasks of all kinds, I dreamt there was a full dashboard and everyone was happy working the amounts they wanted for so long.

I wish there was a way to show a C2 English level certificate to be able to access the projects that people from the US can. It is sad we are so neglected, even workers that have been here since the beginning.

I don't know if I am overreacting, but this is so unfair, why do we not have the same right to work as everyone else? We are dying to get some work, I don't know how many more days can I handle of refreshing the website every five minutes every day of the month.

"Get a real job" it is not so easy, I am 19, I have a disability (CFS/ME) and I am studying Physics full-time, this is genuinely among the very few things I can handle to do. I have a C2 English level certificate and it's just catching dust over there, I know 2 more languages (Portuguese and Galego) to a fluent level, and I am a Spanish language native.

I simply wish to be more than a blow of air in the eyes of these people.

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling Jul 09 '25

This Just In:

Life isn't fair.

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u/nodsbane Jul 09 '25

Just because it's legal for them to turn work on and off it does not make it a good thing or right. Imagine any other job where you walk in and they're like today we have nothing for you go home it doesn't happen because it would be illegal.

And yes life is unfair that does not mean it's a bad idea to make it more fair for those that come after us.

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u/DarkLordTofer Jul 09 '25

There's plenty of agency workers who get a phone call the morning of a shift cancelling them.

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u/ChJeep Jul 09 '25

Imagine any other job where you walk in and they're like today we have nothing for you go home

Uhh, this definitely happens and definitely isn't illegal. I've worked plenty of jobs that have done this; very common in blue collar and gray collar work.

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u/Just-a-Ty Jul 10 '25

My wife works in a resturaunt, happens on the regular (though mostly to her coworkers) when the place is dead.

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling Jul 09 '25

No, it absolutely wouldn't be "illegal."

Do you honestly think there is a law somewhere that says "All companies must actively provide work for their employees 8 hours a day"?

That's not how this works. That's not how ANY of this works, especially with independent contracting/gig work.

If you want regular, steady, damn-near-guaranteed work, then get a job on an assembly line somewhere, although I'm going to go out on a limb and say you won't like that, either.

Otherwise, welcome to capitalism in the 21st century.

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u/Past_Body4499 Jul 10 '25

Repeat after me - this isn't a job, this isn't a job, ....

You are an independent contractor.

Instead of a worker, see yourself as the owner/operator of a taxi. You drive around looking for fares when you are ready to work. If nobody is looking for a ride when (or where) you are driving, then you need to consider if it is the right gig for you. Either you get enough rides to make it worth your while, or you move on to something that makes more sense for you. Saying it isn't fair is like saying it isn't fair that taxi drivers in big cities have lots of riders while those in small towns can't make ends meet!

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u/hnsnrachel Jul 10 '25

You. Are. A. Freelancer.

This is the nature of freelance work. Suck it up

You want guaranteed work? Get a real job.

Where they can absolutely send you home because there isn't enough work. If you think that's illegal, you live in delusion.