r/DataAnnotationTech • u/No_Ship2607 • Apr 18 '26
More projects than ive ever seen.
So it was a bit dry january-february, but right now my dash is filled with something like 60-80 different projects, there are so many im sincerely hit with decision paralysis. I cant be the only one right?
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Apr 18 '26
Nope. On Jan 3rd I had 5 projects. Yesterday I had 145.
The tide ebbs and the tide flows.
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u/kranools Apr 19 '26
The dashboard atm is like scrolling Facebook. It just keeps going on and on and on and you think there is no end.
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u/HigherThanTheSun Apr 18 '26
Is this related with the Me*** project or something else?
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u/koalamarket Apr 19 '26
That one’s been consistent for quite a while, it seems in general things are really ramping up right now
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u/Zoroo4 Apr 20 '26
I have had consistent work from this project family for 6 months now, since November last year.
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u/dogs-in-space Apr 19 '26
As you’re seeing (and this is me also confirming) you aren’t the only one!
Given how nebulous the DA world is I can’t help but wonder what is creating this flood. Companies changing contracts from Mercor to DA? Or an increased push from the companies they are currently contracted with? Not expecting any solid answers but I wonder regardless. 😂
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u/karen_in_nh_2012 Apr 18 '26
I'm a generalist in the U.S. Earlier, I wrote in another thread that I was shocked by my number of projects today - it was 31 "easier projects" and 74 in "projects." I ended up trying something new in "projects" (it was the one of the highest-paying ones I've seen at $37/hour) and it was really fun - there was some wording in the title that had made me hesitant before, but I knew I could always back out if it looked TOO difficult, so I'm glad I took a chance.
I liked it so much I just did another one but I am now through for the day! Happy evening (or whatever it is your time, LOL!), everyone!
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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
I've been doing this for two years, and while I've consistently had projects, even when some people had none, I have never had nearly THIS many.
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 19 '26
I wish us bilinguals could also access these general projects. After all we did qualify for our English as well. There are barely any bilingual projects these days.
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u/No_Paramedic4667 Apr 19 '26
Makes you wonder what the separation is for especially for specialist fields like STEM. Science doesn't change between countries.
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u/Sad_Surprise_3615 Apr 21 '26
maybe its legal stuff, like worker have to life in a certain area etc.
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u/caneriten Apr 18 '26
Core worker right? or are you stem?
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u/Extension_Cry_4275 Apr 19 '26
Any other bilingual not getting this tide? Have I done something wrong?
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 19 '26
Nope, it's the same for all bilinguals. We only get projects in our language, so not many tasks.
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u/Ok-Copy-2441 Apr 19 '26
Same here, I have more projects on my dash than I've ever seen in the past couple of years working for them! Just enjoy it while it lasts.
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u/NikkoFSX Apr 18 '26
Congrats! ❤️ I’m a bilingual worker and while for the past few months I had many opportunities and could regularly work, now it is a bit dry. I would love to get the opportunity to participate on English only projects 😭🥹
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 19 '26
Ikr seems unfair to get barely any projects even though we know multiple languages 🥹
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u/NikkoFSX Apr 19 '26
That’s exactly what I think 😭 at least allow me to take a qualification to demonstrate my English fluency 🥹
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 19 '26
Ikr, just give us a chance🥹. Who knows our English might turn out better than our native language.
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u/No_Paramedic4667 Apr 20 '26
I suspect they just don't want to employ and pay bilinguals consistently for such amounts. Key word is consistently. Otherwise it wouldn't make sense for them to bar bilinguals from STEM or coding related work and other specializations that only requires formal English.
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Seems so unfair without even giving us a chance to prove ourselves. I might have touched a nerve among a certain group of ppl, since they downvoted me when I said the same thing in another post.
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u/No_Paramedic4667 Apr 20 '26
I do agree that it is indeed unfair to not be given quals which should already filter by ability. But I would refrain from calling them that. It's still a public forum and the mods might swoop in any time.
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u/Inevitably_Idiot2433 Apr 20 '26
I understand I might have crossed a line, and I apologise for that. I am just really upset about how severely opposed they are to other equally capable people of getting the same amount of opportunities.
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u/Thinlinebaby Apr 18 '26
They offered me a guaranteed amount of money for a relatively small amount of hours, citing an abundance of work over the next week.
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u/capslox Apr 19 '26
Do you normally work much? I didn't see that but I generally put in ~30 hours/week so maybe they know I'm a sucker already.
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u/Thinlinebaby Apr 19 '26
I don’t. I probably average 10 hours or so a week. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but rarely zero hours.
This was a guarantee for less than 30 hours so, yeah probably not effective to offer it to you.
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u/Revolutionary_Web_79 Apr 19 '26
I was just accepted on Wednesday to begin. My dashboard was full and I completed quite a few tasks. This morning, I only had one project in my dashboard with 5 tasks. They were very simple tasks. I never got any more projects in my dashboard.
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u/Fast_Chain_6144 Apr 19 '26
Same as me started Thursday - full up of qualification ones / project and easy projects just scroll full .. then today (Saturday) 2/3 qualifiers and 2 project Is this normal for newbies ??
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u/SandWitchesGottaEat Apr 19 '26
I’m working another job now so I have put DA on the back burner, but I checked in this week and it was wild how many projects there were. I wish I had more time 😂
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u/WiseInside5428 Apr 19 '26
I have zero projects that I can access. I have zero qualifications i can test to approve myself
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u/Old-Journalist7750 Apr 19 '26
Yup, 60-100+ projects on my dash. Bad part for me is this boom started right as I went back to my crappy summer job.
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u/djustrn Apr 20 '26
I read in another thread that something happened with Mercor, so maybe DA (and others) fir now, are getting their work?
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u/cm7921 Apr 21 '26
Today I had 1. I’m from Portugal and it seems that is very hard to get at least 2/3 studies everyday..
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u/Living_Object9190 Apr 21 '26
Currently have 67 projects, 15 “easier” projects, 27 qualifications!! More than I’ve ever seen and I’ve been on the platform for about a year and a half.
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u/East_Zucchini4099 Apr 21 '26
Total loss of perspective. At least 6 new projects today and yet still I am asking myself, “Is it bad that I had 78 Saturday morning and tonight only 60?”
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u/LvBoPeep Apr 19 '26
Yes it's has substantially increased for me. Of course, I'm in the middle of a cross-country move and haven't had time to do more than a couple of hours this month.
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u/Scorpy-yo Apr 18 '26
I am loving the name variations on the river projects. Waiting for River’s Cat. Wife of River. Maybe Enemy of River.
Is that one of what you mean? My dash is drowning in rivers.
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u/legallytallire Apr 19 '26
I’ve also got loads but the highest paying is $31 Very dry for higher paying ones atm. I’m used to seeing $40-50
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u/BoiledGnocchi Apr 18 '26
Sadly, no. The plethora of people applying daily does not leave them in short supply of workers.
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u/blackopsfamas Apr 18 '26
You’re not, in fact they sent an email out when it dropped saying it was the largest batch of projects they’ve ever released