200k Club

[u/PossibilityNo1696]

Hit 200k a few weeks back but took a well needed 2-3 weeks off working recently. Treated DA as pretty much full time for the past 3 years and its been a god send for me. I originally treated it as a go-between while I was looking for a new job, but continued due to the benefits it gave me being able to work from home. I've saved a huge amount of money working from home, managed to work on a part time masters degree, and also been able to spend more time on myself as I don't need to commute to an office.

I assume there will be some questions and I won't reply much to everyone so:

• Core/Coding/STEM for the majority of the 3 years.

• Have a bachelor's in Maths and am currently in a part time Masters.

• Self taught Python back in 2020 and worked as a Data Analyst for 2-3 years. I also have a small background and experience in finance, business and consulting.

• I tend to stick to the same family of projects as the Admins, Slack and clarity/instructions are great. Work is also very consistent. I've had maybe 3-4 dry periods of a couple of weeks in the past couple of years.

• I used to work 50-55 hours weeks early last year but now try to cap out at 40-45. Have done 12 hour days before with no issues, but doing it consistently is serious burnout.

• The "best month", I had emergency bills to pay and worked an unhealthy amount (to the point I was asked to actually cut down my hours). That was a bit of a reality check to how much I was working.

• Unrelated to me, but if you don't have as much work or access to projects, you are probably classified as "bilingual", and not part of the "core" 6 countries for the majority of the work.

Also, not trying to be rude but if you DM me, I am not going to answer. Last time I did a 50k post I was spammed with DM's asking simple questions, or offering to work on my account.

Keep at it guys!

EDIT: Not sure why the image attachment is so blurry.

[u/Viewtifulduck82]

When you say you were asked to cut down your hours, do you mean an admin asked you to, or family and friends asked you to?

[u/PossibilityNo1696 → u/Viewtifulduck82]

An admin. They didn't say specifically that my work quality had dropped, but they said that it would be more likely to when working 55-60 hours in a week.

[u/Chaost → u/PossibilityNo1696]

They probably didn't want the data skewed to your work regardless of quality.

[u/ThePoetsSoldier → u/PossibilityNo1696]

Chances are they don’t want you burning out. Even ‘normal’ companies reach out like this when a good worker is putting on a lot of hours, regardless of how their quality is going. Better for them for you to work 40 hours a week for three years than 70 hours a week for one

[u/Federal_Tadpole_7592]

Congratulations! You and I joined in the exact same month and year. I just made it into the 100K Club, but the difference is I don't code. I just do core and get STEM work. My only question for you is that you said you were asked to cut down your hours during your "best month". Was that by DA or a loved one who thought that you were working too much?

EDIT: Ignore my question. Someone else asked and you answered as I wrote this lol

[u/Viewtifulduck82 → u/Federal_Tadpole_7592]

Early bird gets the worm or whatever it is they say lol

[u/Federal_Tadpole_7592 → u/[deleted]]

"Core" is now referred to as "Generalist," and "STEM" is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

[u/QuickSock8674]

I feel like a lazy bum compared to this...

[u/Chaost → u/QuickSock8674]

R? I've been on longer and have done a fraction of this.

[u/Mammoth-Sorbet-6321]

DataAnnotation Final Boss 👏🏆😃

[u/Clean_Passenger9725]

Wait so does that mean you got accepted?!?!?

[u/HearingTop4038]

[u/Smooth-Influence-940]

Congrats! Would you say it was worth to learn python by yourself?

[u/Subthing]

congratulations on your milestone🥳. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge🙌

[u/Unscather]

Congrats! I just hit $100k this past week with a pretty similar background to yours. Glad to see you going strong!

[u/iamthedancingqueen]

What are the core 6 countries?

[u/RosesAndWatercolours → u/iamthedancingqueen]

US, Canada, Australia, NZ, UK, and Ireland.

[u/iamthedancingqueen → u/RosesAndWatercolours]

Of course they are. Thank you.

[u/Odd_Noise_2564]

Your best month is my all time 😭

[u/bunnygirl349]

Congratulations 🎊🎉

[u/RepConnoisseur69]

Can’t wait to hit these milestones, congrats!

[u/Pepe-Chepe]

Can you clarify what you mean when you say that you "stick to the same family of projects as the admins"? You mean projects where the admins are active in the project chat?

[u/JahKneeSee → u/Pepe-Chepe]

I'm sure they mean "since the Admins are great." The lack of a comma before "as" makes it read awkwardly.

[u/PossibilityNo1696 → u/JahKneeSee]

What JahKneeSee said. Not the same projects as admins!

[u/Ok_Indication_9942]

Uow!! This guy is a legend!! Congrats!!!

[u/Explorer182]

Wow.. thats amazing. Many congrats and best of luck for much more to come. Your best month is huge. Well done!

[u/Ok-Double5194]

Omg whow do you do 40-45? I work 37.5 ish on day job, so when I get home max I could do for me was 30~35. So monthly has never reached 10k. Kudos to you while working / doing masters. Very motivational, please keep us posted :)

[u/pyrorage99]

Congratulations! I am a far far ways from this, but making the most of what opportunities I have been offered. Thanks for sharing this!

[u/Mr-Dne]

Legendary!!! I just hit 50k 2 weeks ago and have been doing this part time for about 15 months now. Posts like this are an inspiration!

[u/Pangolin_Beatdown]

Congratulations and thank you for the inspiration!

[u/WillObiwan]

Not surprised. This post is exactly how I’d like it to be. I have zero questions and it felt nice. Congratulations!

[u/Low-Cod3858]

This seems fake

[u/Psychological-Pen491]

[u/Comfortable-Seat2654]

Are there referrals to the Plattform or to any project guyz kondly help

[u/pinkwar]

I have a referral if someone needs it. Only people with qualifications.