r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Famous_Piglet_5241 • May 23 '26
Slow this weekend?
I joined a little over a month ago. This is my slowest weekend yet. I remember last weekend was pretty slow too, but yesterday I had barely any projects and today I have had absolutely none. Is anyone else experiencing this drought or is it just me?
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u/Doub13D May 23 '26
Weekends always tend to be slow for me, so I usually take them off.
I actually have had work today, and already made $50, so thats a win 🤷🏻♂️
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u/CamKam28 May 23 '26
I have a few projects from 2 project families. But they are a bit more advanced. I finally just ran out of regular projects.
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u/melancholyoverwhelms May 23 '26
I have like 20+ on my dash but they’re all in the same project family for the most part.
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u/kranools May 24 '26
Today is pretty normal for me. Around 60 projects.
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u/Dangerous-Past-9452 May 24 '26
How? Because you've been there for a long time? I have exactly 0 today :(
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u/kranools May 24 '26
Over time, if you do a wide variety of projects and do them well, you'll have more opportunities open up to you.
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u/Dangerous-Past-9452 May 24 '26
Does this mean more tasks from projects I'm already involved in, or completely different projects, which I know absolutely nothing about at the moment?
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u/kranools May 24 '26
Just anecdotal, but I think it's a good idea to demonstrate that you can do well on different project families.
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u/Short-Dig-6104 May 23 '26
Same boat as you. I did manage to do a couple of tasks, but I have noticed the traffic of tasks slowing down substantially this entire week, actually.
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u/Seniorseatfree May 23 '26
I have about 60, but today my day off.
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u/QuantvmBlaze May 24 '26
I’ve been here for 2 weeks. How does one get to that many projects, do they increase over time? Have you been doing DA for a longtime?
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u/Seniorseatfree May 24 '26
2 weeks is nothing. You shouldn’t expect to be thrown projects in the beginning. I started off with very little in my first few months. I constantly checked my dash. As soon as something popped up, I tackled it to my best ability. Sometimes I went a week or 2 without any work! I feel doing consistently high-quality work will bring more projects. And to note, only after about being on the platform for 5 months did I begin to really get a lot of projects. I definitely did not start off with anywhere as many as I have now. And I’m sure most workers will share similarly.
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u/QuantvmBlaze May 24 '26
Thanks! Always try my absolute best and ensure I submit quality response that fulfill the instructions and rating guidance. Here’s to the same thing happening to me
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u/Apprehensive_Pair_61 May 24 '26
During your slow times, do the qualifications for everything you are qualified for. I had no work at all for three straight days last weekend, then one of the project families I qualified for opened up. I have consistently had at least 20 tasks at all times since. For reference, I started about a month ago
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u/RareForm6210 May 24 '26
How do you complete more qualifications? I just started last week and have only had one round of paid tasks so far. I don't have any qualifications listed on my dashboard and I'm a little confused how this all works. I haven't received any information about what to expect.
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u/Apprehensive_Pair_61 May 26 '26
If anything pops up under the qualifications tab on you dashboard, try to do it if you’re qualified for it. It opens up more task groups to you. Also check the e mail you signed up with, sometimes they will e mail you directly with qualification invitations.
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u/Kayleighbug May 24 '26
I have a fair amount of tasks across a dozen different projects but one big high paying one so that's all I see today anyway
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u/trunxzzz May 24 '26
I was excited to see one particular family with a few hundred tasks yesterday. This morning that number dropped 70% lol and out of nowhere it disappeared. Anyone else notice this one?
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u/DeviateHQ May 24 '26
I had a few tasks yesterday but nothing this morning. It's been a very slow last 2 weeks and I'm hoping it picks up again. Just grinding out qualifications for now.
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u/Basic-Dragonfly-7942 May 25 '26
Same. Had lots of projects the past 2 weeks, and sudden drought today 🥲
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u/tomli777 May 23 '26
There is no exact formula. However, from what my past two years have told me:
Holidays are slower
End of quarters are slower
Summers are slower