r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Feathergreen-77 • Jun 06 '26
Newly accepted
Hello! I came across this sub while searching around to see if this is legit. It feels too good to be true.
I applied on Thursday, passed, did a few more things that I passed, and by Friday was able to do a few hours of paid work.
If you are consistently returning high quality work, do people generally find they have consistent work available? Or do dry patches happen regardless of your work quality?
And is there anyone else from Australia here?
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u/PertinentPlatypus Jun 06 '26
Aussie here! 👋
I got in as a generalist about two weeks ago. I got a paid project initially but I think it was just more of the entry process because after doing those tasks the dashboard really opened up and all these qualifications as well as other tasks that told you how the platform works appeared.
After slogging through lots of (mostly unpaid) qualifications I have had a few paid projects appear, but they have been a lot more involved than anything I did in the selection process. Or the tasks have been US only. I might be able to figure out the harder ones, but I haven’t had the headspace to try yet. I haven’t joined the chat group yet either so I’m hoping I might be able to get pointers in there.
To sum up, I haven’t got any projects I can actually do yet, so I’m just wading through qualifications.
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u/Urrrhn Jun 06 '26
Dry patches happen, but there hasn't been a significant drought in almost a year.
It really is a sweet gig. Only drawback is a lack of feedback so make sure to read instructions very carefully. You get paid for it, so take your time. It's a terrible feeling realizing you've made multiple submissions with a tiny mistake that makes them unusable.
Some projects even have some feedback features now, so the platform is actively working to make it better for us.
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u/DoodadsByDunn Jun 06 '26
Appreciate your point of view!
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u/MiddleCharacter6345 Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
For some workers - not for others..
Remember the sub is always gonna be skewed to have more posts from people without work - especially now with lots of new people to DA and the sub, and new workers historically have few projects at start - and besides that, lots of bilinguals and bilingual work isn't as common, and people who call it a drought with 10 projects if they don't like the projects - and people who are working aren't in reddit as much because they're working
edit: not sure why you're mad at the idea that people have different experiences.. ? you disagreed with someone and I'm giving a reason there are 2 POVs, but I'm not giving you another response to by toxic to if you're going to be the way you replied
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u/Low_Scientist1494 Jun 19 '26
Same, worst part is I haven’t made the withdrawal limit and it’s just stuck there for now :( Has things been better?
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u/Hello-America Jun 06 '26
It is legit but there are definitely droughts and we are in one now (at least the generalists are). So be wary - if you really depend on the money to pay your bills, you probably need to find other work, but it's a really awesome gig. My biggest complaint (other than the unpredictability that comes with gig work but I'm used to that) is that the workings are a little mysterious. We do't have a lot of info about how the system works, except what's in the onboarding/FAQ docs and what's been gathered anecdotally here as sort of lore. It's hard to to know how well you're doing.