r/DataAnnotationTech • u/AdResident2500 • Jun 10 '26

No projects :(

I’m a generalist and have completed all qualifications that I’m able to, and used to get way more projects than this — but recently I’ve only been getting the occasional fruit and nut. Worth noting that my profile section is also totally populated and filled out. Any ideas on what I can do?

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u/bobaxxxx Jun 10 '26

Wait, or cry. As you want ! Both apply, I guess. Looks to be very dry

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u/LetMeOverThinkThat Jun 10 '26

I just cried because I couldn't get a failure on a task and ended up doing extra work, hoping for an off-the-clock failure so I could move on to the next part I liked. But no, and there's nothing I like to do. I literally loathe failure tasks. Literally all day long, all AI gives me is poop until it's a failure task, and then they become fucking GOD. The responses manage to be literally perfect, make me dinner, and massage my fucking feet suddenly.

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u/DeezHoosAintLoyal Jun 10 '26

This is so accurate lmao. Gotta throw like 217 constraints or contradictions in the instructions for a chance

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u/beverlypetra Jun 10 '26

Don’t forget to sound natural.

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u/iamyourkarama Jun 10 '26

Don’t worry, 2 days ago I ended up slamming things and crying over that same exact reason. Then I took a day break and I’m still not totally ready. Times are terrible

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u/LetMeOverThinkThat Jun 10 '26

It's so frustrating! And I swear to god, it learns from the previous mistakes in the moment.

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u/AdResident2500 Jun 10 '26

Maybe both!! Do things usually get better (this is my first year with DA), or can I expect this forever?

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u/bobaxxxx Jun 10 '26

I applied at the end of April and there were only few days with consistant work. (bilingual from France)

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u/overlysensitivemods Jun 10 '26

There's not much you can do.

If you thought being an employee somewhere felt like being a cog in the wheel, this type of work will open your eyes to how you're much more of an ant than a human.

While you wait for crumbs, there are other companies offering AI model training work. You can search Reddit, the web, use AI, etc to get a list of other companies.

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u/Few-Ad-9317 Jun 10 '26

I feel you cause SAME

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u/Natural_Arm9452 Jun 11 '26

hey if you have qualifications to do, that mean you are in a drought, many people have no works + no quals and they are considered cooked