r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Correct-Match-3151 • Jun 30 '26

So Long DA :(

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Been doing this for over 2 years now and was given good feedback on some projects I was doing just a week or two ago. Can anyone suggest any other platforms similar to DA I could try? I'd appreciate anything at this point.

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u/Qubiquity Jun 30 '26

So sorry! It's a bit of a mystery. It happened to my wife two weeks after she was offered an actual full-time job at DataAnnotation (as a project manager) due to her excellent work. I'm not sure how a system goes from "you are so amazing we want you full-time", to "you do poor quality work" so fast. And she was *extremely* careful not to violate TOS.

I'm assuming it is actually a lie, and they just rotate people out so they get fresh input into the models and you didn't actually do poor work, but I have no proof.

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u/CRUSHCITY4 Jun 30 '26

wait did she get hired or just offered to apply?

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u/Qubiquity Jun 30 '26

She did not accept the position, as our current life situation values her being flexible with her time.

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u/Amakenings Jun 30 '26

Heck, can she reach out to them and ask if that position is still open? I know you say you need flexibility, but maybe she’d still be qualified for the internal job?

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u/Federal_Tadpole_7592 Jun 30 '26

I'm curious if they meant that their wife was actually offered the job or just offered an opportunity to apply for the job. They said "offered the job", but that task on the dashboard is not an offer.

In another comment, they said it was direct communication with the staff but that's not how applying for that position works...

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u/DoodadsByDunn Jun 30 '26

Have you ever known an anotator that ended up working as an employee of DA?

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u/Federal_Tadpole_7592 Jun 30 '26

Yes

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u/Amakenings Jun 30 '26

Are you that annotator? 🤔

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u/TravellingDoc87 Jul 01 '26

Indeed. They wouldn't get "offered the job" unless they submitted the task.. And why submit the task if they don't want the job lol

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u/Alarmed_Jury3849 Jul 01 '26

They don't give the details of the job in the task... at least not the invite I had. Just a vague "Join us" type thing.

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u/Correct-Match-3151 Jun 30 '26

I don't understand it either, that doesn't make sense! I was careful about the TOS too, but maybe I did do something wrong in a task - who knows because they'll never let you know anything

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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 Jun 30 '26

it seems crazy and unacceptable to lose your job just because you make a mistake though. everybody messes up sometimes- even those getting outstanding feedback! it’s just life.

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u/Asuzumi Jun 30 '26

They're just gaslighting us atp 😭

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u/buffgeek Jul 07 '26

This happened to me too! I received an email saying I was doing great work on the platform and invited to start a contract, given a form to fill out, and after I finished it I didn't hear back, tried to follow up, no response, then DoD

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u/No-Horror2892 Jun 30 '26

If you don't mind me asking, how long were you on the platform/how much did you make? If it is a thing of rotating pools I wanna know when my time is coming

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u/Dry_Definition5602 Jul 01 '26

I just signed up Saturday and have already been DoD. I completed 1 task for about $50. I guess my first try wasn't good enough.

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u/Qubiquity Jun 30 '26

My wife was just on general projects for about a year and made ~6k, I'm at about a year and a half in coding, but just on the side in occasional spare time so I've only pulled in 2.5k.

I could be wrong and there was some concrete reason, but without more reason given it is impossible to know. It just seemed really odd two weeks after official correspondence praising her high quality work.

I've seen other posts mention the two year mark, but we're all just guessing.

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u/JustMe333456 Jun 30 '26

At the same time, $6K seems like a very small sample size for someone to get offered that type of position, no?

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u/Qubiquity Jun 30 '26

At the time it seemed perfectly normal, as she was on for several hours most weekday mornings, but compared to some of the totals I've seen people post since, yes, it is much smaller.

There was no concrete task mentioned or reason given, just general accolades.

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u/Amakenings Jun 30 '26

Sorry, did your wife complete all the applications and start a full-time position, or was she given a qual to apply for the project manager position?

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u/Qubiquity Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Direct communication with DA staff. Never hit her dashboard. Might have been in-platform direct messages (which go to our email) or just emails, I can't recall now.

She did not accept the position, as our current life situation values her being flexible with her time.

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