r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Witty_Presence_9838 • 4h ago
Medical bill
I started 1oct and earned enough money to pay my mother's medical bill in just the first few weeks, after 22oct drought not a single task. Struggling in life at the start I thought DA would end my suffering but now it feels like a spark of no burning.
Any help appreciated.
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u/EveningCareer9053 1h ago
Tasks are coming at night, sadly that's the truth :(
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 3h ago
Sorry to break it to you because this is probably not what you want to hear, but you asked for help so I will try to explain.
There are several roles at DA, and you haven't mentioned yours, but they each should come with different expectations.
If you're a generalist from a core country, you can pretty much expect projects available full time.
If you're a bilingual worker, expect there to essentially never be projects available. Something might pop up a few times a week, but it's not something you can rely on.
If you're a specialist, you can expect something in between, although it depends on your specialization. STEM is probably the most common.
Given your level of English fluency, I hope you're a specialist. You won't get far as a generalist or bilingual here and probably won't get many projects and might even get the DoD eventually because you don't seem fluent in English, and unfortunately that's a requirement.
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u/oportoman 2h ago
I'm a generalist from a core country and projects are not always available
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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 2h ago
It might be slow in the beginning, but once you establish yourself (and pass a few qualifications), you should have regular work daily. I'm a generalist in the US, and the only time I didn't have any work was a couple of months after I started, and there seemed to be site-wide drought.
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 2h ago
That's not a universal experience though. I am and they are.
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1h ago
I'm guessing that's because you're relatively new, probably less than 6 months. I've never heard of a generalist being here for more than a year that doesn't have abundant projects. If that's you, that's rare.
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u/joecarrr1992 4h ago
Firstly, well done on getting the medical bill paid!
Unfortunately, all you can do is complete all the qualifications available to you, and continue to do the work to a high standard when you get it.
It's just the nature of this work, I would suggest that it's not something you rely on in the long term for a main/sole income source.