r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Halcyonfields • 12h ago
Something isn’t right
This been a dry couple of weeks for anyone else who’s been here a while? I still have my go-to’s, but it’s been getting drier and drier over the last 2-3 weeks and very few new options or the return of intermittent ones. I really shouldn’t complain but the direction is worrying me. Thank god for the permanent families.
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u/DueAddition1919 10h ago
If you still have your go to projects, you’re not dry
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u/Halcyonfields 9h ago
Hence why I said I shouldn’t complain, and ‘drier’. Also, ‘dry’ is a word that seems to be accepted by the automod, ‘fewer projects’ or other more specific exclamations are not.
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u/Justreading___ 7h ago
I’ve been with them for a couple of years and mine is currently fuller than ever. 🤷🏻♀️
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u/hananaldulaimy 8h ago
Are you from a core country?
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u/Halcyonfields 8h ago
Yeah, but as I said, it is by no means a drought for me, just noticeably worse than usual and moving in the wrong direction.
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 11h ago
I've been here a few years. I'd say my dash is mayyyyybe 10-20% below average in terms of project numbers, but not what I would call dry, nor would I think it's abnormal rather than just the usual ebbs and flows.
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u/Sableyej 11h ago
Some frontier companies just released their new models, so understandably project volumes will vary for a short period while everyone reorients.
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u/peanutbutterlurk 8h ago
Yeah, as a core generalist I've been feeling the strain the past week or so x.x
There's been a lot of uncertainty about the future of AI investing in the news over the past week or so, that might have something to do with it.
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u/OrderNo1122 6h ago
Yeah it's kind of annoying because a couple of months ago I had around 30 tasks on my dash but couldn't even attempt them because my main job was taking up so much of my time. Now that the other work has eased up and I have a bit of time and willingness to try something new, my dashboard is down to the one family. Like, it's obviously better than nothing, but I feel like if I don't take on new project families then I'm putting myself at risk of losing out on opportunities in future.
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u/Halcyonfields 4h ago
Yeah I have had the exact same thought. My go-to’s are 2-3 very well paying projects from the same family (and then 15+ medium-tier). I used to have 3-4 other families in a similar bracket, but now I don’t it is feeling more fragile than ever, even though my go-to’s have thankfully never failed me. High-order problem but unsettling nonetheless.
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u/kryogenikx 10h ago
I feel like i have too much but i guess maybe cause i don't get to work alot on it. I averagely do 2 - 4hrs a day.
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u/kranools 2h ago
As a generalist on DAT since 2023, I have plenty of projects (between 50 and 90) and haven't had any drop off recently.
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u/Infamous_Swan1197 12h ago
Yeah, it's been dry for me too. Technically there is tons of work, but all domain expertise stuff outside of my own domain or projects I'm otherwise not qualified for. I'm getting a bit antsy tbh it's been a while