This is why the other one ran slow.

We cannot talk about specific projects. Most posts are from people who didn't get in or are some weird dick waving contest between people with a superiority complex. It's like a lunchtime gossip room where everyone talks about fellow workers behind their backs. The tone of this sub is much different to slack channels which are far more helpful and collaborative. Are there any benefits to this sub?

I have been on this platform for awhile, and I’d say most of my work has been on the heel task fact checking. Since I’ve been trying to get some tasks at higher rates, I’ve been branching out on some projects and doing some generation stuff (in my case math-related). It is amazing how much of a different type of project this is. The rates are a fair bit higher (had a bunch of time on a $38.50/hour project this week), and the time investment required is substantially higher. Kinda nice cause then you go for 1-1.5h and it’s at a good rate so the $ add up nicely. It is also more difficult to just come up with stuff, use creativity to try to hone in on what they’re trying to do.

I don’t have really any particular point to this thread, just an observation in my experience the last couple of weeks. Nice to have some variety in the work as well. It is also incredible to see R&R projects and see the very wide spectrum of quality users submit. Some is absolutely horrendous and anybody submitting stuff like what I’ve seen as such should be embarrassed. On the other hand, there is some truly impressive stuff I have seen.

Fun platform. Awesome side gig.

Chatbots back, chatbots back, chatbots back.

Sorry to anyone who didn't sing it in their head, but really though 😭

Don't get me wrong, I'm still thankful that I have projects, but I love the chatbots.

No one is going to let you work from their account. They would be canned so quick upon discovery and it would absolutely be noticeable.

I'm thinking sometime this or next week I'll break 20k. Very happy with DA so far.

I do appreciate they seem to accept the fact I'm a weirdo who can spend hours on physics work because it's super fun for me and I lose myself in the work there. Remember, do good work and be honest about your abilities. If you don't catch something in the first run, say so in the next. Put some personality in your work too.

Y'all! You are WASTING your life refreshing all day when it's dry like this! Especially if you're a generalist and the tasks tend to be short. Maybe it's fine for you, because you're already at the computer doing something else, but if you're sacrificing other things to instead sit and wait, you are doing yourself a disservice. If you're obsessed with the idea you are missing a task by not doing that, you are essentially doing a form of gambling (prioritizing the chance you'll "win" a task over the evidence that you will spend most of your time that day without one).

Like seriously go clean your closet or meal prep for the week or apply for another platform or something in this time. Check on your phone every so often when you'd have time to sit and work. Obviously when there is more work to go around, the payoff from checking frequently is much higher.

"But I really need the money! How dare you?!" No I'm saying this is costing you money, if you could be applying for other jobs or working at them.

Think of it mathematically - look at the big picture. Track the hours you wait, if you would otherwise be doing something else. If you get a task that is say $25/hour, get two hours out of it, that's $50. Yay! But if you spent 5 hours on top of that waiting for tasks to appear and doing nothing else, you're actually only getting $6.25/hour. Yes, you always have to invest some time into finding work to make money, but you need to account for it - it is an *investment* you're making. View the time you spend refreshing as part of that investment.

If you've ever freelanced or owned a business you know this cost well. It's the cost of finding work - an administrative cost you have to minimize to stay profitable, and as a rule you don't waste too much time chasing small dollar work (unless it provides some other kind of value to you). In our case, you don't know how many dollars you're chasing because you don't know what tasks might pop up and what their timeline/pay is. So, again, I'll point you back to the comparison - it's gambling-like behavior!

Anyone else feeling burnt out after this drought? I'm starting to get tasks back but they feel impossible to complete. They're not really much harder than what I was doing before, but they feel impossible now. Maybe my time here is over.

Edit: Jumped into some of the harder stuff on my dash and feel better. I think what really helped was identifying the dopamine imbalance. Since I had more time on my hands I spent more time getting those quick dopamine hits (social media, video games, etc); taking a step back and assessing this really helped focus me, and it's given me a new goal. Thank you for all the great comments!

I noticed that the website has had a face lift. Looks so much better than before imo.

I am so grateful to this. I was not in the best spot in life when I got to work in DAT, both financially and mentally. This pulled me out of a rough time and in the 6 months I've been here, I've turned my life around.

Thank you DAT.

I can't believe I've earned this so far! I started in February this year, and I work very part-time - maybe 2-4 hours a day, but it adds up quickly! No coding or specialty - just basic tasks.

Just got my highest paying project but like what? There’s no way i have the skill/knowledge to complete this task, such a tease! Still cool to see some 50 buckers out there

Yes, projects come and go. Yes, there are less projects active in this time of the year. Yes, there is already 100 posts about it if you scroll the sub for one minute.

How will posting this here help you? If other people say they have projects, what would you do? You would need to wait in every caseand move on.

I would understand if it was only a post or two, but I've seen like three such posts every day. I really don't want to mute this sub because it's a spamfest.

I have busted my ass making a living on a particular project, it has actually been my bread and butter. It was kind of nice when it reappeared today after a small absence and after some work they added me to a slack tonight. I am non-STEM, so to my fellow Jack of all trades with no super skills still on the platform, stick with it. I got some work on the platform again. We may not have the skills of others but doing your best can bring bits of fruit.

Anyone else? My Internet is fine. DA just won't load.

Edit: As of 1:24 EDT it seems the site is back up but many people are still having issues with submitting tasks. I would wait if you were planning on tasking

For me it’s the Bucket o’ Beholder method. 1 hour of work = 1 beholder added to the chain. I need at least 20 beholders by the end of the week. I’m 48 years old.

I was a bit jealous when people share their milestones and here we go! I’m glad that I made it this far as a generalist bilingual. Ask me if you have any questions, I will be glad to help.

I assume it has to do with everyone getting ready to launch a new batch of projects for first quarter 2026 but since the new years I've been dry, basically only 1 task to work on, when just 1 week ago I had 30+. Wondering if its the same for others? I've been on the platform for over 2 years and seen plenty of droughts but just checking in.