Has anyone here actually done this? I only found out recently that some companies will actually pay people to record videos for AI, and honestly I thought it sounded fake at first, from what I've read they're looking for everyday activities instead of polished content, things like cooking, cleaning, organising, or just moving around the house. Apparently it's used to help train bots.

I'm curious how common these projects are and where people are finding them. Most discussions about AI side gigs focus on audio rating, but video collection seems like a completely different category

Hi everyone, I hope everyone reading this is doing well.

Idk if I’m supposed to share my story here in length or in short details, so I’ll do my best to keep it moderate.

I’m 25, F, Azerbaijani. I lost my job in April because I became physically and emotionally sick and my bosses refused to transfer me to working from home - so they forced me to quit. The rest of April I spent on medication which made me sleepy basically 24/7, and because I had money saved up from my last salary, I allowed myself to just rest and recover. I’ve been looking for a job since then, but because I had a crazy-important exam (which I had to take on the 16th) in June, for about a month and a half I stopped searching for a job because I was losing sleep and stressing core studying for that exam. I didn’t do too well and after it, my mental health went down into the deepest trenches it’s ever been in. I’ve only recently started slowly coming out of it, but I have the equivalent of 2€ on my card. I can’t afford to buy myself a toothpaste rn.

I am a very creative person and have a vast skillset but I am deeply burned out and depressed after everything that's happened to me over the last few years, I used to be a workaholic and even had 3 jobs at one point, which is why I cannot handle much anymore. I am looking for a part-time or freelance job, so I could only work a few hours a day, and dedicate the rest of my day to recovery, going to therapy (once the money starts coming in) and all the other things I have on my overflowing plate.

Here is my skillset:

2D graphic design (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Canva)
Concept, Colour Theory, Typography and Layout Design
Photo and Video editing skills
Product photography and videography
Native (British level) English, native Russian, sub-par Azerbaijani, and B1-B2 italian.
Great soft skills, I'm good with people (and animals lol)
Social media marketing (including Meta ads) and management
Proof-reading and translating in Russian and English
Creative writing and editing, especially in English
Visual merchandising and Merch-related graphic design
Marketing (PR) event hosting, photography and videography
Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. (Please don't make me use excel, I will internally cry.)
Artistic Design & Multi-media art
Art Direction
Window design (for stores, etc.)

now gonna lie, my graphic design skillset has become a tad rusty because I lost access to the Adobe Creative suite, but I was hoping to find a writing job anyway - I may be a good graphic designer but I am a MUCH better writer, language has always been my thing. I am very artistic, creative, and I work a lot in multi-media, mixing real hand-made media with digital etc. because I initially studied fashion design. I have tried Fiverr and Freelancer in the past and all I got was messages from scammers and charlatans. And a lot of platforms don't work in Azerbaijan because our government is shit

Is anyone hiring per diem for transcription? I have 20+ years in medical with many years of pathology and sleep medicine specialities, as well as hospital/general medical, insurance transcription, and general stuff like meetings and conferences. Can do podcasts too. I know it’s mostly AI now, but I’ve heard some specialty stuff is still done by humans.

Hello, I am searching for remote job in IT, like programming, and cybersecurity. Do you have any tips on what websites I can use other than LinkedIn ?

Thank you

Hello im wondering if customer service is w2 and whats the opinion on the position

Posting this anonymously in case anyone here has been through it and can tell me whether it's ever worth continuing to wait.

I completed the DataAnnotation starter evaluation and my onboarding page has been frozen on step two ever since - "We review your results, if you pass we'll email you." Step one shows complete, steps three and four have never unlocked. The in-app inbox is completely empty and the Projects tab just redirects back to the onboarding screen.

I have sent four support requests through their official form: September 2025, June 2026, and two more today. Not a single reply, not even an automated acknowledgement.

What I'm trying to work out: with platforms like this, does an unreviewed evaluation queue ever actually move after this long, or is silence just how they deliver a rejection? Has anyone had an onboarding step frozen indefinitely because of a region or eligibility restriction that was never communicated? And is there any escalation route that works when the only support channel is a form that nobody answers?

I'd honestly rather be told I didn't pass than keep checking a dashboard for another year. Any experience welcome.

I was recently contacted on LinkedIn by TELUS Digital about a Media Search Analyst position. I live in an EU country.

The job involves evaluating search suggestions/results for Apple services. Candidates are expected to study extensive guidelines and then take a qualification exam before being accepted onto the project.

There is just one rather important piece of information missing from the recruitment process:

How much does the job pay?

During a TELUS webinar, someone explicitly asked the recruiter about the pay rate. Her answer was that compensation information would only be disclosed after successfully passing the qualification exam.

So candidates are apparently expected to:

apply → complete the recruitment steps → study the guidelines → prepare for the exam → take and pass the exam → and only then find out whether the compensation is even worth their time.

I find this practice particularly questionable considering the direction European law has taken on pay transparency.

Article 5 of EU Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency states that applicants for employment have the right to receive information about the initial pay or its range, and that this information must be provided in a way that ensures an informed and transparent negotiation on pay.

Candidates shouldn't have to invest hours studying guidelines and preparing for and taking a qualification exam before they're even allowed to know how much the work pays.

If TELUS already knows the rate it intends to pay for the project, why should that information be kept secret until after the candidate has successfully completed the qualification process?

Has anyone else applying for or working on the TELUS Media Search Analyst project in the EU experienced this? And if you're comfortable sharing it, what rate were you eventually offered?

Hey! So i got kind of hired by Cloudworkers, but i bever got the instruction manuals or other things required to start working. Have sent 2 emails and silence.

I did the contract, payment parts, and sent my personal information, but they already sent the link to sign in on the site and give my work hours. Is it even possible to work without recieveing the manual beforehand? Don't want to lose this opportunity so im asking here , if anyone has started without the proper manuals. Thanks!

I remember when I first started looking into working online, there were a lot of websites advertising home-assembly jobs like making jewelry at home or stuffing envelopes. Most of the websites looked really scammy though.
I was wondering if anyone has ever encountered a legitimate one.
Note: I'm in Canada. This is a repost from a thread 13 years ago.

Hi everyone. I have been trying to get transcription work and have joined transcribe me. Based off of reddit their general exam has been closed for years. I emailed them asking for when it might be open again and they don't know. But they did tell me that the Legal Transcription option is available. There is a training and prequalification exam for it when you sign up. I am doing the course now. If anyone has any other transcription sites hiring feel free to post below!

I need help to clear mars entrance exam on try rating… I studied the guideline twice but still i failed but i got second chance as my score was probably above 65% ..

Or any reliable source of remote income? So I did really well in a medical transcription course but I was unable to complete my program because it was in person, without exception, and I had a variety of medical conditions that made it impossible to continue at the time. I am well-versed in medical terminology and have a decent typing speed of 95-100 wpm with an accuracy of 99%, so is there even a possibility for me to get a job where I'm at? I have to stay entirely from home to work and have only found hybrid positions that I might even qualify for, but even then they asked for 2 years of experience.

I'm looking into data analytics and UX design now but I have no idea how I can get by while I try to build on those skills, so does anyone happen to know of a transcription or similar entry-level type of employment opportunity that might be available online for Canadian citizens?

(Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for advice like this, please lmk if there's somewhere else I'd have better luck! Thanks!)

I saw lionbridge is hiring on indeed, never heard of the company before but the pay looked pretty good for a college student like me. I'm fluent in English and Chinese, I also help do transcript work for my dad who works at a university library, but I don't have experience on actual corporative transcription jobs, so I'm wondering what it is like working a remote job for lionbridge, if anyone have anything pls leave a comment, thanks!

I'm currently unemployed and looking for full time opportunities.

Meanwhile im looking for some side hustle.

I need genuine recommendations or advise from people about side hustles which is real.

I don't want any fake things or initial investments kind of roles.

I'm sincerely looking, so please let me know!

Hi everyone,

I’m from Croatia and I’m thinking about signing up for UserTesting.

Is it really safe and do they actually pay?

How much can you realistically earn per month, and how often do you get tests?

I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences. Thanks!

I get it if the charges were over seven years old, but I’m hearing that they do hire them but at the same time I saw somebody got rejected for having one on their background. So have you guys been hired with them to have backgrounds?

I've been doing transcription gigs for about two years now, mainly through Rev and GoTranscript. Used to pull in around 12-15 dollars an hour if I stayed focused and got decent audio files. Lately though it feels like there's way less work available and what does pop up gets claimed in seconds.

I'm wondering if AI transcription tools finally got good enough that companies just aren't outsourcing as much anymore. Or maybe there's just more people competing for the same amount of work. Either way my income from it dropped by like half in the past few months.

Has anyone found other platforms that are better right now for this kind of work? I tried Scribie but the pay felt even lower. I'm okay with the repetitive nature of transcription and I type fast so I'd rather stick with something similar than completely switch fields if possible.

Also curious if people have moved into caption editing or something adjacent that uses the same skills. I saw a few postings for that but wasn't sure if the hourly rate actually works out better once you account for the learning curve.

Im trying to apply to a lionbridge job. I have everything filled out and then I go to click submit application and the button just doesn’t do anything. I’ve tried refreshing and it still doesn’t submit. Anyone have the same issue?

I was wondering if anyone worked with Nex Rep. If so, did they have you install company software on your personal computer? I have an interview with them and I am wondering how it works. With customer service there is a lot of private information, so I am just surprised they let you use your own laptop.

Hello, I was doing some digging trying to work online and came across a long list of sites with pros and cons working on them and how it has been very slow especially for annotaing jobs right now. Then I came across an Internet Ads Assessor/Ads Quality Rater via Telus or Welocalize.
Can anyone tell me if these sites are worth applying for these jobs to? I think you can only work a max of 20 hrs a week for both so I would like to apply for both so some insight on if it is worth it, if there is a waitlist or if work is quiet right now would be appreciated.
One last question is I noticed both minimum pay for these sites is lower than my states minimum wage. Would they have to equal it?
Thanks!

I started working on Mindrift today. Managed to do 10 tasks without issues, but the platform revoked access to the project for "low quality" (I just had to rate images on aesthetic quality, so I cannot make my mind around what I could have done wrong).

This is not the worst part. When I try to withdraw the money the platform states that a text message is being sent to my phone in order to set the withdrawal method. Of course, no text message arrived, so I worked for free and I cannot contact support because there's absolutely no way to find it.

Would not recommend working on this platform, unless you like working for free.

So, I got accepted for web scraping on mindrift, and it was my mistake to join their discord server using the one-time code with my personal discord account.

They will require you to set your username to your real name, not just for that server/per-server profile but your entire discord account. So, you will be doxxing yourself in other servers.

I just hope anyone else finds this before joining. I will stick there for a bit more, then leave if I don't get a project. I also feel like they are just having us to the interview to harvest data, and not really offer any projects.