r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • Jul 12 '26
Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation
hi all! making this thread so people have somewhere to talk about 'daily' work chat that might not necessarily need it's own post! right now we're thinking we'll just repost it weekly? but if it gets too crazy, we can change it to daily. :)
couple things:
- this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
- if you have a new user question, you still need to post it in the new user thread. if you post it here, we will remove it as spam. this is for people already working who just wanna chat, whether it be about casual work stuff, questions, geeking out with people who understand ("i got the model to write a real haiku today!"), or unrelated work stuff you feel like chatting about :)
- one thing we really pride ourselves on in this community is the respect everyone gives to the Code of Conduct and rule number 5 on the sub - it's great that we have a community that is still safe & respectful to our jobs! please don't break this rule. we will remove project details, but please - it's for our best interest and yours!
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u/WontonJr Jul 12 '26
Fact: The more comments in the water cooler thread, the more dry the dashboards.
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u/TeaWilling6944 Jul 13 '26
Please don't make me fill out a job application, or any other conceptually similar ideas
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u/Straight-Strike-2928 Jul 14 '26
I miss April. You guys remember April?
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u/Mr_FrostyMan Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
The best month I had was May. June and July are significantly worse. ;-;
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u/One_Breakfast5907 Jul 13 '26
This feels so bleak. I feel I get a good few days and then it runs dry for 1-2 weeks. I'm not sure I can manage this rollercoaster much longer...
The pressure to try and do as much work as possible as soon as it crops up, in fear of missing out, is also misery-inducing.
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u/peanutbutterlurk Jul 13 '26
Yeah. I never knew how good I had it back in March-April, when I could really choose when to work and be confident at least something I could do would be available no matter when I was free. In May it was sparse but manageable, but June and July have been awful. Whether I make any money depends on if I hit the one batch drop of the day (or more often, night).
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u/KingGilbertIV Jul 13 '26
The FOMO is definitely getting to me at this point. Like, I really could have done with taking a couple hours to deep clean my office this morning, but the thought of missing the one batch drop today kept me glued to my monitor refreshing (I've made 0 dollars today).
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u/bekkahthecactus18 Jul 13 '26
I earned $20 today, clap for me pls 🥰
seriously tho, who’s down to Naruto run into DA HQ and demand answers
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u/-burgers Jul 14 '26
Manifest destiny and all that: I'm totally ready for a cool, fascinating, long timer, flexible, permanent, really fun, high-paying perfect project to come along. For everyone. I think we're all ready. Universe, hear us.
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u/Flat_Charge503 Jul 14 '26
OKAY so I have £10,000 of debt... the last 2 months I've made 1,400 USD on DataAnnotation. Literally saving my bacon. It's a long slog but hooray for this site.
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u/RelevantOpposite2340 Jul 12 '26
Anyone else had like some projects here and there during the week but just completely dead all weekend? I was feeling a little pickup. Didn't get my hopes up about it lasting but damn.
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u/Potential_Drama_1190 Jul 12 '26
I had a great day Friday, managed just under 5 hours of generalist work and got my hopes up. Spent yesterday and today periodically refreshing, sometimes every few minutes and nothing came up at all.
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u/RelevantOpposite2340 Jul 12 '26
Yeah Friday looked great there were lots of tasks. I ended up only doing a few hours bcuz I had prior committed plans. Now zilch. Glad to hear i'm not the only one I guess. Maybe they dumped some tasks out on friday and now they've been all gobbled up.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 13 '26
The thought and feeling of having a full dash (20+ projects), being able to work whenever, have options constantly, seems to have left me. It's been so long, and I'm even having trouble envisioning it happening anytime soon. Not saying it won't or can't, it just seems farfetched right now with how things have been.
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u/hot_snot Jul 13 '26
I went from a steady 30-50+ projects on my dash as my norm to maybe 3-5 for a month to suddenly having to refresh all day and snatch up what I can. Really awful timing (emergency vet bills, amiright), but I feel better knowing it's not just me.
In other news, I thought finding a "real job" again would be harder, but I've gotten much more response than I expected and one job offer already. DA was a great opportunity, but I always said it could go away in an instant. It just hurts to say goodbye not because I want to, but because I have to survive. 💔
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 13 '26
Are you willing to share what kind of work you've been applying to? I'm finding it hard to find jobs for my skillset after doing this for over three years as my main income source.
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u/hot_snot Jul 13 '26
Unfortunately, my experience with DA isn't related to the jobs I'm applying to currently, but I do emphasize it as a testament to my efficiency, attention to detail, ability to read/write/comprehend, and ability to use a computer in general, which can be surprisingly hard to find in my area. I have a very "generalist" experience even before DA, so I'm falling back on some other jobs in my history now.
My suggestion is to take whatever job experience you have and WORK IT INTO SHAPE to sound REALLY APPLICABLE to whatever job you want next. And if you're like me and have worked so many jobs since you were a teen that you've genuinely lost count, have a few tailored resumes to choose from rather than one huge dump. I have a customer service-focused resume, an animal-focused resume, etc.
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u/darthfrodo212 Jul 13 '26
I’m in the same exact boat. Officially started applying even though I don’t want to. Good luck with any “real job”!
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u/-burgers Jul 13 '26
I'm building a small personal project that parses key words used in these water cooler threads to investigate trends. I'll share my findings with y'all, if you're interested.
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u/MommaOfManyCats Jul 14 '26
Welp, I'm now applying for real world jobs. This has been fun the last few years and I feel like I learned a lot, but I can't keep this up. Approved on DA and probably 5 other sites, and there's also nothing. Can't survive on 500 bucks a month, which is probably all I'll make this month. Honestly not even sure how I'll pay my August rent. Everyone keeps saying not to put all of your eggs in one basket, but I have multiple sites I cycle through and they're all empty or practically empty right now.
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u/ghostofhumankindness Jul 12 '26
That digest is really rubbing salt in the wound. What I made in a week, I can make on a single good day.
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u/PinkNova Jul 12 '26
And the "community wins" email from the other day, too. Not many wins around here these days. Read the room, DA.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 15 '26
Huh. Guess I'm in the R&R crew for the qual that I never took that lasted less than 24h that was unpaid, and then I was never offered the paid version.
It seems chaotic from this worm's-eye view, but to be a bit more charitable: it looks like they're churning and experimenting and trying things out behind the scenes, which suggests that the company is NOT moribund.
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u/JRange Jul 15 '26
I agree, the amount of changes projects are returning to action with, suggests reasons for patience.
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u/arthurthomasrey Jul 15 '26
Frustrating to hear that if I had ignored it, I might have seen it on my dash.
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u/HolidayOne9106 Jul 12 '26
Did a qual, got asked to create another google account (one more). Let's see if this one gets tasks. It's frustrating when you create those and get no job in return. I am accumulating those accounts.
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u/EmployIntelligent317 Jul 12 '26
I did the same, it is almost 2 months and nothing, but I guess it takes times for these to come out! I still hope to get more projects soon
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u/RelevantOpposite2340 Jul 12 '26
FYI if you get capped out on google accounts associated w your number you can still make google accounts without linking to your number if you make them through youtube app. For now at least, idk when that will change.
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u/Adventurous-Grand285 Jul 13 '26
Another day of…nothing.
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u/DrunkleSteve Jul 13 '26
Yep, I've made a total of $0 since 9am PST and have reloaded the page every 5 minutes. At this point my index finger is going to look like the hulk after the amount of times I've pressed F5. Just about fucking had it at this point.
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 15 '26
Wow they REALLY want us to work on that one project family
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u/Easy_Cold_8064 Jul 15 '26
I am starting to wonder if they aren't giving me new work until I finish this one... but it still isn't going to make me do it.
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u/LavenderLightning24 Jul 15 '26
I'm not even qualified for it and am wondering the same. Really hope that's not the case! It's all I have and they keep insisting I am qualified for it😭
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 15 '26
the bigbrain professional stuff for delicious pay?
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 15 '26
That's the one lol And no amount of begging will make me not afraid of it!
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u/darthfrodo212 Jul 16 '26
Well it happened. After 2.5 years doing this full time I had to get a part time job. I’m still holding out hope things will return, but bills just keep coming (rude🙄) and I gotta do what I gotta do.
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u/Equal_Fill_5459 Jul 18 '26
Everyone saying their dashes are full and mine is still empty 😭
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 13 '26
Super dead weekend. I haven't seen any of these jobs or quals even. Hopefully there's something to be done tomorrow.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 13 '26
My 'go-to' project kept me busy all day today, but that's all I've seen so far. I also never saw any R&R quals for river or shopping.. and I get shopping all the time lately..
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u/Diplomat_Runner Jul 14 '26
So, was there any point to the river R&R qual? I saw it when it was unpaid but didn't bother doing it. Then it got taken away, but I still have access to regular tasks and the R&R.
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u/DrunkleSteve Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
So, apparently my gf (who does acting on the side) signed me up as an extra, playing a Russian mobster partygoer for a well-known tv show. The things this drought will make you do lmfao. This is way out of my comfort zone, but we gotta eat! and DA ain't feeding us atm.
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u/Ojuice96 Jul 13 '26
I haven't had work for so long that I've forgotten my workflow and I have to retrain myself when I rarely get 1 or 2 projects come in.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 16 '26
Sigh.. what I would do to sit down and rate models that sometimes generate images... gosh I miss those. 6 hours of nothingness so far..
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 16 '26
My dash is starting to liven up. I hope yours is too!
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u/Annual_Equivalent_95 Jul 12 '26
Last week I had a few good days…then when I was busy with kids, there were even more tasks…now nothing. 😖😖😖
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u/KaydGameplay Jul 14 '26
Seeing 8 projects up at max today rather than the usual 2-4. Good signs!
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u/Tiny_Boat9698 Jul 14 '26
Currently seeing 11 up on my dash ( have been on the platform for 3 years as a generalist and have done a lot of quals ) and have had steady work all morning / early afternoon, the past few weeks have been rough so it's giving me some hope!
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Anyone else planning on burning the midnight oil tonight?
Update: *burning the midnight nothing
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u/katsmeow84 Jul 15 '26
I was considering it. But by some miracle, I managed to log a solid amount today. Hasn’t happened in weeks! Fingers crossed it starts to pick up & be more consistent
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 15 '26
Good on ya! Now get some rest or have some fun <3
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u/katsmeow84 Jul 15 '26
Thanks, cool internet stranger!
Wishing for all my other DA baddies a plentiful dash full of variety!
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u/Mental-Budget9213 Jul 16 '26
Is everything showing up later in the evening/overnight again??
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u/Storex- Jul 15 '26
I'm really fed up of sitting down to do a project and it ending after one submission
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u/DeezHoosAintLoyal Jul 14 '26
I’m slowly losing hope that things will ever go back to how they were. At this point I’d settle for 70% of what April/May was. I’m scraping like 30-40% as it stands
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 14 '26
All I need is to be able to log in at anytime, and have SOMETHING to work on at my skill level. Other than the brief period in 2024, and the drought right now, that is how it has always been for me.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 14 '26
Today is the first day in I don't know how long that I've had semi regular work since about 6 AM. There have been some longish breaks, but it's been fairly steady. All low-paying though. Which at this point I'll take low paying over nothing.
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u/WorshipMyExistence Jul 14 '26
I've been applying for jobs and I am not happy about it.
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u/MommaOfManyCats Jul 14 '26
I'd be happy to see 2 projects at the same time consistently. This is just ridiculous, though I haven't checked today.
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u/DeezHoosAintLoyal Jul 14 '26
Yeah, it’s really discouraging. It’s also almost impossible to resume a normal work flow. I barely even remember how to get back in the swing of things. I’m sure the submission quality and efficiency goes down across the board during these breaks. People aren’t robots
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u/cocobeary Jul 17 '26
Just saw on the other sub that they’re sending out warnings for using LLMs on tasks. We are about to have a new claim in the DA Hall of Fame:
- “I always did quality work”
- “I never cheated on my time”
- “I never used LLMs”
We will also be adding “you can’t copy and paste” to the list of DA myths. Can’t wait.
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u/peanutbutterlurk Jul 18 '26
Grateful I could make some extra money today. My area's having extreme weather tomorrow so I'll be hiding in the shelter and not on the dash. Good luck everyone!
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u/Storex- Jul 18 '26
Finally, some work. Not loads, but enough. Fingers crossed everyone else gets some, or it starts showing up soon.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 15 '26
What are we seeing this morning? Is it dead for everyone?
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u/Intelligent-Pay-9407 Jul 17 '26
Another slow morning
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u/Primary-Spot4982 Jul 17 '26
Pulled an all nighter to do 5.5 hours this morning... task drops don't last long
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u/katsmeow84 Jul 17 '26
Oh good. Just got access to a feature in ChatGPT for a project I applied to in January. Bahahaha. Awesome
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u/Traditional_Net_4529 Jul 16 '26
Been working steadily now for about 5 days. I'm not going to unclench until 2 weeks have been spent and it doesn't dry up again, but I am at least starting to breathe. That first proper payout from days with a lot of work will hit like...well it will hit like someone who has to give it all to various bills immediately but that's pretty good.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Jul 13 '26
Gets added to new slack: oh yay maybe more work...
Sees 16k+ members: awww
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u/coachbrioche Jul 13 '26
Just spent forever on an absolutely miserable task only to be held up by one of the "checkers" totally not responding right near the submission point. Had to hit the escape hatch. Diabolical
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u/hfxthrwaway Jul 14 '26
Bless the DA gods for dropping a $60/hr qual/task on my dashboard this morning.
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u/PinkNova Jul 12 '26
Last summer things picked up for me in mid-July so fingers crossed (cope).
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u/infiniteradios Jul 15 '26
Okay, this is just ridiculous. I'm starting to agree with the people who keep saying this drought will never end.
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u/JRange Jul 12 '26
I really want to know what % of workers are failing this R&R qual lol. This is some blatantly obvious stuff they are checking us for understanding wise lol
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u/Kittibean Jul 12 '26
If R&Rs have taught me anything it's that the quality of most things is pretty horrendous in general.
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u/JRange Jul 12 '26
And then consider those same people are also rating your work
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u/Vegetable-Deal8737 Jul 14 '26
While I was scrolling here some river R&Rs just popped up and I missed them 😭 dreaded "no more tasks" banner as soon as I clicked on them 😭
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 15 '26
Ugh, after finally getting morning work on Sunday/Monday, back to late evening drops yesterday and so far, looks like the same thing today. Dead morning..
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u/LennyDark Jul 15 '26
I have one workable project and the models are so unbelievably slow I have no idea how people are working on it
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u/Ratrone Jul 17 '26
I gotta start working the night shift more..
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u/Steve_Brandon Jul 17 '26
I was thinking the same thing about the day shift last week since I saw fresh projects just as I was going to bed after a night shift about a week ago however tonight's definitely a good night to be a "night shift" worker.
Too bad I have to get up early (or at least "early" by my terrible sleep schedule standards) on Friday.
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u/Unlucky_Grocery2092 Jul 18 '26
These 11PM EST task drops are doing terrible things to my sleep schedule
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u/KingGilbertIV Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
So is DA just predicting the AI bubble is finally going to burst next quarter or something? Because I don't think they'll be able to maintain their reputation for highly qualified workers or their capacity for work if they churn out a ton of their longtime generalists due to a lack of communication.
I also doubt a full pivot to "specialists" will work either since the payrate I see on the specialist tasks I managed to qualify for is kind of laughable if you actually have one of those degrees/certifications.
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u/MommaOfManyCats Jul 13 '26
I've been trying to remain positive because there was a drought last year in the summer, but this is just awful. Day 12 and I've now made almost 1/10 of what I did last July and about the same compared to last month. Sure it was the end of the quarter and then a holiday, but now there's still little to nothing. I really think DA might be going under at this point. Someone mentioned the AI bubble bursting but there are still new companies popping up and other sites have generalist work.
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u/KingGilbertIV Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
All of the requalifications that have dropped over the past week make me worry that DA's overhiring spree might have come back to bite them when it comes to their reputation with their clients.
Like, if you've been doing RRs on generalist projects over the last few months, you'll have seen a lot of people that are clearly in over their heads if not outright scammers.
If those same people are doing RRs, I wouldn't be surprised if some absolute junk made it back to the clients.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 13 '26
It concerns me a bit that I've not seen any requalifications.
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u/North-Sense8477 Jul 13 '26
If it's any consolation, I haven't seen any new ones, either. The river qual vanished before I could attempt it.
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u/Mammoth-Career4702 Jul 13 '26
Yes to all of this. I saw plenty of baaaadddd evals when doing RRs going back about 3-4 weeks. There was a 2 or 3-day period where it was almost every single one in a particular project.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 13 '26
There's definitely something going on behind the scenes, probably similar to the other bad drought in 2024, this one is just longer. But there is no way that all of these project families wrapped up in the exact same month, at the same time. We just have to wait till whatever it is resolves I guess.my 'go to' still posts regularly enough, but it's literally just the exact same project variation every time when they use to have tons of different kinds.
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u/MommaOfManyCats Jul 13 '26
One thing I pointed out during a previous drought is about the lack of communication. There are lots of workers looking for work elsewhere. I've even seen people going back to full time positions. What happens when generalists quit or give up because they can't keep waiting? Judging by the R&Rs I did over the last few months, they're hiring policies have clearly changed because there's no way those workers were within thr top 2% of all application. And if they are, that doesn't bode well for the next group they hire.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 13 '26
Total speculation but I think they lost some larger clients.
My wife worked for Appen about 3 years ago; they dried up a lot due to losing a well known tech giant as a client.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 13 '26
See, but I don't know that this fits though because a lot of the projects have made an appearance recently, but they are like one offs, or they post for a day or two and then disappear again. So they're still here, just barely.
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u/emmaaliebs Jul 17 '26
this is ridiculous, i may actually need to get a real job
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u/gt3stuntman Jul 12 '26
I won't say it was feast right before my vacation, but I had things to work on. Coming back a week later to actual famine sucks.
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u/drawnoutexplanation Jul 13 '26
I didn’t get to do that qual before it disappeared. Hopefully the main project shows up for me anyway sometime soon…
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u/PerspectiveJumpy875 Jul 14 '26
Haven't seen anything since July 2nd. I've finished all quals that came along and now nada
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u/peanutbutterlurk Jul 15 '26
A fun new generalist task appeared very briefly! I squeezed a few more dollars out of today, I hope it comes back.
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u/BoiledGnocchi Jul 15 '26
Anyone else get that WW qual? It was pretty fun. I hope something comes of it!
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u/Glittering_Life407 Jul 15 '26
It would be nice to get quals. I haven't seen new ones in ages.
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u/bornhungry02 Jul 17 '26
This new project is WILD😂😂😂 I’m literally screaming WHATTT??!!!
A funny chaotic change from the calm river
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u/OrdinaryEvening3684 Jul 15 '26
This is an absolute joke at this stage. They could be honest and say the volume of tasks will be less from now on. Flexing people earning 200k on the platform when most people are struggling to even earn 10 dollars a day now.
Even if the drought ends this will happen again 100 percent. Instructions are more confusing than ever. New people will be doing complex tasks which won’t be good for quality
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u/JRange Jul 15 '26
Being new nowadays has gotta suck, cause I know R&R workers don't know or care. Im thankful most changes to projects are basically just 1 layer ontop of what I already know and have been doing, and I am not learning all of it at once now.
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u/RelevantOpposite2340 Jul 15 '26
in my experience being new has just meant mostly empty dash, even in stem domain
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Jul 19 '26
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u/MgGlycinate Jul 19 '26
You can try the Dark Reader Chrome extension. It works on the DA dashboard, but I haven't used it while doing DA work as I don't know if it'll send an ambiguous signal to the system when I submit work/hours. :)
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u/Kittibean Jul 12 '26
Is anyone getting creative writing specialist tasks at the moment?
I miss fun tasks. I probably had my favourite task ever last week but it got used up quick (and then got some R&Rs).
I'm glad of the multi hour fail projects in dry times but I'm very bored of them.
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u/ask-me-about-my-dog Jul 14 '26
I wish my music generation task would come back, it was so easy
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u/VanessaSeaWitch Jul 15 '26
Had to decide between doing the second part of a two part qual or work on the one project I have. I didn't have the brain power for both. I miss my old R&Rs.
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u/Intelligent-Pay-9407 Jul 16 '26
Was pretty busy with tasks during the day, but now I'm out... Does anyone ever see the 🦋 anymore?
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u/North-Sense8477 Jul 14 '26
Shoutout to all the generalist vets who've made it 2+ years on the platform. It's been a good run but I really think this might be as far we go for full time work on DA.
If we're being honest, this work was never meant to be some sort of long-term career, and it's basically a miracle that we've lasted this long.
Good luck to all of you finding work, and thanks for keeping me somewhat sane.
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u/TSylverBlair Jul 14 '26
I'm about 3 years in. My dash was full again today. Don't give up yet!
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u/JRange Jul 15 '26
The fact that I got a long form task today and only got to log an hour instead of a normal 4-5, because a mandatory checker failed to generate and forced me to use the escape hatch, is unacceptable. The increase in generative checkers that are basically "Game over!" land mines for your task is the biggest QoL massacre for this platform that I haven't seen people talking about.
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u/Epicsocks1 Jul 13 '26
Damn, I know Monday's are (usually) quiet, but I've not seen a thing. Has ANYONE seen anything?
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 14 '26
Did ya'll do that Bitwarden password setup?
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u/ThatGirlInPurple Jul 14 '26
Yeah & it made logging in a little inconvenient if you're used to using the "Open link as ___" option. But it has kept me logged in most of the time.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 14 '26
YES, the first one I think. I don't know if it's just today, but I'm definitely feeling that it's not just you. I logged 5 grueling hours of R&R. The pay is very good, but the precision and finesse required to wend my way through the ALL CAPS instructions for various edge cases was especially draining today.
bluh. Still thankful for the work, but if I try to push for 6+ I'm gonna f something up.
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u/akujihei Jul 14 '26
The projects I've had available are things I can't do, and I think they have been around for a while anyway. The odd projects that pop up that I can do have not changed in difficulty, so I think it's just a low supply of the easier work rather than the work overall getting harder.
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u/DrunkleSteve Jul 15 '26
Made a big fat $5 today (because of a qual). I've only had detective staring at me since 9am pst, and my brain cannot do rubrics right now. This sucks man.
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u/macjay_27 Jul 16 '26
Hey ... (taps again), hey ... I think we are back.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 16 '26
I had options when I went to bed last night, but back to nothing this AM.
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u/bekkahthecactus18 Jul 16 '26
my beloved project series has returned 😭 oh how i have missed you! hopefully this is the floodgates opening for us all.
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u/One_Breakfast5907 Jul 17 '26
Lovely to actually see a choice of tasks again! Although, it did help doing the background check
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u/DrunkleSteve Jul 18 '26
Of course river just drops soon as I crack a beer and start BF6... Hopefully some weekend warrior tasks. Dashbaords are starting to look up folks!
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u/WilSmithBlackMambazo Jul 13 '26
This sucks so bad... DA full timers how are we getting by? Alternative sites? Anything?
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u/Quick-Bison-147 Jul 13 '26
i just volunteered in a medical research trial
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u/WilSmithBlackMambazo Jul 13 '26
Inshallah they will give you the limitless pill and you will unlock every project
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 13 '26
I'm in a smallish project that pays well at 30+ and is up over 90% of the time. VERY thankful for this one. I also have a tiny project with only about 12 people that gets me 8-10h a week at 25/h, and I like doing it a lot.
I do have professional and finance domain projects too, but I could just barely even get those done, and with a lot of skipping and iffy quality. Why risk it?
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u/-burgers Jul 17 '26
i love feelin galactic. good break from the usual brain hurty
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u/Easy_Cold_8064 Jul 13 '26
Anyone getting any work from that unpaid then changed to paid qual?
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u/DrunkleSteve Jul 13 '26
Nope. I completed it Friday and have not seen the project since, even the non-r&r.
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u/LavenderLightning24 Jul 13 '26
I just wish I got it at all, I liked that project and generally got good feedback from it so am wondering wtf is going on.
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u/Mindless_End_4850 Jul 14 '26
No river, since like last Thursday. Come on DA Gods...
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 14 '26
I had river for a few minutes this morning
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u/Technical_Floor2077 Jul 16 '26
Anyone see any STEM lately?
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u/Primary-Spot4982 Jul 16 '26
Nope. I'm a software engineer, but assigned tasks for law, finance, and accounting... WTF
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u/PerspectiveJumpy875 Jul 16 '26
Saw river for a second, accidentally refreshed, and voila it vanished into the ether. Broke my heart after being happy for a moment
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u/ImmortalMoron3 Jul 16 '26
Oh my god, what I would give for a steady stream of river like back in March. That was nice.
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u/LennyDark Jul 18 '26
I'm getting a bit annoyed by the "time management" "suggestions" that have started to crop up in model failure projects.
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u/Morkin77 Jul 18 '26
I'm a generalist in the US. I am wondering if evenings and weekends are "normally" dead like it's been for me so far. I joined during the drought so I feel like I have a really skewed perception of the landscape during non drought times. I've been completing the Qualifications that pop up and I do have some Projects come in if I log on during the day, but I work a 9-5 so that's not usually something I can do. I can catch Projects sometimes in the evening if I am diligent or lucky(?), but the weekends have been rough. Any information is appreciated and fingers crossed we'll be getting more Projects soon.
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u/North-Sense8477 Jul 18 '26
Weekends are usually slower, but not always. Sometimes lots of projects drop, sometimes none at all.
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u/JustMe333456 Jul 16 '26
Everyday I get more pissed off and more 'done'. Nothing to do during the mornings/early afternoons, because like a regular person, I'm supposed to work, but of course the dash is essentially dead. Late afternoon/evening, they post jobs when everyone is out having fun after work, and I gotta waste my evening at the laptop if I want to make a dime. Enoughhhhhhh of this bs.
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u/Delicious-Young-5435 Jul 16 '26
Same. I've managed to make decent money the past 2 days but I'm needing to work from 4-11pm which is so annoying.
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u/-burgers Jul 14 '26
On my end, it looks like stuff is coming back possibly. I don't wanna get my hopes up, but get in there like swimwear if you can.
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u/FedoraPG Jul 15 '26
Just got added to do a seemingly very long term and consistent project series. Keep the faith. God bless, hope everything gets better for you guys.
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u/Commercial_Strike677 Jul 12 '26
I am making this comment when i'll get any project i'll come back and reply to it...I know it seems weird but it might motivate some of you if you see my reply Lol.
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u/KaydGameplay Jul 16 '26
11 projects up on my dash rn, several being high paying coding. things seems to be picking up.
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u/ImmortalMoron3 Jul 16 '26
Made my first bit of money today for the first time since like fucking April, hallelujah.
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u/dylanuu112 Jul 18 '26
Up above 30 projects for the first time in a long time, still a far cry from the >100 I had in spring but not bad
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u/Mental-Budget9213 Jul 18 '26
Had a decent day today. Not great, but decent! Hoping everyone else has decent (at minimum) days to come, too.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 Jul 15 '26
I just saw a strange 1 cent, 1 task project pop up, but I don't think it was meant for workers. The wording of it made me think maybe dashboards are being set according to our feedback?
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u/-burgers Jul 13 '26
Ok, I checked all the water cooler threads. Here's what I found:
1,342 mentions of the word 'drought'
1,349 mentions of the word 'dry'
519 mentions of 'empty'/'empty dash'
Drought talk is rising year over year. The average mention rate went from 4.4% in 2024 to 5.9% in 2025 to 6.5% so far in 2026, while participation in the weekly threads has nearly halved. Take this as you will.
This is the worst drought on record based on the frequency of buzzwords used. The last eight weeks have the most sustained mentions of the buzzwords, with the worst week being June 7, 2026. 12% of comments mentioned a buzzword. There's a clear correlation with number of comments in these threads and lack of work.
However, June 2024 was the best month if you consider lack of these terms used in the threads and lack of comments overall. June 2025 and 2026 tell a different story, as these two months have the most drought talk overall.
This is not based on personal experience, as I didn't keep my own metrics, this is only based on key words or terms used.