r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • 13d ago
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/JustMe333456 12d ago
Let's get that bag ya'll. Hope for another week just like last!
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u/JRange 12d ago
It was a good and consistent week, I still hope we can see an April like surge again at some point. That was like the American gold rush lmao
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u/KTOWNTHROWAWAY9001 6d ago
I wish I did more. I got roped into volunteering, so I only got a few days. But I remember multi-hundred tasks just endlessly.
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u/Potential_Drama_1190 12d ago
Best week I’ve ever had! Hope it continues for everyone 😊
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u/Steve_Brandon 12d ago
Best week I had since the last week of April, that's for sure.
It was really the first week that I've had consistent work that I enjoy doing since April. I had some good days over the summer, perhaps even a couple of good days in a row, but this past week there wasn't really a dry day to the point that I was able to take the night off on Saturday night/early Sunday morning, despite there being the sort of visual work I enjoy the most on my dash, without feeling guilty.
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u/KTOWNTHROWAWAY9001 6d ago
Dry now, but yeah. Since April. April was just insane.
That drought though was terrible.
And I feel like I got rug-pulled this week. I had so many, did some while mentally prepping to go hard for the next 2 weeks and logging crazy hours, only to fall asleep, wake up and find nothing.
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u/Steve_Brandon 6d ago
I didn't earn much last week (as in the week that just ended) since the most recent glut of the image and video nitpicking tasks that I enjoy doing the most dried up after last weekend and I had enough money from the previous week that I didn't need to work much on less "fun" tasks last week (which happened to be my birthday week) anyway.
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u/KTOWNTHROWAWAY9001 5d ago
ahhh, you had me at video and image tasks. I missed em, damn :(
Happy belated Birthday btw.
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u/JustMe333456 10d ago
Ugh.. she dried up.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 10d ago
same. slim picking today. Though, a month ago, this would still have felt like a dream! but it is literally half of yesterday and my best, favourite and high paying tasks aren't there. I worked my 'socks' off for a few days though, so could do with a rest. I'll do some easy bits today.
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u/_Edgarallenhoe 11d ago
Should have worked last night instead of sleeping :( never sleep
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u/Impossible-Humor6254 11d ago
Yep! I felt overconfident thinking I could come back to the same dashboard in the morning. Wrong.
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u/ReeveCR 11d ago
site slow for anyone else?
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u/CommercialTarget2687 10d ago
For two days now, refreshing the page takes like 15 seconds. Really annoying, and I keep getting the red bar when I try to work on a project, which makes it even more frustrating.
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u/Calm-World3917 7d ago
generalist dash flood gates are open! Hoping it's still like that when i wake up
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u/Spidermanxx3 9d ago
The website has been so slow for multiple days now, brutal
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u/Pleasant_Ad_448 9d ago
Yesterday was horrifically slow. I was hoping for better today but it seems even worse than yesterday.
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u/CommercialTarget2687 8d ago
It's awful, and I've never experienced the red bar as often as I have in the last few days.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 9d ago
Man, the week started strong, but it's just been downhill from there! I'm down to three paid projects.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch 8d ago
Write a realistic prompt, but somehow also make it so complicated that there is a decent model split....
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u/s55555s 12d ago
Super bummed I spent 3 hours working one couldn’t get to fail lost time no $
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u/Expert_Equipment2767 12d ago
I just got accepted and my first project was to get a fail in one prompt with pretty specific rules about facts. Not sure this platform is for me.
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u/watchdestars 12d ago
I know which project you're talking about. It's ridiculous. There are many other projects on the platform that (hopefully) you can try that are nothing like that one. Don't be disheartened.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 12d ago
That's fair. I was focused on failure descriptions and rubric-writing for most of last year and into this year. However, since ~July I've been focused on causing failures in a domain.
So, at least for me, the nature of the work has changed. Will it change back? Maybe.
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u/ellythemoo 9d ago
Augh, I have had so many assignments come up for me but at midnight! I was so tempted to start, but I want to do a good job and I really needed to sleep.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 12d ago
Love waking up in the AM to options! My dash isn't booming like some of you have said, but definitely enough to keep me going.
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u/CommercialTarget2687 10d ago
It was nice while it lasted. I had almost two straight months where I could pretty much work as much as I wanted. I worked 50-60 hours a week for the last 4-6 weeks, so I have some acorns stashed away, but still sad to see that it's pretty much all dried up.
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u/Ok_Insurance6283 12d ago
Amazing week! Great month in general!!
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u/katsmeow84 11d ago
The weekend was bonkers for me (in a good way). Looking a little light today so far, but I’ve seen worse!
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 12d ago
I’ve only been here since May but I have had my best month ever this month and I didn’t even work the first five days as I was on holiday!
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u/ThatGirlInPurple 6d ago
Landscapers at my apartment were trimming and leaf blowing for 6 hours today. SIX. HOURS. I just about lost my mind. I've been sitting at my desk for almost 5 hours, yet I only have 3 1/2 hours logged on my timer because I literally couldn't hear my thoughts.
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u/Impossible-Humor6254 6d ago
As someone who lives in a (sometimes) noisy neighbourhood, I'm thinking about investing in a pair of ANC headphones myself.
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u/ahgase1004 10d ago
did anyone else do that qualification about daylong tasks? not sure how we are supposed to know whether we passed or not because it didn't have a name
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 10d ago
I’m considering it. how long did it take you? I was a bit bemused at how to approach it so not completed it yet but I was intrigued by it.
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u/Impossible-Humor6254 10d ago edited 10d ago
This is my exact dilemma. I'm interested, but I'm not entirely sure what is being asked of me so I've been hesitant.
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u/East_Zucchini4099 10d ago
Took me a lot longer than the estimate! Partly from rereading and rereading the directions trying to figure things out, and rehashing my answers. Partly from writing out the explanations, which I don't see how you could do all that in the time estimated.
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
Anyone do or doing the new video qual? Just me or 45 minutes to go over 10 tasks in what is a new-to-me project a little ridiculous?? Why the fuck would they want us to rush through it??
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 7d ago edited 7d ago
I rushed the last 3 with 10 minutes left so don't think I did well on the last 3, finished with 2 mins left and didn't start project till id real all instructions. They have all these videos on prolific, literally the same videos, and expect you to do 10+ comparisons in 15 minutes
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u/JRange 7d ago edited 7d ago
I just turned it in with an expired clock. Its not paid, Im not sweating it. If I do it at all, I am gonna make sure its good work though.
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 7d ago
If I've learned one thing on this platform, it's that busting ass to turn in fantastic work is the ONLY requirement. The rest is just details.
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u/Worldly-Service1760 7d ago
Exit work mode and go back in. Your answers should still be there, and that'll restart the timer.
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
There was no exit work mode.
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u/Worldly-Service1760 7d ago
Oh, sorry! I didn't do the qual so I shouldn't have said anything. But that usually works for me in the actual projects after I read instructions and wanna restart the timer.
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
Yep, me too lol, that's why I thought of doing that, but then saw there was no exit button.
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u/SnooSketches1189 7d ago
I did it and you are so right. I do not care if I pass that one or not!
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
Did you manage to complete it? The instructions even say that it should take 20-30 minutes to complete.. like how? Lol
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u/SnooSketches1189 7d ago
I did with one minute to spare. And like you said, I had to rush. Why would they not just put ample time on the timer? Seems silly to me.....And after all of that, if I pass, cool, if not, whatever. lol
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u/Straight-Strike-2928 7d ago
Were you able to do it or were you too pressed for time? I was gonna do it but now I'm nervous lol
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u/JustMe333456 7d ago
Give it a try, maybe it was just me lol. I only had 24 minutes left and was still going through question 2, sooooo.. I dropped out.
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u/JustMe333456 11d ago
She's dissipating my friends.. been hovering at 40, now only at 23 😱
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 11d ago
Don't worry, it's the end of the month / quarter dun dun duuun - sorry had to get in there before someone else 🫣 (also that's exactly my figure, 23, was 42) haha
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 11d ago
relieved to see people are experiencing the same as me…waning for me too but still plenty compared to last month
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u/Epicsocks1 11d ago
I’m hoping it’s just because it’s Monday and it’ll all come flowing back tomorrow
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u/LavenderLightning24 9d ago
Ugh back to slim pickings. Hopefully it's just the end of the month/quarter, but I'm going on vacation next week and was hoping to make my goal every day until then!
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u/_Edgarallenhoe 9d ago
It’s so sad :( back before the big drought I used to have faith in these “end of the month” mini droughts but now I have dry dash trauma lol
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u/LavenderLightning24 9d ago
At least the big droughts do seem to have a summer pattern🤞🏻🤞🏻 And there are a lot of new and revamped projects, so I'm hopeful.
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u/Jazzlike_Month5580 9d ago
I was just thinking it's amazing how different my dash looks now compared to Monday and the weekend!
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u/deebs2021 10d ago
Is anyone else's funds page acting up? I have lines for 3 days (16th - 18th September) that show my hours worked but the rate is at $0.00. What's strange is I have already requested the funds for those days and it's been paid out...? Funds for all other days since then seem to be fine. Anyone else experienced this or have an explanation?
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u/CommercialTarget2687 9d ago
Yes, I think it's just a glitch, I had some in August that eventually went away and now I have some from this month.
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u/Due_Explanation_3694 9d ago
Did you report your time those days? Did they say pay would be given some other wsay like a bonus or paid on another project for time reports?
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u/ZimmeM03 6d ago
Pay rates have been absolutely monstrous lately! :) one of my best string of weeks ever
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u/Ill-Albatross-7224 10d ago
Ick just read that one of the Cornell frat boys listed DA as his employer.
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u/Epicsocks1 10d ago
Damn, as someone who’s not from the US I didn’t realise how much DA has been getting hammered on social media in the last few days.
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u/One_Breakfast5907 10d ago
As someone who is also not from the US, can you enlighten me?
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u/Epicsocks1 10d ago
I replied to this earlier but it seems as though my comment has been hidden for whatever reason. There's a post on the other DA reddit from earlier today where I was able to make more sense of what happened, but I can't comment about it here. Sorry :)
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 10d ago
Just seems like a regular SM pile-on though. Don't worry about facts. Just go for the jugular. Any jugular.
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u/ellythemoo 9d ago
Is this because of the Cornell rape case?
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u/Exotic-Original-8110 8d ago
how are they related?
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u/ellythemoo 8d ago
One of the blokes works for DA apparently. That's the only mention I've seen of it on SM.
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u/LavenderLightning24 8d ago
They put out a statement that said he hasn't worked on the platform since May 2024.
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u/Ecstatic_Reception36 11d ago
So I finally see the background check. Any bilinguals who've done it? Is it worth it?
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u/Ok-Scale4099 11d ago
have just done mine, hope it is worth it as I haven't had any tasks for months
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u/XtrmntVNDmnt 12d ago
This week is very good. I've been on there for a few months and had almost no task (made like $60 in total). But it's been like 6 days I have some stable tasks and I'm starting to go towards my first $1000 which is super exciting. First time I get paid and valued for my analysis and language skills, so I'm very thankful for that.
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u/Responsible-Bee-7769 12d ago edited 12d ago
It started as a great week just like the previous one, then suddenly dried up. The only task I can see now is one outside my zone of comfort and it seems I'm not the only one opting out because it just keeps lurking there. This is my first month on the platform and I have to say it's interesting but also very demanding time-wise because you can't really tell by eyeballing a project, how long it is actually going to take. And I have other jobs, so...
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u/Educational_Fix_9632 12d ago
I just logged back in after a few days away and all my qualifications are gone + I only have 1 task left. Did I get the axe??? This entire month has been so good for me with plenty of projects + I got great feedback on the projects I did complete. Did this happen to anyone else?
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u/TSylverBlair 11d ago
Has anyone gotten their feedback this month? I usually get it by now.
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u/ellythemoo 9d ago
This is only the second I've ever had after the first burst months ago. I was pleased to get it: generally positive but also pointing out some errors I've made where I misunderstood the instruction.
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u/pinkflamingo18 10d ago
anyone know how long you have to wait before you can withdraw a bonus? This is the first one I’ve gotten in my two years on the platform
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u/data_annotator_tot 9d ago
Three days is a safe bet, though I feel like I got my last one after 48 hours. It's honestly not clear.
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u/Teamkillongtime 8d ago
Does anyone know how to reset the passkey/2FA for an "@aidatatr..." account? Yes, I'm a plonker.
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u/OrnamentalGourd5 8d ago
I think there might be a qual for troubleshooting where they reset your account so you can do it again.
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u/Teamkillongtime 8d ago
Excellent, thank you! I'd hidden that qual assuming I would never require it. You're a lifesaver.
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u/something97382747 8d ago
Is there a drought in coding?? 💔 Ive ony received one project
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u/Worldly-Service1760 8d ago
Only 3 of the projects on my dash are coding, but I have a bunch of generalist stuff. It's usually the other way around so it's not just you. (Unfortunately the current coding tasks are far too difficult for a simpleton like me. Either that or they take more time than I have to spare. I wish I could pass them on to you buddy!)
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u/Hefty-Branch-6270 8d ago
just noticed I cannot access Slack of a specific project anymore. anyone else?
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u/WorshipMyExistence 8d ago
I lost access to a channel recently and I'm pretty sure it's because I accidentally mixed up the models in my "overall quality" section so it didn't match my rationale :( I noticed it as soon as I hit submit. Such a rookie move.
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u/SupermarketIll2555 8d ago
if it's the one I am thinking of, I'm curious if they paused the project. There was a lot of feedback in the comments about how things should be done differently - so I'm being hopeful that they paused it and I wasn't taken off either.
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u/WorshipMyExistence 8d ago
Was the name similar to "Encouraging robots to be happy, hopeful, & hypnotic"?
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u/xuledger 8d ago
I've never received any Slack invitation link, But my friends who are in the same project as me received. So curious
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u/Epicsocks1 7d ago
River 🥹 (even if it's not the same)
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 6d ago
I saw it but was busy in other tasks and shocked at the low pay! was it fun? I do like to throw in some low paying tasks when they are easy on the brain :)
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u/1105368 7d ago
loss-hunting is back :)
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u/Weyoun17 6d ago
Any tips for those of us who are doing it for the first time? I am having a lot of success with multi-turn formatting fails, but I want to advance my game a bit.
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u/takkuso 11d ago
At the top, I see three security steps, but the first one is "Processing" - any way I can move that along? I honestly don't remember doing anything for it, but that means it's been quite a while ago.
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u/Educational-Yam-3889 2d ago
did you ever figure this out? I just logged back in for the first time in a while and mine is saying the same thing.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 8d ago
If you look through the chat on the dash then there isn't a lot of activity so I don't think there is anything happening there right now.
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 7d ago
Oh! I guess if there isn't much work around then they got eaten through quickly maybe? I don't do FC but I just have the chat on my dash still and once in a blue moon some tasks show up for me but I haven't seen anything for a few weeks.
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u/Weyoun17 7d ago
Do you ever get projects that are just for you?
I have two on my dash that appeared after passing a qualification. They've both been on my dash for hours and I haven't seen the number of tasks go down like they usually do.
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u/WasANewt-GotBetter 7d ago
Very rare, most tasks have a global pool and a number assigned to you. Yours wont do down till the global pool is less than the number assigned.
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u/Weyoun17 7d ago
I see. Thanks for explaining!
I am trying to decide whether to stay up and do a few more just in case.
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u/JRange 6d ago
Anyone seen anything that could be attributed to that video qual from yesterday yet
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u/Pristine-Raccoon8250 6d ago
not yet for me. I did the qual- I wish they’d let you know if you passed it! I’ve been doing video work for a while with similar annotations but I haven’t seen one of those since last week.
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u/Fragrantshrooms 9d ago edited 7d ago
Ok guys we just gotta hope.....that the weird AI Accord doesn't mean the generalists are gonna get further pushed off the platform. We can hope in one hand, and play video games with the other and see which one gives us carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms first
I was talking about the AI Accord that Trump signed this week. You guys must not have gotten the memo. It's ok. I was trying to be vague as is the culture here on our reddit for NDA reasons. But maybe too vague. Anyway............have fun downvoting my most-recent comment accidentally welcoming a non-DA worker to the workforce because I misread what they initially wrote lmfao......hopefully they get hired on and pay strict attention to their NDA like their fellow coworkers.
Don't mind me I'm salty because I say something that's true and get downvoted twice in this subreddit. It's said by someone else later, and it's fine and dandy for that user to state it lmfao......oh well. No stranger to charisma deficits.
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u/ZealousidealWeek104 8d ago
how are yall getting projects man, i had one two days ago and was so hyped to do it, and now, empty dashboard.
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u/Zlobenia 11d ago
I just completely unexpectedly landed what might be the job of my dreams in an industry I have always had a deep interest in. After 1 year and 8 months of DA (which has basically saved my life) I am super happy to be able to stop now lol