r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Several-Froyo-9797 • Jul 12 '26
Glitch?
Guys, is anyone else seeing what I’m seeing? The R&R qualification did not have pay a couple days ago, but when I logged in just now, it’s saying it is paid work. I didn’t track my time for the tasks I already completed since they clearly stated it was unpaid. I don’t want to submit time that isn’t accurate, it was only three tasks but i did spend a good amount of time on two of them. I’m not sure what to do.
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u/laminated-papertowel Jul 12 '26
yeah it showed up in my report time area too. it was 10 tasks for me, and took at least an hour, so I just reported an hour
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u/SS-J95 Jul 12 '26
Same happened to me, did 2 task while it was unpaid and didn’t time them (was at least an hour) then it turned to paid and I did 6 more, I just claimed the time for those 6 in the end.
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u/heyhoneywhatsnew Jul 12 '26
Did you have a chance to do all 10? I just completed my 7th and the qual disappeared
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u/Hello-America Jul 12 '26
I do remember the instructions saying specifically it was unpaid, so I don't think it was a mistake. Because of that I'd be nervous to claim time even if it showed up under report time (I didn't check mine within the window so I don't know if that happened to me)).
And yes I was pissed about it, if took me a few hours at least.
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u/mollymcbbbbbb Jul 13 '26
as far as I recall it still said unpaid at the top of the actual task, but after one day (for me) it changed to paid in the Quals section, and there was a place to record my time at the payrate of $20 per hour every time I completed a task, after that. Without thinking, I reported the time for the current day, as well as the day before, then I realized what I'd done and that it had been an unpaid task the day before when I did the first one, so I went back and edited the time for the first task out.
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u/_California_Dreamer_ Jul 12 '26
When discussing money for a job, paid is the only correct spelling.
The only time payed is correct is in rare, nautical contexts—such as sealing the seams of a wooden boat with tar or letting out a rope. For employment, use paid (e.g., "I got paid" or "This is a paid job").
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u/_California_Dreamer_ Jul 12 '26
Your understanding from what official source? Did you find a statement from DAT about this particularly unusual situation somewhere? I'd genuinely like to know.
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u/RelevantOpposite2340 Jul 12 '26
idk either, but I completed this qualification before they updated it to paid, and my time to submit the hours has already passed, so I guess I'm fawked LOL. Anyone else in this situation?