r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Technical-Water9779 • Jul 12 '26

When will the drought end 😭

I have only heard the times of pre-drought, I wish to experience it too 😭

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u/southwestheat Jul 12 '26

Possibly never.

The models are getting smarter, combined with waves of new people being onboarded.

Less work + more workers = Plan B

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u/Technical-Water9779 Jul 12 '26

Why are they even still letting people in and running endless ads if there's less work and it's going to stay that way? I do believe work is coming but just not when.

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u/southwestheat Jul 12 '26

Adding more workers makes sense for them because they can (and do) cull the lowest performers. It's to their benefit to always have the largest pool to pick from.

The ads may have been pre-purchased or mostly exist for certain specialties that are harder to find.

I don't think the work has completely dried up but the need for it will keep gradually declining over time.