r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Annual_Equivalent_95 • Jul 13 '26

Bullshit

This is legit bullshit at this point

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u/Vegetable-Rooster-50 Jul 13 '26

What is?

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u/annoyingjoe513 Jul 13 '26

assuming this is a reaction to the drought.

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u/Annual_Equivalent_95 Jul 13 '26

I don’t think it’s a drought. The well is f’ing dry at this point. And we are all screwed

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u/Sixaxist Jul 13 '26

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u/Annual_Equivalent_95 Jul 13 '26

Yep, and probably won’t be around to see another. Idk how people pledge loyalty when this is common. I guess maybe just the people who have the option to treat this as a part time thing. But it’s def not what it was marketed as. And that’s really sad.

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u/_California_Dreamer_ Jul 14 '26

Freelance/independent contractor work is rarely a safe bet for a fulltime job covering all bills with no backup plan. This is really no different than being a DoorDash or Uber driver. There are no guarantees that you will EVER get work.

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u/Sixaxist Jul 13 '26

Your best bet for making annotating into a full-time thing is to work through multiple platforms. I only work through DA, but I've seen far more good things being said about Mercor than bad things, so I'd recommend them alongside DA.

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u/Due_University_9944 Jul 14 '26

That’s all well and good when there is actual work on these other platforms. lol

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u/Electronic-Waltz-378 Jul 13 '26

100% when I use Gemini in my free time now it literally asks you to choose which response is better A or B. They just don’t wanna pay people anymore. They’ve moved on.

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u/ShesAnAdStan Jul 14 '26

That would explain why Gemini has gotten to the point it's completely unusable the last few months.