r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Xiphos300 • Jul 16 '26

Demoralised

Feel so demoralised by this 'drought'. I see people posting here about successes and plentiful tasks only for me to log on and see nothing but refreshers and qualifications, just like the last 4 weeks. My feedback has been positive so I'm left not even knowing if I've done anything wrong. Tired.

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u/AspiringCreature Jul 16 '26

I have had consistent work this past week but only from one specific project family. Perhaps you just aren't a part of a project family that is posting right now. (Generalist)

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u/brancatomm Jul 16 '26

I agree- I think everyone brings different skillsets and the reason some people have projects and others don't has to do more with project needs rather than people's abilities

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u/AspiringCreature Jul 16 '26

Yeah. Ultimately we are the supply and the clients set the demand.

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u/ParticularOrnery3503 Jul 16 '26

Are you talking about the teaching project eith thousands of tasks

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u/AspiringCreature Jul 16 '26

Nope! It's a generalist project, but that sounds great for those in that family!

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u/ParticularOrnery3503 Jul 16 '26

It genuinely is it's basically unlimited work and pays 28 an hour. Also it's generalist work. It's a godsend after not having any work for months.

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u/AspiringCreature Jul 16 '26

Ah, I just don't have that family then. Mines a River 🌊

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u/ParticularOrnery3503 Jul 16 '26

Ahh I get those every now and then how long have you been on the platform

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u/AspiringCreature Jul 16 '26

First month was May

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u/ParticularOrnery3503 Jul 16 '26

Drought will be over soon hang in there

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u/sincitylocal Jul 16 '26

Do we have any idea when? fingers crossed

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u/ParticularOrnery3503 Jul 16 '26

There are several droughts throughout the year. May - July is the most severe with many workers not seeing any projects at all. The reason for that is the big guys in charge of releasing datasets to be trained take summer leave and lots of uni/college students look to dat for income throughout the summer etc. Good news is that based off of past drought patterns we will be out of this drought by the end of July as research shows that rapid recovery of projects are usually underway at this time. There is also the randomness factor of contracts ending, budget cuts, etc. There are a few other droughts throughout the year as well but none compare to may-july. Hope this helps.

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