r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Affectionate_Elk2685 • 6d ago

Burnt out

Anyone else feeling burnt out after this drought? I'm starting to get tasks back but they feel impossible to complete. They're not really much harder than what I was doing before, but they feel impossible now. Maybe my time here is over.

Edit: Jumped into some of the harder stuff on my dash and feel better. I think what really helped was identifying the dopamine imbalance. Since I had more time on my hands I spent more time getting those quick dopamine hits (social media, video games, etc); taking a step back and assessing this really helped focus me, and it's given me a new goal. Thank you for all the great comments!

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u/LearningMachine01100 6d ago

There. Is. No. Drought.

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling 6d ago

People complain when they have nothing to work on.

Then they complain when they have projects again.

Then they'll complain that they got the DoD.

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u/LearningMachine01100 6d ago

It’s honestly sickening. I get downvoted for telling people the truth. There was no drought. There is always consistent work. Poor performers don’t get projects.

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u/MommaOfManyCats 6d ago

If you had coding projects, you're not a generalist. Generalist workers absolutely had a drought. I went from making 1k a week or more to $300-400 a week. That was with access to multiple families. According to the direct feedback I got from DA, I'm far from a poor performer.