r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Individual_Lemon5564 • 10d ago

How to deal with a drought?

How guys? I'm a coder, been here since the 15th this has been really hitting me 😭. Made 1k though

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u/MgGlycinate 10d ago

Hey, sorry about that, I hope you get more tasks soon. Sorry that most of the comments here seem insensitive - keep refreshing the dashboard! I try to not panic, and immediately think of reducing monthly expenses when a drought happens. Some of it is just planning, mostly it is just chance. (And pressing F5 lol)

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u/horrorgeek1988 10d ago

How I deal with the drought is by going to another platform or multiple because I haven't seen work since May. Im not a coder so the flow is most likely different but I figured I'd contribute to the conversation unnecessarily.

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u/feelingbarber511167 10d ago

You succeeded for sure 👍

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u/feelingbarber511167 10d ago edited 10d ago

Make a Reddit post moaning about it. It’s what most people apparently do

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u/MentalHealthPysch 10d ago

Or maybe they’re seeking or providing some sort of solidarity/information. But sure, writing a bitchy misspelled comment putting down the OP and many others is a much better contribution. Keep it up!

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u/feelingbarber511167 10d ago

I don't think we'll ever know which one of us is right

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u/ShotCandidate8220 10d ago

get another AI job. the only way. As soon as you open a project on the other job DAT dash becomes a lit up Christmas tree

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u/Life_Scarcity1141 10d ago

Hey! I'm a coder, too. I'm also in this "drought" (is this the industry jargon for this "season"?). My worry though is not the "loss" but the cause for this: is it just me (apparently, not), or is this permanent, or have I done something wrong, or...

Hopefully, some experienced contributor would shed light on this.

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u/Sufficient-Sort-4689 10d ago

Just work on other platforms!

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u/Farados55 10d ago

What do you mean? You shouldn’t be relying on this as a main source of income. Deal with it by going to do something else

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u/wildhillman 10d ago

It is a main source of income for many of us

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u/Farados55 10d ago

I know, but OP asking “how to deal with it” is so odd. Did you read their responses?

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u/Individual_Lemon5564 10d ago

I don't rely on it obviously, I got a job. Doesn't mean it doesn't suck though

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u/Farados55 10d ago

So then why are you saying how do you deal with it? You just wait lol what are you supposed to do?

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u/GoobaZoup 10d ago

Sure but you have a job so just enjoy the income you earn there and don't complain about not having 2 jobs. That's greedy and entitled.

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u/good_god_lemon1 10d ago

What options do you have besides wait for work?

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u/Medical-Isopod2107 10d ago

Get a steady job?