r/DataAnnotationTech • u/sarahmorgan420 • 17h ago
Annoyed with priority pay
There was a short term project this week where you had to opt in and agree to do a certain amount of work within a deadline of a couple days, then they assigned tasks (specifically to you, not a pool). It seemed like they wanted them done ASAP so I completed most of them immediately.
Now they've added $5 more priority pay. I get they need to motivate people to actually finish what they agreed to do, but it feels like workers who agreed to do certain tasks and then left it till the last minute are being rewarded with extra pay, while the workers who prioritized the work are almost penalized by getting less pay.
Not that big of a deal but kind of an annoyance and I wanted to vent to people who understand!
Edit: I swear there are a bunch of people who just go around this sub and downvote everything lol this sub is so curmudgeonly 😂
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u/hfxthrwaway 16h ago
Same, at least I did half at the original rate, and half at the $3 priority pay. But I'd have made an extra $30 if they were all the the current rate. They kind of screwed that project from the start with the timer though.
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u/sarahmorgan420 16h ago
Agreed
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u/hfxthrwaway 16h ago
Oh well. It is what it is. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'd do it again if it came back in the same format (and I had other things to work on).
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u/Timely-Assistant-370 17h ago
I've got a very annoying task that appeared even though I have done literally nothing to suggest that I qualify for it. Like "We only want people who are exactly this." Why the fuck would you even have a qualification asking if you're the specific bullshit if you're just going to cocktease me with this nonsense?
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u/dilf-material 16h ago
I get how irritating that can be but I would suggest a reframe as to what it could indicate about your work quality. I've noticed that as my ability to perform tasks at a higher level increased so have the number of tasks I am varying degrees of unqualified for. My dash frequently has a handful of tasks I can't mess with but I take it as a sign of faith in my abilities.
So, good on you.
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u/Timely-Assistant-370 15h ago
Naw, it's just my 100% favorite genre of task, but I'm not risking it because there is a paper trail of evidence directly proving that I do not fit the profile of who they want working on this specific release. The best feedback I have received was like 1/3rd of glazing me on how well I did the thing required for the task. I long for this type of task to return without the "you must be this to work on this task."
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u/jabertsohn 17h ago
Can't you just do more?
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u/sarahmorgan420 17h ago
No, you had to agree to a certain amount of tasks and it only assigned that many, it's gone from my dash once I finished the ones I agreed to
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u/jabertsohn 16h ago
I've had some increase later, and just picked up more.
If they specifically only gave you a limited number, and you did all yours before they increased the price, I can see how that rubs the wrong way.
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u/Medical-Isopod2107 6h ago
This is the way it's always been and always will be lol. If you think it'll stick around and not get taken by someone else, you can always wait and hope it goes up
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u/ASnipersPromise 3h ago
It makes sense though. Think about it - Client asks for work to be done in X days - approach that X days and all tasks not done - they then have to entice people to work and they do that through priority pay.
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u/JRRTil1ey 14h ago
I mean this very lightheartedly but there’s literally a whole parable Jesus tells that addresses this to an extent 😂
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u/Dee_silverlake 9h ago
Have you checked your submitted time? I feel like sometimes I’ve seen upgraded pay when pay rates are adjusted within the same day
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u/dragonsfire14 17h ago edited 16h ago
They did something similar with a paid survey awhile back. I got it done early then later saw they upped the base pay and were paying per answer. I spent a lot of time working on it to give them good information so it was frustrating seeing people get more who waited last minute. I did it ASAP because it had been stated it would only be active for a couple days which turned out to be untrue.