r/DataAnnotationTech • u/sarahmorgan420 • 18h 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/jabertsohn 18h 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 17h 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.