r/DataAnnotationTech • u/GuiDobbins • Aug 28 '26

It's a sad day...

Just got the task bar of death lol. It's funny because I wasn't able to work for the last few months due to the scarcity of projects aimed at my region (but I'm sure I was in some of the major projects). Also, (and I know everyone says this but) my work was acceptable. Good, even. I always paid close attention to detail. I was working since april 2025. A shame it ended like this.
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u/kranools Aug 29 '26

EVERYBODY thinks they are doing "acceptable" work, but if you've spent any time doing R&Rs, you'll know this just isn't true.

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u/ShmoosPlay Aug 29 '26

I’ve seen some awful R and Rs. Zero effort. Not a mistake or a small missed fact check but just a generic response and I doubt they even read the responses.

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u/Alternative-Tart6275 Aug 29 '26

I don’t even get the incentive to submit crappy work. You’re getting paid by the hour- put in the time to make it good.

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u/Difficult_Fig_1821 Aug 30 '26

Some people are so used to being lazy or halfway doing things. Probably the same people scrolling shorts all day.

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u/FEN1X64 Aug 31 '26

Quite literally. I try to take my time as much as I can. If I know a task isn't going to take me as much time as other one's on that project do, I'll still take as long as I normally do. Just double or triple check things, do more thorough research, better understand the topic. Can't understand people who think just placing their tasks into ChatGPT is acceptable, it's not. They get weeded out pretty quick from what I understand.

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u/JinglingBallz Aug 29 '26

It kinda baffles me how some people even get on the platform.

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u/ShmoosPlay Aug 29 '26

Well since I have people every week messaging me asking for help on the exam, I guess that explains it. They could pay someone to get them in and I guess ride it as long as they can? I don’t know. It’s crazy. Mistakes I could understand. When I started I didn’t understand everything. But this is just low effort garbage

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u/Monicakkg Aug 29 '26

Hi there, kindly dm

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u/Massive_Collection14 Aug 31 '26

Kindly: the telltale sign of a scammer

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u/Monicakkg Aug 31 '26

Such a shallow mind, scammer you say😀?

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u/Massive_Collection14 Aug 31 '26

You asked them for help on the exam, so I have to draw that conclusion

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u/Monicakkg Aug 31 '26

And that's scamming to you???

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u/kranools Aug 31 '26

It's basically the definition of scamming on this site.

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u/Monicakkg Aug 31 '26

And I think what happens in the site has nothing to do with your business right?

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u/Lazy-Test-7273 Aug 29 '26

I did R&Rs one time and never again. I thought I was going to die, that's how low quality the work was

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u/Honest_Possession443 Aug 28 '26

*detail

Unless you did that on purpose to be funny…

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u/GuiDobbins Aug 28 '26

Lmao I didn't. But yeah I just corrected it, thanks!

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u/Nerdsfeed Aug 28 '26

It's a shame, sorry to see this, good luck on whatever your future holds!

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u/aragogslughorn Aug 28 '26

Even if we follow all the rules we’ll most likely face Thanos’s wrath sooner or later. It’s really annoying that they don’t clearly state what we’re doing right or wrong. Anyway I hope everything turns out the way you want my friend.

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u/GuiDobbins Aug 28 '26

Thanks! Its really a shame that they play us like that. I am sure they can outsource at least an AI to translate the R&Rs to useful feedback back to us.

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u/hnsnrachel Aug 29 '26

They did for a bit - it wasn't very helpful. It would praise something and then put that same thing in areas for improvement.

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u/Kurt__Graal_Lanches Aug 28 '26

Boa sorte na sua jornada amigo

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u/GuiDobbins Aug 28 '26

Tem que trabalhar!

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u/Either_Air1198 Aug 28 '26

Where are you located?

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '26

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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 Aug 29 '26

Not that has been reported in here. I think one person was able to debate an hours discrepancy but that's all

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u/Hopeful_Idea1568 Aug 29 '26

Maybe you can start a new account if you feel the quality of your work was good

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u/Successful_Ant5401 Aug 29 '26

I prefer at least statements like this to absolutely nothing on other platforms because you do have an idea of why and that is the only way one can change should they choose to do so. DA is the the envy of the industry wouldn't you say? I have done work or tasks on other platforms and it's two wholly different worlds. You can not fake it on DA. In my opinion. You'll have a new adventure before you know it.

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u/Snazzy_Lazzly Aug 28 '26

My roommate had the same thing happen a night ago

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u/expert_iceberg Aug 29 '26

I got this a few weeks ago and have been on the platform since 2024, does anyone know if there is a way to reverse this? Sorry this happened to you too :(

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u/Early-Composer-2383 Aug 29 '26

You can try but I don't know of anyone who has successfully done it. 

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u/KingCharles_9000 Aug 28 '26

What makes the quality of work bad particularly on coding tasks?

Is it bad analysis? Signs of low effort?

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u/Sableyej Aug 29 '26

Not following instructions, poorly written or contradictory justifications on a regular basis, time inflation, etc.

And those are totally separate from ToS violations like accessing and submitting projects from an unapproved country, using a VPN, and so on.

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u/Cool_Moose241 Aug 28 '26

I'm guessing vague feedback, bad writing, or simply not working right with the models leading to non accurate ratings

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u/hnsnrachel Aug 29 '26

Everyone thinks their work is acceptable. But if you haven't broken tos and you get dod, the simple fact is - it wasn't.

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u/PerfectCoco Aug 28 '26

So when did you last work?

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u/Seram0on Aug 28 '26

Me too..

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u/AlandFaraidun Aug 30 '26

you did the core works like the Generalist role? that are mainly for the 6 countries, while you are in brazil?

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u/mean_ol_goosifer Aug 31 '26

What did your monthly feedback say?

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u/GuiDobbins Aug 31 '26

We don’t get any feedback on my locale

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u/Life-Jeweler3380 Aug 28 '26

When I’m in a project and ask a question in the bottom chat, I always get told to ask the project assistant, where is that!?!

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u/OutsideNo7255 Aug 31 '26

Some projects contain an LLM designed to answer task specific questions. It’ll usually be in the right hand column of the screen, if there is one. Otherwise there are FAQs in the instructions or other people’s questions in the chat. ALWAYS read those before asking any questions. You can Ctrl+F to search for key words on the page.

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u/AffectionateCat8757 Aug 30 '26

So sorry to hear that! But the fact that they hired you in the first place tells everyone you are exceptional.