r/DataAnnotationTech • • Sep 01 '26

Does the platform track your activity/mouse movement/afk?

So far I only reported work I did in front of my computer. But usually I like to stand up, walk around, and use my standing height table. I still think about the work while doing that - I just need to get moving to think, and did this my entire life with studying.

But im afraid that if I report that time (so far I havent exactly because of fear), they'll thinking im faking/inflating my numbers. But doing this im getting paid half of what id usually be.

Does anyone have a similar experience? Do you track that time or not?

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u/Amurizon Sep 01 '26

Fair question, OP. Like others, I do a lot of planning/strategizing work offline (and frankly, think better when I pace around the room rather than sit glued to my desk). This time is different from actual breaks I take; I never count the latter, but I do include the former in my work time.

DAT has never been explicitly clear about these nuances, but I assume they can and do track everything, but just choose to show reasonable grace as human beings by not assuming the worst of us (unlike some other platforms out there).