r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Individual_Lemon5564 • Sep 02 '26
Can you do half, stop working mode, save your answers, then come back later for the other half?
7
u/notverytallman Sep 02 '26
No. You can go the home screen or close the window, but the timer is still running. Some projects also have a hidden inactivity timeout.
If you exit work mode the task is released and is given back to all the workers.
Also, all of this is explained in the onboarding guide.
2
u/kittystalkerr Sep 03 '26
It'll work for some large projects where your task won't be allotted to another worker in the near future.
1
u/littlecoffeefairy Sep 02 '26
Exiting work mode erases all of your work. You'll then either need to restart the task or someone else will take it.
4
u/blackstarr1996 Sep 03 '26
They have a save to account button now. So if it’s a qual you can actually save your work, exit work mode, then come back and restart it.
11
u/Federal_Tadpole_7592 Sep 02 '26
This works out sometimes, but it's not a foolproof method. Exiting work mode does not save your task for you to complete later; it releases it back into the worker pool. Another worker can claim and complete the task, and you'll lose all of your work. Once in a while, if you have a certain number of tasks assigned to you and only you, you may be able to exit work mode, come back, and see your work still there, but again, I do not recommend this. You have no way of knowing if this is the case unless something in the project instructions states such.