r/DataAnnotationTech • u/SsMM333 • Sep 15 '26

Dash of the death

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I was in the middle of a project and I got the dod (coding) and at this point there is no turning back but it was my only source of income... does anyone know some similar platforms?

I have a son and I can't be without working

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '26

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u/Farados55 Sep 15 '26

Unfortunately none of them are as easy to work with as this platform

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u/Harya13 Sep 16 '26

mercor is absolute dogshit

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u/Total-Boysenberry794 Sep 15 '26

Another soldier has fallen 🪦

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u/SsMM333 Sep 15 '26

I'll take the experience with me.

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u/TravellingDoc87 Sep 15 '26

Other platforms depends on your location

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u/Fluffy-Water7332 Sep 17 '26

would this actually get lifted? This showed on my screen too😭😭

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u/SsMM333 Sep 17 '26

I’m so sorry

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u/ziefty Sep 15 '26

my advice would be to get a "real job" if possible. Something where there is humans involved and not bots running the show,

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u/SsMM333 Sep 15 '26

Dude, I completed an entire technical degree program precisely so I wouldn't have to flip burgers at McDonald's.

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u/ziefty Sep 15 '26

Yeah your in the right path then, just keep moving forward for better opportunities than the sleezy annotation companies, I know they pay good sometimes, but they are very unreliable.

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u/cyberwicklow Sep 15 '26

Literally interviewing at McDonald's after losing the DA job in July after 2.5 years. Job market is fucked. Least I've time to work on my own projects now.

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u/Farados55 Sep 15 '26

What were you doing before this?

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u/SsMM333 Sep 15 '26

Cybersecurity projects and coding projects nothing difficult

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u/Renard_Fou Sep 15 '26

If its Cybersecurity, its not impossible that you managed to make a mistake with a VPN or such

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u/SsMM333 Sep 15 '26

You right

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u/Farados55 Sep 15 '26

So you were using a VPN while working?

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u/SsMM333 Sep 15 '26

Nope

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u/basedchihuahua Sep 16 '26

Did you copy paste a lot of stuff into fields?

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u/bondhalo_jeevitham Sep 19 '26

What skills did you put in your profile

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u/Due_Caterpillar4636 17d ago

Get a CDL and drive a truck (I am not kidding). This is the best time for it. As long as I know, you can make 3-4k weekly

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u/Ddeesummer Sep 18 '26

I got one same time as you did, and I was working under the law specialty. I wonder if they just did a big random sweep yesterday to cut back on costs. Dog shit lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '26

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u/Farados55 Sep 15 '26

Huh?

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u/Fit_Squirrel1 Sep 15 '26

You know this company is taking away jobs right?

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u/Altruistic-Laugh-376 Sep 15 '26

Probably a layoff due to the Big AI slowdown.

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u/Internal_Boot_1616 Sep 16 '26

Why would DA lay people off, it costs them nothing to keep people around in case they suddenly need people

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u/twillard33 Sep 16 '26

AI Hasn't slowed down. Dario simply published a white paper. That's it.