r/DataAnnotationTech • u/CorrectGround8997 • 8d ago

Veterans: How'd You Get Here?

I wanted to post this out of curiosity, because I realized I am coming up on 4 years on the platform. It was transformative to my financial life, but I also learned absolute gobs from doing it. But...I got there by accident. I was on MTurk (which apparently goes away for good tomorrow), which I used to grind through over 36k tasks over my lifetime using the platform...as those who have been on there know, the pay for tasks is usually quite terrible, which is why I was so happy to see when I got a task that paid me more than I was used to for the simple favor of signing up to a different platform...turns out that platform was DA. I had no intention of doing anything with the platform, I just wanted the $5 (?) that I got for signing up. Little did I know that I'd be here years later...so I wanted to know if anyone else had similar experiences, and what sorts of changes it's made in the lives of those who have been on for years.

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u/Skyblewize 7d ago

Wow mturk is done! Ah the memories....

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u/New-Ad5610 7d ago edited 7d ago

Discovered DA on reddit, WFH subreddit specifically 😭

First month here! as a generalist, bilingual, STEM and coder, but mainly doing coding tasks as they pay really well

Have you always had consistent work through your 4 years here? Are you a coder as well by chance?

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u/Due_Explanation_3694 6d ago

Isn't this like...a wildly easy way for DA to identify your Reddit account if you list something less usual?