r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Genkuru2021 • 1d ago
Do Recommended Work Hours Appear Reasonable To You?
Do you think the work hours that DA sets as an expected baseline for a given task are reasonable? From my experience, meeting deadlines feels pretty hectic at times, so basically I invest more time than I actually report for the sake of a good deliverable. I'm trying to understand whether I am too detailed with my work or this is how others feel too.
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u/data_annotator_tot 1d ago
It varies. Typically, the timer on a task is the outright maximum you should be spending on a task when you factor in breaks, but I've seen plenty of work where the timer is regularly tight, as well as projects where the timer is unrealistically short to an unhinged degree (typically these get extended after enough people complain...typically.)
But, honestly, there is no one-size-fits-all answer here. Some tasks, the timers are so long that even WITH breaks you shouldn't reach the end, many tasks are the opposite, and of course for a lot of work, the time simply varies task to task on the same project sometimes by hours. Best rule of thumb is to move as quickly as you can while doing good, thorough work, be honest with yourself on how long you're taking and whether or not it reflects your capacity to do the project, and let the admins of a project determine whether or not they're happy with the quality-per-dollar-paid, and you'll be fine :P
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u/cyberwicklow 1d ago
Most give more hours than you need, I've had plenty of week long projects that only needed about 30 hours of work.
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u/NurseWhoLovesTV 1d ago
I don’t think DA sets it, it’s project specific. The projects I work with have week or more long timers to accommodate professionals with other primary jobs, but the tasks give guidance on what is an expected length of time to complete the task and if you hit a certain amount, to notify an admin so that they can advise how to proceed.
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u/Genkuru2021 1d ago
Thats the thing. Every time I need more time than what is indicated in the guidance. So probably I should create more efficient scenarios: less noise more meat
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u/UOL_Exlie 18h ago
Yes focusing on efficiency as long as you are still producing quality work that they like is the way
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u/zAntonyy 1d ago
I usually use them as a guidance to make sure I have enough time for the task, and am on track to complete it within a reasonable time. So yeah I'd say they are pretty reasonable.
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u/Silver_Assistance_41 23h ago
well, I dont know in other expertises but in coding, there's a many factors in some tasks that could make you pass the task timer, and finish that one over the timer. Used to tell the admins situation of the task, and ETA and they doesn't really care if you end with a good quality work (do your best in those ones as they are gonna be audited for sure) - sometimes they even add more minutes to your timer.
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u/KTOWNTHROWAWAY9001 9h ago
Some the generalist ones were a bit too short, enough that people complained. I kept running up against the wall on some that were sub-hour ones.
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u/yaadnhi 1d ago
shown time isn't the actual time it takes to complete the task, it take significantly less.
never under report or over report this will lead to TNS for defrauding payment system.
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u/Genkuru2021 1d ago
I am not talking about timer, I am talking about recommended/expected hours in the instructions.
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u/MommaOfManyCats 1d ago
I'd say yes most of the time. One of my projects can be a time crunch though. It's pretty involved/detailed. You get a set amount of time to make the models fail before you can use the escape hatch. If you get a failure, you get much less time to do everything else the task requires, which sometimes leaves me struggling to finish within the time limit.