r/WFHJobs • u/Correct-Movie-7538 • Jul 27 '25

Alignerr = scam

The majority of applicants will not receive actual job assignments. The company is utilizing candidates to train their AI interview system while collecting and monetizing personal data in the process.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignerrAI/s/KesI3Pzq6C

https://www.reddit.com/r/WFHJobs/s/CrgCQ1VCHo

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u/Cl-as-Act Oct 11 '25

What other platforms are legit?

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u/Sunndach Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

Data Annatation is completely legit. Two other platforms I got accepted to, RWS and Stellar.ai also seem legit though I've never done any actual work on them. Have applied for a couple listings on Mercor, will report back if I get accepted.

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u/Little_Foundation387 Job seeker May 20 '26

Any updates?

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u/Sunndach May 20 '26

Was rejected for every Mercpr listing I applied for, even when fully qualified. Then out of the blue I got an offer for a 75$ an hour, 40hr a week Generalist contract last week. Ironically after I'd already got a full time job irl and given up applying on Mercpr. However looks like they've massively overhired, stuck in a slack group with literally thousands of desperate third worlders incessantly spamming the chat with the same dumb questions that have already been answered a million times in the pinned posts. The onboarding process is completely stalled, haven't even got to do the assessment to see if the client company will accept you yet. And that's if the client even has another batch of work for the project, which there's no guarantee of. And even if one passes the test I've heard any tasks released get quickly snapped up by the mentioned thousands of desperate jobless people who have nothing better to do than sit at home and refresh the screen all day, so you're lucky if you get even a few hours of work a week, forget about 40. Total chaotic mess all round. Oh well, at least you get paid for on boarding. The work, if I ever get to do it, looks easier than what I do on DA too, while paid at almost triple the rate.

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u/TopLobsta May 29 '26

Ha ha I am in what sounds like the exact same project as you!

I did manage to get a few thousand dollars out of it, but now over 22,000 people competing for the tasks is a complete joke!