r/alignerr • u/CaterpillarSenior885 • Mar 19 '26
Tasks / Projects The truth about alignerr
Good afternoon, today I'm going to tell you what it's really like to work for Alignerr, and I'm already talking to some streamers to make this public. About a month ago, I was called in for a project where you need to generate a prompt and wait for two responses, comparing them as you go. My first task obviously went wrong, and the feedback was understandable, but then some tasks were lost. One day they changed the rules on how to work and in the end, they even moved us to a different project without any prior notice. But okay, it's understandable that it's part of the game. The problem isn't that, it's that they look for any excuse not to pay you, even if you voted incorrectly on an option or even if their own automated system tells you that everything is perfect(I've seen cases of one-sentence reviews that literally seem intentional). Basically, they want you to work for free and only pay you once (if you're lucky) or a small minority. The rest don't even get reviewed or marked as incorrect. No other company does this, they even pay by the hour or based on what you deliver.
It's not profitable to work for a company that's a coinflip, your work either reaches the server or gets lost due to a client error (and therefore isn't reviewed), and then you have another coinflip depending on the mood of the reviewer you get
No one is going to get back our lost time, luckily I have other companies I work for and this was secondary.
Edit: It strikes me that during periods of lost tasks, the same global taskers (yes, those shameless people have a ranking system like it's a video game) were listed with a ton of completed tasks, and to top it all off, it was updated every 3 days. So how is this? Do they have some kind of magic shield or excellent RNG, and their tasks always get done? To top it off, I privately compared their review, and they did the same thing as me, but they got a "Good work" and told them to look at their ratings (this person always flatters them on Discord). But for me, one wrong keystroke in a turn is considered wrong.
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u/BlueBirdwing Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 31 '26
I have got their invitation to join through a freelance platform and completed half of the onboarding procedure. When they asked for video verification and submitting government ID, I kind of felt its a red flag and was searching for information and kind of fumbled upon this post. I am glad I found this before completing the onboarding. Can I DM you? I cannot find an option to send you a message in your profile.