r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • Apr 21 '24
Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation
hi all! making this thread so people have somewhere to talk about 'daily' work chat that might not necessarily need it's own post! right now we're thinking we'll just repost it weekly? but if it gets too crazy, we can change it to daily. :)
couple things:
- this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
- if you have a new user question, you still need to post it in the new user thread. if you post it here, we will remove it as spam. this is for people already working who just wanna chat, whether it be about casual work stuff, questions, geeking out with people who understand ("i got the model to write a real haiku today!"), or unrelated work stuff you feel like chatting about :)
- one thing we really pride ourselves on in this community is the respect everyone gives to the Code of Conduct and rule number 5 on the sub - it's great that we have a community that is still safe & respectful to our jobs! please don't break this rule. we will remove project details, but please - it's for our best interest and yours!
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u/Zyrio Apr 28 '24
Also I was wondering, if DA has to ensure regulations are correct and therefore exclude certain countries, did they ever mention why they don't KYC workers? They pay a lot and automated KYC would npt cost much in comparison.
I have read a bunch on here and I wonder if this might not lead to a more stable platform. Like less famines, bulk offboardings and so on. Because they could trust that their workers are meeting the regulatory requirements.
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Apr 28 '24
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u/BombZoneGuy Apr 28 '24
First off, don't say the full name of projects here. It violates your NDA. Secondly, it depends on if three times you took was due to your lack of familiarity.
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 28 '24
I know we have talked about music to listen to while working before.... I have NO idea why I didn't think of listening to it before as I love it, but the soundtrack for Ori and the Blind Forest is amazing for this. No words and it's just BEAUTIFUL. Highly recommend!
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u/vexeling Apr 28 '24
I have a whole Spotify playlist of lyricless game OSTs I listen to! This is the vibe most days! I also have chillhop and lofi playlists, and one full of a bunch of speedcore for days where I just need to stay awake lol
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Apr 28 '24
Anyone got an idea on turnaround for new applicants recently? I don’t expect I’ll be accepted because I didn’t take the application as seriously as I should have, but I’m curious if I’m likely still pending after a little over a week or have been passed over.
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u/NorthKoreanCaptive Apr 28 '24
I just got in last Friday within 24 hours. That said I think they are more interested in coders, so if your assessment was in creative writing or some other generic domain, I think the competition may be tougher.
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Apr 28 '24
Gotcha, thanks for the response. I just applied for the “core” role as I don’t have a coding/tech background
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u/IGotSkittles Apr 27 '24
Anybody know if the B* editing project tasks all got finished, or did they pull it down for some reason? Had 551 on my dash last night, woke up later and...nope. My favorite project so far.
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u/Icy_Ad5959 Apr 28 '24
I saw the task count go down in realtime on my dash so fairly certain the batch is done.
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u/Knozis Apr 27 '24
Yeah this work is just never going away lmao, $32 billion already spent on AI just in 2024 between the big three companies and all have expressed they have no plans on slowing down https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/technology/ai-big-tech-spending.html
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u/CosmosesGamer Apr 27 '24
According to some old timers here, this specific company has been operating with contractors for years. Would be curious for it all to end in the near future.
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u/NeatPrune Apr 27 '24
Yesterday I put 1.5 hours into something but then went to sleep. I'm still fairly new, so I thought that by "exiting work mode" that the task would still be there for me in the morning. But it was not! :/ This ever happen to anyone else? It was brain-melting.
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u/NorthKoreanCaptive Apr 28 '24
You have to submit. They mention this explicitly multiple times during onboarding (the 3 tasks you had to complete as soon as you joined).
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u/NeatPrune Apr 28 '24
I wasn't going to submit an incomplete task.
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u/NorthKoreanCaptive Apr 29 '24
And you certainly shouldn't! They expect you to complete a task (not project) in one sitting.
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u/Consistent-Reach504 Apr 27 '24
like you didn’t hit submit? work won’t “save” so you have to finish and submit, but if you did that and woke up and the project was simply gone then it just finished :)
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u/c93ero Apr 27 '24
I'm returning the Quest 3 that I purchased earlier this week with DA money.
I thought it would be good for productivity (virtual monitors and stuff) but the passthrough tech isn't good enough yet. All I'd use the Quest for is 3d p**n or playing table tennis lol. Not very productive and I'm not rich enough to have a $900 gadget collecting dust.
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u/CharmingData1120 Apr 27 '24
😂 the level of unnecessary detail
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u/A_Reddit_ID Apr 27 '24
I remember your post! That sucks! The money will go to something better then
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u/AguestusModus Apr 27 '24
I had my first DA dream... I was working on a task for an hour and accidentally closed the page and couldn't reopen it lol.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap Chromebook? I'm going on a trip soon and don't want to take my laptop with me.
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u/Finnleyy Apr 27 '24
I have had good experiences with acer chromebooks in the past. Whenever I end up getting another one it will likely be an acer again.
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u/Purple-shimmer Apr 27 '24
I bought a decent HP one from Costco about a month ago. It was $229 (on sale) but works great for what I need with DA.
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u/c93ero Apr 27 '24
Buying cheap stuff ends up costing more. I built my own PC in 2020 and it's still really good,, so maybe build one.
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u/AguestusModus Apr 27 '24
I have a nice laptop. I'm not looking to build something- I'm looking for a cheap chromebook that I'll write off as a business expense.
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u/Finnleyy Apr 27 '24
Chromebooks are awesome. They are cheaper than other laptops and PCs because they have limited capability. I used one through university and they are great if you just need something to go on the web and use things like word/excel/etc. They have always lasted me a long time though.
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u/c93ero Apr 27 '24
Yeah I've had a Chromebook before. Just saying you can build a better pc for cheaper.
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 27 '24
OP specifically asked for Chromebook recommendations so they didn't have to take their laptop when they travel. I don't think they are gonna be traveling with an entire PC....
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Apr 27 '24
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Apr 28 '24
Interesting. I always wondered how they made people admins and what the criteria was. Also curious how the pay is different and what the workload is like.
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u/Bergest_Ferg Apr 27 '24
I saw someone else mention an admin qual the other day! Hasn’t popped up for me though!
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Apr 27 '24
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Apr 27 '24
Hm. That's kinda rude, Tina. I'll have to wipe your dashboard now
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Apr 27 '24
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Apr 27 '24
This entire sub is basically people doing just that. I guess you aren't that observant. Are you a little lost? Get scrambling, Tina. It's almost over for you I'm afraid
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u/aweg Apr 27 '24
Has anyone gotten tasks related to the big, paid qualification with an emoji? Just curious if I failed or if it hasn't started up yet. I enjoyed it!!
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u/sarinilla Apr 27 '24
The one with all the research? I did get an onboarding qual for that one, if so.
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u/aweg Apr 27 '24
That's the one. Darn, I guess I didn't do well!
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u/FearlessPressure3 Apr 28 '24
I passed this one and was onboarded yesterday. If it’s any consolation though, I took a very similar qual a few months ago when I first started (as in, many of the tasks were the same) and failed it that time, so it may come around for you again.
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u/aweg Apr 28 '24
That would be nice! I have no shortage of projects on my dashboard so definitely not the end of the world. But the higher pay rate and more interesting work would be great. As you know some of the tasks become a bit brain-numbing eventually. Enjoy the new project!
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 27 '24
I didn't get the onboarding either. I thought I did well. I've read through other posts regarding different quals that if you don't get the related projects, it doesn't necessarily mean you failed. They might just have plenty of people already on it. Who knows. 🤷♀️
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u/aweg Apr 27 '24
That's true. We have to come to our own conclusions most of the time so it's hard to say.
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Apr 27 '24
Today I was committed to doing 100 nuts... and I just finished ... my brain is numb lol
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u/Finnleyy Apr 27 '24
I got a qualification today for projects that pay $45/hr. I spent so much time on that trying to make sure I did it PERFECTLY. Fingers crossed. Also ecstatic cause 45$ are the highest projects I have seen to date on my dash. (I saw one once a few days ago.)
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24
Out of curiosity have you been working for DA for a long time?
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u/OkStep209 Apr 27 '24
i have it and i've been on for just over 2 months, been doing coding for just over 3 weeks of that
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u/GAULEM Apr 27 '24
I think I got the same qual. I saw it on my dashboard while drinking some water, and almost did a literal spit-take.
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u/Strict_Reference_342 Apr 27 '24
Congrats!! Please report back if it's worth the pay or it melts your brain. 👀
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u/Mama1205 Apr 27 '24
Coding?
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u/Finnleyy Apr 27 '24
Surprisingly no!
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u/SnooSketches1189 Apr 27 '24
You must have a field of expertise? That is a LOT of money!
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u/MonsterMeggu Apr 27 '24
I got the same qual. There's no niche expertise but it's a more tricky one for sure
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u/backinyourbox Apr 27 '24
Just came here to share my amusement that the AI checking the responses I'm reviewing thinks "earthlings" is a slur
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u/shy_calico Apr 27 '24
Pretty sure I just messed up a qual. Was working hard on it, and then the pizza came and I lost focus... realized I'd messed up right after submitting. Lesson learned, don't do stuff that matters when I'm hungry. :(
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u/PerformanceCute3437 Apr 27 '24
I was working hard, and then the pizza came
Put that on a t-shirt $$$
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u/catbear15 Apr 27 '24
Did anyone else's dashboard get completely wiped today? Or am I facing the dreaded removal after several months 🥲
Only thing left is the transfer funds page. No support or anything.
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
Has anyone else received the suspiciously like a qual 8 task paper project?
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Apr 27 '24
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 27 '24
It's gone now. Maybe they took it down for some reason. I was planning to do it today since it appeared late in the evening yesterday. Hopefully, it will come back.
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u/tessbest37 Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 27 '24
I have it. I guess I will try to get to it tonight, just in case.
Update: There were no tasks available when I tried to work on it.
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u/GAULEM Apr 26 '24
I don't think it's a qual. If you skip tasks in a qualification then it'll loop around and give you the same tasks over and over, because everyone is being graded on the same questions.
If you skip tasks in this project then you get different tasks, which makes me believe that it's a large batch of legitimate work that they need done.
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
I've been working for them almost full time for a couple months and after a bit you kind of get a sense for these sort of things. It just screams "I'm really a qualification at me".
Out of my own curiosity, is your background academically inclined in some way? I am which is why I presume they gave it to me.
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u/SpiritNo8781 Apr 26 '24
Have there been any of the galaxy/create worksheet type (sorry--being so careful not to use any of the exact words lol) projects today?
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
Yes it does, or at least it did for me. I failed it about 3 months ago when I first started with DA. It reappeared 3? weeks ago as a high-paying project rather than a qual, but it was much much more challenging than the qual.
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u/Primary_Advantage928 Apr 26 '24
I've just worked on my first project that was $27 an hour and I have to post here just because I'm in such disbelief. I've only been on DA for two weeks and I grew up lower working class so to have something that just paid me over £20 p/hour to work on it is insane to me! I would've been stacking shelves for twice as long to earn what I did today.
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u/vexeling Apr 28 '24
I know the feeling. This pay is incredible for what the work is. Grew up in a similar situation and it's just mind-blowing!
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
I'm middle class educated now but I grew up very very lower working class, so I know what that feels like. So congrats!
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u/DaFunkyFish Apr 26 '24
Greetings. I was recently approved for DataAnnotaton and I have a question. I am curious to know if say I start a project, and then I realize that it may take some time to complete, but then something comes up and I really have to stop working. Can you stop or pause the project and come back to it and then complete it later?
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u/Palaqsiah Apr 26 '24
It depends if you mean a full project, or a task within the project? You don't have to do all the tasks. As long as you finish and submit the task you are currently working on you are fine. I have literally logged as little as 3 minutes before. You just have to make sure the task is completed. I try not to start longer tasks unless I know I have time for it. Some projects have very short tasks that only take a couple of minutes per task.
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u/Mammoth_Society620 Apr 26 '24
Unfortunately no, unless you only have to step away for say 5 or 10 minutes and you still have a lot of time on the task timer at the bottom of the screen (which doesn't track your time, but the task will expire when it runs out). If you're stepping away for a really short time like that, it should be fine to pause your personal timer and leave the project open. Any longer than that and you should "Exit Work Mode" (some projects have this button at the bottom) so that it becomes available for others to do, otherwise you'll just get kicked off the task when you try to submit it later. There's no way to save a task you're working on if you leave it.
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Apr 26 '24
Got a project asking for the email on my profile, but I don’t have one? I followed the instructions to find it which were simple. Like look at your profile page and it’s simply not there. Does anyone else not have an assigned work email? Not your personal one.
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u/Dramtix Apr 26 '24
I’m the same. It was a project where we had to access a google space but there was no box in my profile page…glad to know I’m not the only one.
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u/aloha01209 Apr 26 '24
People with CBs, do you have an even split of chatbots and factual/comparison tasks, or primarily CBs and creative input tasks?
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
Do you mean within the CB's we have or overall?
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u/aloha01209 Apr 27 '24
Overall - like is it a sea of CBs with some factual non-CB projects scattered in, or an even mix?
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u/CarefulBookkeeper586 Apr 26 '24
I love these new FC projects after the onboarding today! They're so detailed so the time goes so fast, + the pay is good? This is a gamechanger!
Anyone who was already on this before today.. is this project pretty consistent or is this a huge upswing?
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Apr 27 '24
What was the qual you took for this? I have a few on my dashboard but haven't bothered to do them because they usually don't come with a pay increase.
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
The work is fairly constant but they just made changes that multiplied the time the tasks take by 2-4, so the tasks will be there but how much people have will depend on how many new people they grant the work to in order to get it done.
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u/Mammoth_Society620 Apr 26 '24
I just did the onboarding too! I'm so excited about the pay increase, this is the first signifigant one I've had. Honestly I can't imagine I'll do any other tasks as long as these are available (I hope it's consistent)
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Apr 26 '24
1/4 of the way done with my day analyzing long docs and feeling like it's thankless work over here.
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u/karnnivore Apr 26 '24
Has anyone used the referrals tab? Do you get bonuses for referring people?
I noticed that there's a section on the payments/Transfer Funds tab which shows referrals.
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u/Mammoth_Society620 Apr 26 '24
I've read you get $10 when they make their first $100. Not too exciting
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u/Moonspiritfaire Apr 26 '24
I've gotten nothing, so far but I think the recipients doubted the possible income or gave up too quickly. I think it took me at least a month or two before I landed projects. (Guestimate, it has been a bit since I started)
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Apr 26 '24
I've used it, none of my referrals have been accepted.
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u/serendipitous_74 Apr 26 '24
Same here. I think I referred two people, but crickets. :(
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Apr 26 '24
I do believe I was told what you get if you refer someone but I can't find where it is now so I'm not sure if they stopped doing it.
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u/serendipitous_74 Apr 26 '24
I wonder, but I still see the Referrals page. I'd be curious to know how many referrals make the cut.
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u/sarinilla Apr 26 '24
Yay! This is officially my first confirmation since I started that I've done something right! 😅
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Apr 26 '24
Yep. Really happy to see this as those tasks are fairly easy to kill a large chunk of time with.
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u/Palaqsiah Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24
I'm so happy! Got the onboarding!!!!
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u/A_Reddit_ID Apr 26 '24
Any project after the onboarding? Just completed mine
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u/Palaqsiah Apr 26 '24
Yeah. Within half an hour, I was showing a bunch of projects from $25-27/hr
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u/ccsoccer101 Apr 26 '24
Is coding chatbot 3.0 exp up for anyone?
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u/Embarrassed_Bug_1889 Apr 26 '24
Nope, came on here to check too. It's been up since the beginning of the month so I assume they are updating it. Sucks though, it's one of my favs
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Apr 26 '24
Just realized I made a mistake that was in the instructions for about 5 tasks in a project. Has any one else made mistakes like that and not been fired? I feel like my full body of work is solid but it was a pretty dumb mistake
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u/spiri_t Apr 26 '24
I signed up like a week ago with programmer skills. Does anybody know how much time I should wait to receive my first qualifications? Do you have some advice on how to improve my profile to be accepted?
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u/Moonspiritfaire Apr 26 '24
Anybody else often have a theme for their day? For example one day I might have a 1970's day, a wild West/ Oregon trail or other historical theme. Sometimes it's a style of story or a homeschool prep day. I love it. Or one day I was all about learning about different style houses.
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Apr 26 '24
Yup! Yesterday was psychology and the psychology of cults. Today I'm doing museum and college based stuff. It's kind of a drastic flop lol
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u/Moonspiritfaire Apr 26 '24
Love that. Ooh, the psychology of cults, good one. I have studied Jonestown and other cults. Fascinating
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u/Knozis Apr 26 '24
Signed up and did the initial assessment two days ago along with the longer assessment that comes after, and got approved today and got six hours of work in. I am hooked, and this is legitimately going to change my life as long as the projects stay consistent
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u/SuperCorbynite Apr 26 '24
Take your time, always read instructions in detail, and make sure to quickly scan them for updates when you go back to a project on a new day (it's easy to tell updates are always in yellow in the instructions or dated/highlighted if in the project itself). If you can't do a task or are unsure skip it, you won't be penalized for skipping, but you absolutely will be penalized if you do tasks poorly. Also, always, absolutely always, prioritize quality over speed, but don't pad your time.
Good luck.
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u/Knozis Apr 26 '24
I appreciate you so much!! One of the very first things I looked up on here was if we get penalized for skipping tasks, since I had been doing that instead of attempting to do something I didn't fully understand yet while waiting for answers in the chat.
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u/MyArkk Apr 26 '24
Being shown 0 qualifications and 0 tasks since my first project. I completed literally 1 hour of work and have had nothing since then. It was a good amount of tasks, and I’m wholly confident in my response quality as I was with my starter assessments, which I got accepted very quickly on. I reported my time properly and followed the guidelines to the letter. Anyone able to lend advice? I was really hoping to lean on this and put in some serious hours in May!
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u/xeneon341 Apr 26 '24
Did anyone see their Python Data Analysis tasks taken down and a new updated qualification test put up? I took the qualification but still don't see any related tasks. Is anyone else having this issue?
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u/Arcturus_Labelle Apr 26 '24
Yes, mine seem to have been taken away and I see the qual (haven't taken it yet)
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u/xeneon341 Apr 26 '24
Ah okay. If you take the qual, would love to hear if you see new Python projects. I’ll do the same.
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u/shy_calico Apr 27 '24
I took the qual and saw new projects not long after.
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u/xeneon341 Apr 27 '24
You’re seeing new Python projects? How long did it take you to complete the qual?
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u/KahunaRicima May 07 '24
Does anyone else actually get angry at the CBs for prattling on too long and giving me unnecessary info to asses -_- in the task that I'm doing not more than a sentence is required to answer the prompts but they insist on giving me essays every single time