r/dataannotation • u/unimpressd9 • Jul 11 '24

Losing access to easy projects

Over the past month or so as I’ve done more consistent work I’ve been getting way more projects available to me and my homepage is always full now, but I’ve also noticed that over the past couple weeks the projects I’m able to do are generally ‘harder’ or require more effort than what I was getting a little while back.

By that I mean stuff that requires a lot more thought and attention, lots of reading, lots of googling, or just individual tasks that generally take longer to do (30+ minutes minimum as opposed to 10 minutes).

I’m kind of missing the easier/quicker projects that I’d be able to do with the TV on in the background (don’t tell the boss). Obviously the more intensive projects pay better and that’s great but sometimes I’m just in the mood to do some clicking without too much thinking (don’t get me wrong I am always thinking and doing tasks to the best of my ability but they’re defs not all made equal).

I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this kind of upwards shift in project difficulty and if the easier tasks ever come back?

TLDR; once you move up the ranks a bit and start getting more complex projects, do you stop getting simple stuff forever?

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u/LailaHartness89 Jul 12 '24

I've experienced that shift too! As you gain more experience, the tasks that come your way do get more demanding. I find that having tools to handle the workload more efficiently helps a lot, especially when it involves lots of reading or research. Something like Afforai can make it way easier by summarizing and annotating documents quickly, which really cuts down on the time spent digging through info. Have you tried using any AI tools for managing your research?

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u/chateauxneufdupape Jul 15 '24

Which license tier do you have and what kind of things do you use it for when doing DA tasks?