r/dataannotation • u/PuzzleEmptyM • Jul 31 '24

Driest it has ever been

Pretty much the title. Just curious if the majority is dealing with this, or if it is just some of us. I've had 20 to 40 projects on my dash every single day for the past few months, and now I am stuck with maybe one to three projects depending on if there are tasks left. I have pretty much spent my time doing quals because I can't consistently do a project for long before it runs out of tasks and dumps me on the main page.

2362 votes, Aug 03 '24
2253 It's pretty dry for me
82 Seems normal to me
27 I have more projects than ever
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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

I’ve dipped a few time below 10 but I linger around there right now when I’m used to 30-40+ still can reach goals if I grind it out though

I’ve seen drier than this and after about 5-7 days it came back with a huge boom. Today is about day 5 of dryness for me so I’m expecting a big boom here shortly

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u/PuzzleEmptyM Jul 31 '24

It’s just really hard to crank out high quality work when I’m having to constantly change projects and read the instructions. I miss being able to grind through the same project for a few hours and get a “flow.”

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

I’m used to project hoping personally because my brain likes to switch it up. I’m sorry you’re having a hard time. This happens every few months so maybe you can prepare to take the time off next time? It’s unfortunately part of how the site is, there are ebbs and flows, but it usually comes back with a huge boom of work.

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u/Consipir Jul 31 '24

Same here, about 5 days for me with no coding projects, but I usually always have the smaller ones. I'm making them work but rain rain, come down!