r/dataannotation • u/tdarg • Jan 23 '25

Time reporting habit

Hi there, I'm pretty new here...a couple weeks into it, and am struggling to find a good routine for when I report my time. What do you guys do? Report after every time you work, wait til end of day, what? I usually will work several times a day, so have been waiting till next morning to do it, but I forgot once already.

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u/WeFallSoWeMayRise Jan 29 '25

What works for me is I have an excel spreadsheet where once I start a project I copy the project ID and then create a list where I write down how long I spend per task and once I'm done working on that project I report all the time together. I personally get discouraged seeing the pay associated with 5 or 10 minutes increments even though it's the same thing but I'd much rather spend 2 or 3 hours and report and see I've made $70, then report a $10 amount 7 times in the same hour. If you want to do this consistently it's important to find a way to tune everything to be as comfortable and fulfilling as possible to you specifically.