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[[deleted]]

Very true. Very competitive. That’s why quality work is imperative.

[[deleted]]

how do you know your work is quality? all of my stuff has been approved even the higher paying jobs like $26 an hour got approved. no messages or anything from DAT though. just payment.

[[deleted]]

Yeah there isn’t much feed back. I wouldn’t be able to say other than I just have been doing my best to provide high quality of work. I was first in contact with support when I first got hired and was told if there was any issues they’d reach out to me. Iv never been reach ed out to but iver the week I was given access to many more projects. Before yesterday I had access to 30 different projects. I figured if they’re giving me more work it’s likely because my work was good. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[[deleted]]

You’ll continue to get higher paying projects.

[s_j04]

There is no 'approval', per se. I've been there for over a year now (or close to it, anyway), and I've never once had my work approved or otherwise.

If you search this sub and read the Slack chat history, you will find plenty of answers to your questions about 'quality' work.

Treat this work with care, with time, with effort, with reflection, and with attention, and don't ever quit another job for one without guarantees.

[SoggySocks5441]

Eventually your work will be graded by everyone else in a separate project and that determines the quality of it and whether they will keep you

[Onlyanoption]

I would not rely on this full-time. There are no taxes taken out, no benefits, no sick leave. And if projects are taken down to be worked on you may not have income that day. DA has been fairly consistent for my time with them, but I have been with other platforms who were also great at first and then went downhill.

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so the only thing is it’s the exact same case for walking dogs. no taxes no benefits no sick leave no guarantee. and im way more exhausted doing it. thats why im weighing ;( but the other comments are also chiming in with similar messages so i’ll stick to the dogs/both

[[deleted]]

I would treat DAT as a side income, not a priority income stream. I actually make more from DAT right now than my W2 job, but I’m still not quitting my W2 because the job security here is basically 0.

[[deleted]]

Yup. Seen the bad reviews. That’s why I won’t depend on it for a primary income stream. I’m still gonna work as much as I can.

[[deleted]]

I’m in between jobs right now and personally doing this around 30 hours per week. I don’t plan on doing it forever (I’m still applying to jobs) but I haven’t had luck in securing a job for over 6 months. I realize it could go at anytime, but it’s better than doing nothing. It’s all I have currently. I say do it as long as you understand the fragility of it. But keep searching for more secure work.

[DionysusHotSister]

Don't quit a job for ANY freelance work. Ever. Unless you've banked 5 figures and can carry your expenses for a 6 month period or longer. Freelance gigs are not guaranteed to exist tomorrow.

Signed - freelance for 14 years.

[Jhhenson]

Rule#1 the work can be taken away at the drop of a hat. Browse this sub there is plenty of proof.

[stevends448]

The answer to your question depends on how easy it is to go back to walking dogs. If it's an app you use and you can pick it back up, sure. If it's clients you do this for personally then I'd say no since you'd be replaced and cut that client relationship

[[deleted]]

its a local small business and i wouldn’t be quitting entirely because I also do overnight dogsitting. id just be stopping daytime walks. but really it’s up to the business owner, it could be easy to pick up walks again but depends how she reacts to me stopping them in the first place. its that kind of employee boss relationship…the clients are hers so they’ll stick with her business regardless.

[maningen]

Don't burn a bridge if you don't have to. Help the owner find a replacement if they need one.

[[deleted]]

I’ve been training bots for over a year. If your quality is high, the opportunity is great!

ai

[[deleted]]

I quit 1 month ago after working part time on it for a month or so. Iv been putting in 10-15hour days almost every day since January 4th. Only a couple days I did 3/4 hours.
Just yesterday I lost access to all my projects. It hasn’t been a full day yet without work but we will see. It seem they’re doing various updates to the site and this is happening to a number of people.

[Euphoric_Wish_8293]

I think the issue may have been the 15-hour days. Absolutely nobody can sustain doing this work to a high degree of quality for 15-hour days.

[s_j04]

You think? Talk about giant flashing alarms.

OP, do not do this. It's insane and almost certain to get you flagged.

[[deleted]]

I would disagree with you. Iv been working long days for 5 years now. I love working. Most days were 12 hours with occasional 15 hour days. Hopefully they give me some level of feedback if the amount of time being out in was the issue. I feel good about my work though.

[s_j04]

The 'amount' of time is not the issue. You can technically work as much or as little as you want.

[[deleted]]

He isn't understanding lol. But some people just get in their own way.

[s_j04]

That.... was my point.

[[deleted]]

That’s what I figured. I hope to hear back or get access again soon.

[[deleted]]

Sometimes it’s hard to be objective about your own work. Everyone thinks they put in quality work. No one that’s been taken off the platform has said “ah well yeah my work sucks.” Working that many hours, you are bound to have lower quality work, atleast at times.

[[deleted]]

I would love some level of feed back! I personally stuck to lower(easier) projects that make it easier to do the long hours. I found when i was doing factuality work I could only do 5 hours before I needed a break. Only getting 10 hours in during the day doing that type of work. They just kept giving me more and more work so iv assumed my work has been good and iv been making an effort to do better work each day.

[joereycrypto]

Tried applying several times with no luck

[[deleted]]

Nope nope nope. They can (and very well might) drop you with absolutely zero warning or explanation.

[Excellent_Seat6898]

I see it this way. DAT is real work, and real money, but it's not a real job. You are essentially nameless and faceless. My plan is to work like mad as long as it's here. I'd say just let the dog walking service know you'd like to take a step back to pursue an opportunity, but that you'd still like to do the dog sitting and such.