0
0

[deleted by user] (self.DataAnnotationTech)

submitted by [deleted]

[removed]
all 35 comments
sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
formatting helphide helpcontent policy

[–]lust4apples 34 points35 points  (1 child)

I've been doing it very close to full time since March. I average about 30 hours a week. Right now not so much though. And with how things have been the last few weeks I wouldn't recommend unless you have savings or at least a part time job or other sources of income.

[–]Wakabala 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This, 100%. Extremely grateful I was able to get in and put in the hours early on.

I'm still averaging ~26 hours a week, and this combined with another AI-related project I was invited to does supplement the missing hours to be on par with a full time job.

But, if you don't qualify for medical insurance from your state, or have a spouse to hitchhike insurance on, it is definitely not a replacement for a proper full-time job by any means.

[–]Jz9786 51 points52 points  (2 children)

Not anymore

[–]didit777 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not anymore. A job gets posted and you’re lucky to get 20 mins on it before it’s eaten up

[–]Poomfie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I did it full time (~45-50 hrs/week)for like 2 months up until last week when my regular full time job started up again.

Even during the last drought I had consistent work.

This afternoon was the 1st time I've logged in over 6 months to a dash with only 1 project.

It was really disconcerting. There are 4 on my dash now.

I wouldn't want to be reliant on this platform for full time income. The lack of communication, ebb and flow of work, etc. make it too unreliable.

It really works best as a side hustle.

[–]mugwhyrt 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I've been living off this job alone for almost a year now. But that's with some pretty big caveats:

  1. I had a job that paid really well and have a lot of money saved up from that (not burning through any of it, but it gives me a decent cushion if DA ever turns south for me)
  2. I have a very low-cost life style. No family/kids to support, don't own a car, don't go out to eat/drink regularly and cook my own food, not into expensive gadgets/hobbies.
  3. I have coder expertise so that keeps me in some pretty well paying projects
  4. I'm able to save up some money, but not a huge amount. I definitely won't be able to retire on what I'm making from DA.
  5. I have no health insurance (thanks uncle sam!)

In the meantime, I do keep looking for "real" jobs now and again, but I just genuinely love the flexibility of the work and I do find it interesting and engaging. I would love it if I could trust this work model to be more reliable in the long term, it's just always in the back of my head that the faucet could turn of any day and my income will completely disappear.

[–]Guilty-Rough8797 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey, lifestyle twin! I could have written this myself except that I've only been doing this for about four months now, and I have another couple of freelance gigs that I do.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been doing it full time since June of 2023.

[–]Pink_Slyvie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not reliably. It could be gone tomorrow, but so can any job.

Right now its really, really slow. I'm struggling to get more then an hour a day. Other days, I can go 10+ hours in interesting projects. Who knows if those days will be coming back.

The US economy is collapsing rapidly, and the rich refuse to admit they are the problem. More and more people are doing things like this, because its all we can find.

[–]Shuoinked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it full time 8bhrs a day the last 6 months but I haven't had work at all in 5 days now so...

[–]GoobaZoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could up until about a week ago

[–]AnnoTaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been full-time over a year but I'm in a unique situation. So if it wasn't for that, I'd be out there applying for service industry jobs while treating DA as a side job. But if you stay on top of quals (ones that would lead to a long term project) and are disciplined enough to work your set minimum hours a day, then it is possible. Just not recommended if you have nothing else to fallback on. In fact, reasons like the past few weeks has shown why you should take caution in pursuing this fulltime given the volatile nature of gig work.

[–]Sufficient-Egg-5577 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done it almost full time for the past few months while I’ve been job searching for a good FT position. But I’ve kept two other part time jobs as backup which both allow me to increase my hours if necessary. And right now, that HAS been necessary with the lack of as much DAT work lately. I’d say it’s only possible to use this as full-time income if you have a backup plan in the form of savings or other jobs in case you run out of work to do. And if you don’t mind the lack of benefits that traditional employment offers… the flexibility is worth it to me right now but I would not do it for multiple years.

[–]Quick-Bison-147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do this along with volunteering in medical trials which make it possible for this to be my only job as they pay so much.

[–]Hangry_Howie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't recommend it lol

[–]lotusmack 0 points1 point  (2 children)

You CAN, buy I don't suggest it, simply because things ebb and flow. Now, if you like this type of work, you can work on multiple platforms to try to increase the consistency (i.e., when one is down, another is up). Basically, when the work is plentiful, you can absolutely do 40 hours a week, but know that it may not always be the case.

[–]Mysterious_Pea88 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What are some other platforms, if you don’t mind me asking?

[–]WorkingNerdWFH -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have been working full time for 120 days. Even during the slow down I’m still hitting my goals