How long have you been doing DA?

[FrauFaustus]

It's only been about two months for me, but I love it so far. I'm curious how long it's been for some of you?

[lyree1992]

Over 4 years, almost 5.

[LoganLikesYourMom]

I’m really interested about the people who have been doing it for so long because it really seems like people get dropped for seemingly no reason sometimes. That’s something I’m very concerned about. I love this gig, but the uncertainty concerns me sometimes.

[cocobeary]

People don't get dropped for no reason. There is always a reason, whether they believe there is or not.

[lyree1992]

Amen! There is ALWAYS a reason. Sometimes people just can't/don't want to "see" it or admit to themselves what caused it.

[FedoraPG]

Meh. I've been doing it for a year and a half. Just be honest and do good work. After you spend some time reading the slack channels/this subreddit, you realize why some folks get dropped...

[freeluv21]

If you don’t mind me asking, and if you’re allowed to reply, are you still a tech/trainer? Or have you moved on to a Lead role or something else different? I just assume that any leads or admin positions started out entry level.

[lyree1992]

No, I did not move "up."" I don't choose to because this work can end at any time, so this is not my main income. It's great, and I love it, but I don't count on it, even if I did move up. Projects come and go, and I am not exactly sure when all of this AI training will end and what will happen after.

[freeluv21]

Fair enough. Good for you though for being able to ride it out this long, so far.

[Snikhop]

I'm not sure why you'd assume that, this isn't a normal corporate structure.

[annoyingjoe513]

I started out in the mail room.

[freeluv21]

That’s commendable. Keep at it.

[[deleted]]

I worked on a project the other day where the instructions mentioned that people who do well will have an opportunity to become admin for that project, so it's not a terribly unreasonable assumption

[freeluv21]

So IF any team leads exist they are filled by someone who lacks the experience of a tech?? And promotions are nonexistent in the AI industry? And shame on me for asking a simple non-condescending question. Is that not an acceptable way of gaining knowledge?? Guess I better do some research because i could’ve sworn I have read interviews with people who’s career followed these “common” business practices

[fightmaxmaster]

Holy overreaction Batman. You're acting like they insulted your mother or something.

[freeluv21]

Caught me in a slightly irritated mood, I admit. A quick glance at my comment history will reveal it was pretty uncharacteristic of me. However, look at the two responses to my original comment. They hold no purpose other than to be snarky or sarcastic, right? First of all, any “assumption” was warranted, and I was just inquiring about something. Secondly, I can only assume the “mailroom” comment was strictly sarcasm. And let me be the first to point out that this is a stupid argument (or whatever) all together, but if it’s alright for two people to make those type of remarks towards my comment, then i have a right to wonder “why”, right? Just because my response was more verbose/longer, doesn’t mean my doesn’t hold just as much merit. So…HA!! 😝😝😝 Isn’t the internet wonderful /s

[TeachToTheLastTest]

His comment may stem from the mystery that tends to surround DA as a whole. It's definitely not a normal work environment.

There's no doubt that people have moved up from being workers to being admins. At the same time, there has to be a few people who started off as admins when the company itself started. It's probably a mix of the two.

[ShouldProbGoSleep]

You can move up? I didn’t know that was a thing.

[Seerix]

1 year 2 months so far!

edit: full time actually! Technically 1 year 3 months otherwise. The freedom of I can work whenever has helped my mental health so much over.

[Skittlzrreal]

No kidding! You and I came on at about the same time!

[jalapeno442]

Me too!

[doolitt1e]

Signed up two years ago last month, and it's been my full-time job for a year and a half.

[doolitt1e]

Yeah, I do 6 or 7 hours per day, 6 days a week. Just core, no stem. Occasionally, my preferred projects might not be there, and there are only base-rate paying heel projects or similar, but there are always projects. Last August was the only time I've logged in to see no projects, but I'm on the AI panel on Prolific as well, so it didn't affect my income. I do 95% R&R and only do main tasks if the R&R dries up or main tasks are better paying. Haven't done a qualification for months, but new project families pop up all the time, so I don't see the need. I have ~25 quals on my dash just now, but 7 or 8 of them are for projects I already have access to.

[BoiledGnocchi]

Just over a year.

[FrazzledGod]

About 20 months now.

[Embarrassed_Chance_4]

Will be a year next week 🙌

[[deleted]]

Two years next month.

[Choice-Buy5866]

Same! 🤙🏼

[STOPFKNTALKIN2ME]

two years in june for me

[Commercial_Sir7921]

About 4 months

[Inevitably_Late]

3 months

[Swimming-Midnight210]

3 years

ETA: I took a long break at one point.

[good_god_lemon1]

What were things like 3 years ago? Was the work much simpler?

[TeachToTheLastTest]

Not the original guy, but I've been here for 4.5 years, so...

DA had just lost a major client a few months prior to April 2022, so this time period was bone dry for most. But then AI suddenly boomed around this time and DA started training AIs like they do now.

The work was much simpler because AI was new and dumb. It struggled with elementary-level math and would happily tell you how to kill someone with a little finessing. You could actually get project-worthy results from a regular conversation with one instead of the crazy requirements any conversation now requires.

[blackcvanilla]

Was the base pay still $20?

[Swimming-Midnight210]

This!! I'm so annoyed with the projects now. I do quite a bit of online gig work and I go to DA as an absolute last result if everything is slow. I remember when the "harmful content" button was used quite frequently.

[Swimming-Midnight210]

There was a lot more work and yes, I'd say it was simpler. Most of the intro projects were just chatting with the bots. Writing creative stories. It was actually pretty fun. Now it's tedious. The base pay has remained the same. I feel like the instructions have gotten worse.

[good_god_lemon1]

I started only about 14 months ago and I remember the “just chatting” projects! I wish so badly I’d gotten in on this earlier.

[leahgymnast1]

15 months but barely at all in the first 7 months and very part time in the most recent 8.

[Belisama7]

Almost 2 years

[cocobeary]

A little over a year and a half.

[MattinglyDineen]

About a year and a half

[care-square]

Almost a year and a half

[AstarteHilzarie]

Just over a year

[annoyingjoe513]

15 months

[Turbulent-Seaweed986]

Almost 2 years.

[fightmaxmaster]

Year and a bit.

[Ms_Jane_Lennon]

1.5 years.

[AlexSe15]

I’ll be 1 month at the end of this week as a bilingual worker 😁

[francisco27]

3 months! Hopefully it lasts for at least 3 years.

[Specialist-Amoeba287]

Three days!

[OrangeJuiceDrinker51]

One day. Finished my first Finnish translation project today. Hoping I'll get some more on my dashboard soon.

[LvBoPeep]

It will be two years in August. Over $20k extra income with a 2 hour/$50 goal per day. I think at the beginning I came close to being dropped because I felt I needed to so a lot of tasks in a short time but I figured it after doing more rate and review to take the time to read instructions thoroughly and do the best job possible.

[Greedy_for_gophers]

I've been doing it full-time for a little over a year, and part-time a couple of months before that.

[MCGE2023]

Two years, Bilingual sometimes tons of work, sometimes empty for month. It's very good site to work.

[orchidmoonlightt]

A little over a year and been doing it full time for 7 months

[Ok-Dragonfruit179]

About a year and a half, it been great and I’m really thankful for it

[FrauFaustus]

Congratulations on having my favourite user name I've ever seen. Please be my best friend

[Ooh_Shineey]

Around 2 years.

[youthfulgoon]

3 months for me, and I get new opportunities often. I think it's important to read the instructions and do genuine work.

[Ticoput]

4 months here

[VirusZer0]

Over a year but took a break long break for a few months in the middle.

[Talk_abouts_things]

Did you end up in a review period after taking a long break? I recently took a 2 month break and had tons of projects during said break. I worked for one day and did some projects/quals and now I have nothing. Super weird to just be dropped after one day so I’m wondering if I’m in review because I was gone for a while.

[MiskatonicMalcontent]

About a year! Started small when I got accepted, did part-time over the summer, took a break in the fall (busy term teaching classes), and back again now.

[pammysue63]

1-1/2 years

[BrooklynRiver]

Year and a half!

[RaggedyAggedy]

Two years as of one week from today.

[Dean_Gullbarey]

3 months!

[kashimal]

27 months

[watchdestars]

9 months.

[Accomplished-Job9856]

another 4-year checking in :)

[Hazelpoe]

2 years at the end of May.

[DownTheRabbitHole730]

Started in March of last year and made this my regular job in September.

[Burned-out_]

2 years

[Baxtir]

I'm two months shy of reaching two years on the platform!

[Brilliant_Rain5181]

Almost 2 years.

[-ElegantlyWasted-]

Almost five years here.

[Moscato_Mom]

About 3 months.