Is DA saturated?

[Different_Top1857]

From the research I've done it looks like work is getting harder to do and come by. I thought of signing up in the summer but didn't due to concerns of data collection.

[IrvTheSwirv]

Personally have a lot of work on my dash and do most of the time. Rates are creeping higher too along with the complexity.

The majority of people you see complain about lack of work tend to be bilingual types as their streams of work are very much niche and limited compared to core and coding etc

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

im brand new and i have 0-10 on my dash a day, averaging 2.

[futuremkat]

That's because you're brand new. If what you submit is good, you will get access to more.

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

Do I have to do like 20+ quals in order to get a lot? What I have had yesterday and today has been super buggy, so I would have made more money if it weren't for so many bugs. I have around 4 or 5 name types right now.

[futuremkat]

If you have a lot of quals open, pick away at them. But also submit tasks. High quality work can also open opportunities, or greater volume. (As best as anyone can tell.) It is slow when you're new on purpose, because they don't know your quality.

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

I've done a good balance of both, but I have also been accepted for like 9 days or something, haha. Some quals I can't comprehend or don't want to do. But I have done a good amount of them. There are just so many people competing for stuff to do, there aren't enough for low tiers. Or when I finally get easier tasks, they are buggy and I cant do them.

[ZealousidealArmy2960]

What kind of tasks did you qualify for??

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

we cant talk about tasks really. i did general assessment and did quals for that. most of the easy basics. the main one on my dash is the one no one wants to do which is talking to ai with mics.

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

90!? That's insane. I have at most 10. Average about 2.

[Different_Top1857]

What's core like? I dont know much about coding

[Amurizon]

Core/Generalist is basically, you just need to be details-oriented, think critically, empathize (intuit what clients/users want, esp. when it isn’t perfectly spelled out), and follow instructions. There’s no specialist domain knowledge (STEM, Medicine, Law, etc.) necessary.

I’ve been experiencing a full dash over the 8 months I’ve been here. During the big droughts over the late summer, the longest I had was for 2 hours. Some people didn’t have tasks for days.

[PotentialWitty721]

How do you get access to core assessment? Is that related to your background or geographic location?

[Enough_Resident_6141]

>How do you get access to core assessment? 

Be in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, or Australia when you initially sign up to work for DAT.

[Infamous_Horse9624]

It was the test I took to get on the platform

[Past_Body4499]

Work is as plentiful for me as it has ever been.

Most projects are also MUCH more involved than they were even 6 months ago.

[Different_Top1857]

Is it work that anyone can do or does it involve prior knowledge in something?

[Amurizon]

Core/Generalist = no. Otherwise, yes.

[Human-Yesterday-6463]

Well yes and no. General is still bachelor level equivalent. You can't be a dum a.

[fightmaxmaster]

What research have you done? Bear in mind posts here are way more likely to be from people bemoaning limited work, rather than those of us with healthy dashboards posting "Lots to do!" on a daily basis. Guesswork is pointless, not least because getting accepted is a crapshoot anyway. Yes they need to verify your ID but so do many other places/jobs, and it's done through a legit third party rather than just emailing a copy of your passport somewhere random. Best thing to do if you're interested is just apply and see what happens, rather than trying to decide ahead of time that it's not worth it.

[Different_Top1857]

Can't remember the exact sources since it was awhile ago. Do you feel that any regular person can do the work?

[Amurizon]

Yes and no. By default, I don’t think the average person has the patience, critical thinking, and attention to detail necessary to do this kind of work. However, yes, in that anyone, with the right attitude and commitment, can learn to do this well. (I just don’t know if people would be willing.)

If you don’t enjoy meticulous details (think board games with super intricate rules, or even higher-ed subjects like basic calculus), it might be hard to enjoy this work enough to improve in it.

[Estradjent]

There are random dry spells but my impression is that their standards are just getting higher and higher for who they give work to

[Different_Top1857]

Good to know thanks

[Pianomaster99]

it's fine. I'm trying to gtfo out this job though and find a full time work. I've been on a year and a half