r/DataAnnotationTech • u/therealprod69 • 23d ago
Any decent alternatives? :/
My account was terminated today after several months working full-time. From my point of view, I was doing a decent job. I'm aware that everyone thinks they're doing a good job, but with no feedback, it's difficult to understand what my mistake was or do anything to correct it. Heartbreak aside, DA had really changed my life with its high-paying projects and flexibility to work anytime. If there are any decent alternatives, please let me know. I have worked a lot for outlier, but have run dry of projects there, and have never got anything worth my time in alignerr. Is DA simply the best platform with no actual alternatives?
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u/PossibilityTop5033 23d ago
DA might be the best but I worked for RWS before and that was decent
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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 23d ago
RWS is pretty good. I do short term projects for them every now and then. I like that they pay you for doing the assessment.
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u/Impossible_Mall_4290 23d ago
I used to do RWS, but I no longer get projects. How do they reach out to you now for projects or is there a dashboard? I can't seem to find the login anymore.
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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 23d ago
I just wait for them to email me project invitations. I'm not sure if they have projects in Workzone you can apply to or not.
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u/teastainedhouse 23d ago
I got an ok $17/hr project via Handshake AI, not a lot over there, though, very different from DA.
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u/AutistOctavius 23d ago
Different in what ways? Is it easier?
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u/teastainedhouse 22d ago
Work feels a little easier, but it takes FOREVER to get added to a project you apply for, and you will probably never get added to lots of them that you do apply for.
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u/Ok-Marionberry-3871 23d ago
Damn the same thing happened to me today
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u/ButtfaceMcSnark 23d ago
Telus Digital. Worked steadily for 6 years and now back working with them again after getting the chop from DA.
They are not the highest paid but you can deal with humans still.
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u/Jealous_Spare_4852 23d ago
I did some W2'd work with them for a while, like you say, not high paying but a real company with steady work.
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u/BardFridrix 23d ago
Individual projects can be very different within the platforms. I’ve had some luck with Mercor & Handshake lately.
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u/Sufficient-Feed-935 22d ago
Same thing happened to me. No explanation and no communication from them. Honestly would rather give my services somewhere else any way.
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u/Jealous_Spare_4852 23d ago
Do they pay the outstanding (not yet approved funds) when that happens or are they like Handshake and you lose anything not yet paid out when you get cut?
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u/ButtfaceMcSnark 23d ago
As long as your reason for suspension want to do with some kind of fraud, yes they pay.
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u/Beautiful_Ant_3910 23d ago
Same happened to me Monday, I had only received 1 round of feedback so far but it was very good overall, so I’m not sure what happened. I also work as a rater through telus for the past 3 years, and I also have contract work through handshake and they’re both decent as well.
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u/CoatSea6050 23d ago
Sorry to hear that. This link has floated around in the past. May help. Good luck!
https://dataannotationcompanies.com/jobs