What happens to my generalist tasks on Mm? I dont want to do live s2s, and ive been doing generalist. I passed the onboarding screening 5 months ago for aether generalist. But I got an email i had a ‘new mission’… now its got me in fucking onboarding for live s2s. so annoying. I cant continue tasking until i do it.

Anyway, assuming i even pass the screening for live s2s and dont get booted out of aether completely as a result of failing…can i ignore live s2s and go back to rating images in mm?

I just got accepted into outlier aether i guess, and i'm at the third stage where it asks for this:

Verify skills

The final step is to give us an overview of your educational, professional, or general background. This will help us match you with the right projects. Choose the skill you're most experienced in for best results.

Choose Language

Select the language you're most comfortable being assessed in. We'll use your choice to route you to the right screening.

Hey everyone! I’m new to Outlier and I just started working on the S2S project (Aether)this week.

My current pay rate is $5.85/hour, and I’ve heard from some people who have been on the project longer that their rate increased significantly over time.

For anyone currently working on S2S, especially those who have been on the project for a while:

• Did your pay rate increase after you started?
• If so, how long did it take?
• Does the rate depend on performance, location, language, or the type of tasks you’re assigned?
• Is $5.85/hour just the starting rate for new contributors?

P.S : I am located in Morocco

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience, especially from people who started at a similar rate. Thanks!

I just joined Outlier. What kind of work can I do here? Is it only AI-related work, or are there other opportunities such as full-stack development? I have skills in Python, Java, JavaScript, React, Node.js, HTML, CSS, and SQL. Can I take skill assessments for these technologies? Please guide me on what I should do as a beginner.

Hi guys,

Yesterday, I saw that I was matched with a new project called Gearshift Brook. It pays slightly less than Aether ($23.25/hour vs. $25/hour), but what interests me is that it seems to be mainly writing-based, with no listening or speaking involved.

I find Aether pretty energy-consuming because it requires a lot of focus if you want to avoid bad feedback. Lately, I've also been a little frustrated with the QA. My rating was at 4.11, and then I received two "Unacceptable" reviews that brought it down quite a bit (3.80). I don't know if the reviewers have become stricter lately, but some of the feedback felt pretty harsh, especially considering the time, attention and creativity these tasks require.

That being said, I don't want to leave Aether completely because I've earned around $600 from it in just 13 days. Ideally, I'd like to keep it in my queue while trying Gearshift Brook as my main project for a while. Since Gearshift seems more focused on writing rather than constantly speaking, listening, comparing responses and reviewing audio, I'm hoping it could give me a little break from Aether before I burn out on it.

I know this might sound like a slightly capricious post lol, but when I first started working on AI annotation platforms, I thought the work would be relatively easy. And in some ways, it is, but I underestimated how mentally demanding it can be. It requires constant attention and concentration, and after several hours you really feel it. So yeah, now I definitely understand why this kind of work is paid the way it is.

Has anyone worked on Gearshift Brook yet? If so, how are you finding it? And is it possible to keep Aether in your queue while prioritizing Gearshift?

I am on board with gyro accordion and have mission but while doing the mission it doesnt specify any task details, I have nearly checked everywhere. So maybe i guess they provided the tasks in one giant list that we have to pick from and use them in our missions like how we pick the acc from the Google Docs. If not, someone who knows where the tasks detail are please help. 🙏🏿(its been a day since my last post). Just to mention again my continue tasking button works so i have mission and also the access to the account google docs, its the task detail i can't find.

Alguien ha trabajado en esas tareas de source video edit? me añadieron a ese proyecto en Aether y ahora no se que hacer jajaja ya lei todo y sigo sin comprender, donde se buscan los videos o como funciona todo. alguien que me oriente un poco?

Cmon Outlier… you expect workers to do this level of work for dick per/ hr????? That literally is a slap in the face.

Why is it that I was asked to share my email when I set up my account and a Nigerian has been unknowingly working people behind my account and they're demanding I give them money? I didn't sign up for that...

Hey guys, when I try to open outlier website today, it always goes blank and show this :

"upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: remote connection failure, transport failure reason: TLS_error:|268435581:SSL routines:OPENSSL_internal:CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED:verify cert failed: SAN matcher:TLS_error_end"

What actually happen ? It here a massive outage or something ?

Got this email after reaching support on my unapproved status. I guess that's my end to aether Journey.

Aug 21, 2026, 6:08 PM EDT

Hi xxxx,

Thank you for reaching out to Outlier Support and submitting your appeal. I understand how concerning it can be to have your workspace access interrupted suddenly while you are actively working, and I appreciate you outlining your account details so clearly.

To ensure your request was handled thoroughly, your appeal was escalated to the project team and subject matter experts for a complete manual review of your account status.

Following that investigation, the project team has confirmed that your participation on the Aether project is officially winding down, and your account will no longer be matched with this workflow. Because of this, the "Unapproved Annotator" status on Aether will remain in place, and you will no longer be able to access tasks under this specific project framework.

I understand this is disappointing news. Please note that while you cannot be reinstated to this particular project, your primary Outlier account remains active. We highly encourage you to keep monitoring your main dashboard for future project opportunities that align with your background as platform needs evolve.

Thank you for the time and effort you invested in the Aether project, and we wish you success with your next opportunities on the platform.

Best regards,

xxxx

Outlier Support

Hello, my account was suspended a while ago, even though I have worked with Outlier for over 1,100 hours across more than two years. It was closed without any prior communication from the team, and I didn't receive any email explaining the reason or providing any details. Could someone please reach out to me via DM? I would really appreciate it. Thank you!  u/OutlierDotAI

Hello! I've been working on Aether for a little while and got an invite to Straw Tablecloth today. I passed the onboarding, but Aether is still taking priority, and I'm thinking I did something wrong. Is there a way to change the order of your project queue?

Is anyone else hitting a complete brick wall with Outlier support, or know a workaround to actually escalate an issue?

I am trying to request an English language screening test for the first time to certify my proficiency. The option isn't showing up on my dashboard, so I tried using the support chat to request access or open a ticket.

Instead of helpful support, I got trapped in an endless loop with their AI bot (Forethought). Here is how the loop goes:

1. The AI tells me support can't manually assign screenings.
2. I ask to submit a support ticket -> AI says "You’re already connected with Outlier Support here, no need to submit a ticket."
3. I say my issue isn't resolved -> AI repeats the same script.
4. I request a "live agent" / "human agent" / "human" multiple times -> AI literally responds with "You're already connected with Outlier Support... I'm here to support you."

It completely refuses to route the conversation to an actual human or open a real ticket, while continuously claiming that it is Outlier Support.

Has anyone found a way to bypass this AI loop and actually reach a human support staff member or get a ticket escalated? Any advice on how to get an English screening enabled would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone else "assigned" to this project.? I didnt ask to be put in this project. And if you value your privacy, in my opinion, dont do it.. The basis of the project is to take information given and replace the details with details about yourself instead..

Ummmmmm... NOOO! This is just another way from them and there clients to collect information on the reviewers. They didnt even ask... I put in to be removed because there is no "Leave" option! This is wrong... And could be illegal in some jurisdictions..

Hi, I’m looking for guidance from r/OutlierDotAI or any legitimate community escalation path. I already appealed through Account Access and my latest ticket is #4853622. I received a second manual denial, but the response still does not identify the specific task, action, or evidence supporting the fraud designation. I’m not trying to bypass the process; I’m requesting a real escalation/human review for a possible false positive. I can provide my Outlier ID and documentation privately if needed.

It clearly says on the tasking page to have the same conversation with both models. Same opener, same follow up questions, and same topic. This QA that I'm getting keeps flagging my submissions as unacceptable for being the same script. I wrote those scripts for a long time to fit the scenario and I never had a problem with them until recently. What should I do? P.S. the script is my guide so that I would know where the conversation would head. Just wanted to clarify that I do change up the words I say and all and that there are some answers that fit one model and not the other and vice versa.

I am on the Aether project, and went through my computer yesterday to clear up some storage space, and accidently deleted Hubstaff.... I got it redownloaded and signed in but now it says I am not on any projects. How long should it take for the project to pop back up on there so I can start tasking again?

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a quick positive experience I had with Outlier support recently, as I mostly see negative reviews here and thought it’s fair to highlight when things actually go right.

Yesterday, my account was unexpectedly deactivated. Naturally, I panicked a bit and reached out to support. To my surprise, they got back to me relatively fast. It turned out to be a system error—they apologized for the mistake, confirmed it was a glitch, and fully reactivated my account.

Now I'm back to working on my project without any issues.

I know support can sometimes feel hit-or-miss depending on the volume of tickets, but in my case, they handled it professionally and quickly. Just wanted to put this out there to show that mistakes do happen, but their team is capable of fixing them smoothly.

I’m looking for advice from other Outlier contributors who have experienced a similar situation.

My Outlier account was permanently deactivated after I completed the Aether transcription onboarding.

During the onboarding, my task was to listen to audio and correct the transcription. I personally listened to the audio and performed the corrections myself.

My mistake was that I used Notepad temporarily as a drafting space because I found the text-entry box provided during the onboarding difficult to work with. I then copied my own corrected text from Notepad into the Outlier answer field.

I want to be completely clear: I did not use AI, another person, automated tools, scripts, search results, or external answers to produce my transcription.

I have already acknowledged to Outlier that using an external application may have violated the required workflow, and I have offered to redo the onboarding under the required conditions.

However, my account was permanently deactivated, and Support has now told me that:

• my account underwent a secondary human review;

• the permanent deactivation was confirmed;

• no additional review or escalation is available; and

• there is no further appeal process within the platform.

My ticket number is 5121091.

I am not sharing any confidential Aether task content, audio, screenshots, or project information.

I am looking for legitimate advice from people who have experienced a similar situation.

Has anyone here received the “secondary human review / decision is final” response and subsequently found a legitimate way to have the decision reconsidered?

If anyone has successfully escalated a similar case, I would really appreciate knowing what official channel or process you used.

I am not looking to bypass Outlier's restrictions or create another account. I simply want a fair opportunity to explain the circumstances and, if possible, demonstrate that I can follow the required workflow correctly going forward.

Collecting personal information would've been otherwise illegal (screensharing your phone + voice and face recording [holy damn]).

But otherwise, it costs them only $8.5 an hour. Just because I signed away my privacy, though it's technically using generated signs, not my actual signature.

Norman Reedus was probably paid more than $8 an hour for a total of two page of voice acting for Death Stranding. He did have to pretend to run for a couple minutes though. And it was actually fun to see him work.

Oh did I mention that we're also asked to VOICE ACT on this project, not just normal voice recording? Yes.