Pros
- 100% remote - Low stress - I had 3+ months with no work to do, so I was paid for doing nothing - Decent benefits - The vast majority of people I worked with were easygoing
Cons
- Very few (if any) opportunities for growth, development, or advancement - You won't gain any transferable skills aside from being able to tell prospective employers that you "worked in AI" - Some projects are interesting, while others are extremely boring and mind numbing - I was hired through Robert Half as a "writing specialist" and was told the position was writing intensive; however, several projects involved looking at images/videos and clicking checkboxes - I always got the sense that the job wasn't secure, whether it was not having any work for 3+ months, hearing about layoffs, or working on projects that would have made way more financial sense to be assigned to outsourced employees. I also recently saw Innodata advertising for part-time, independant contractor generative AI associates, which leads me to believe they may want to cut full-time employees in this position who receive benefits. - Despite achieving high performance metrics, I only received a modest bonus and didn't receive a salary adjustment after receiving positive feedback in an annual performance review