Pros
I have supportive coworkers on my team and get the opportunity to work alongside many talented individuals.
Cons
Essentially a digital sweatshop. The overall project I am under working with Google as the client has gone from a bearable and sometimes enjoyable experience to a place I have to drag myself to every day. The conditions that we are forced to work under and maintain are dehumanizing. We are not allowed to socialize like regular human beings. We are forced to basically micromanage things which is unnecessary. We get little to no benefits and TERRIBLE PAY. For a program that requires its employees to have Master’s degrees and above, their pay rates alone speak volumes for how greedy and disrespectful they are. Someone working directly with AI who has a Master’s degree or above is usually making $18-21/hr. Leads doing the work of 3 people in 8 hour work days (because we are not allowed to work overtime anymore, as that only takes more money from this capitalistic business) make around $28/hr. Project Owners and above make little more than that. It is very evident at this company that you are just a number with zero value, and they give no care to whether you have to sacrifice your physical or mental health in order to barely meet their demands. This company consistently takes part in legally questionable practices when it comes to disciplinary measures, wages, benefits, conditions, offboardings/layoffs, etc. They refuse to acknowledge concerns of any kind, quickly sweeping them under the rug or ignoring them completely. Do not give this company the time of day. The workplace is toxic, deplorable, and sickening. Anyone can do better than settling for being treated like you are worth less than the robot you are working to train.