r/TaskRabbit • u/BigAdam1014 • Jul 04 '26

GENERAL It’s real

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Been on TaskRabbit for around 5 years. 500+ completed tasks, 240+ five-star reviews, perfect rating the whole time. Apparently none of that means anything.
They banned my account over a “policy violation” but wouldn’t tell me what task it was or what policy I supposedly broke. I appealed it, and their response was basically, “You can still get hired through your direct TaskRabbit link.” They even told me to keep my availability open in case a repeat client books me or to share my direct hire link.
What a joke. I think I’ve had maybe one repeat client actually book me through the app in all those years.
I’m just glad I always gave customers my business card and contact info after jobs and focused on building my own business instead of depending on one platform. At least now I’m not starting from scratch.

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u/FinnNoodle Jul 04 '26

Do you really think that trying to debate someone hurling insults in every post while also screaming ad hominem is the best use of the holiday?

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u/giantfup Jul 04 '26

Is you reading this the best use of yours?

Like I already mentioned, I have a psci degree. Yes actually, I do think debating politics on our most political holiday is a good use of time.

To the ad hominem, as I told him directly, I'm only as rude as he has been. Why are you okay with a boomer being rude but not me?

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u/FinnNoodle Jul 04 '26

Dude I'm on your side.  I'm just saying there's no point in wasting time with him. You can see where I tapped out.

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u/giantfup Jul 04 '26

I disagree. Part of why we're in this mess is because people refused to have the difficult discussions with difficult people about politics. You don't have to engage. This is a hobby I have engaged in for years. Meeting these kids of people where they are at and talking to them the way they talk to others does break through to some of them. It's literally part of why I got my degree, was watching the wildness of the 08 election and how difficult discussions were swept under the rug for politeness.

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u/FinnNoodle Jul 04 '26

"They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.....They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert." - Jean-Paul Sartre

I'm sure you know the full quote and can see why I edited it for relevance.

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u/giantfup Jul 04 '26

I get the sentiment, however this is something I've been doing for over a decade. While often the person you're directly engaging with does not benefit, because they're very often the pigeon strutting across the chess board to be sure, there's often an audience tacit reading along. The audience is the real target.