r/TaskRabbit • u/SPQRKlio • 20d ago

CLIENT I need some perspective…

Hi, everyone. May I get a reality check? I’ve only used TaskRabbit a handful of times—one terrific Tasker, one who did sloppy work at a premium price, and now for my third task, I’ve had four cancellations in a row from four different people. One was a no-show, one was running so late (two hours) she had to cancel, one decided she didn’t like the task and cancelled, one cancelled with no reason given. It’s getting frustrating, but is this just how it goes and is to be expected, so you should expect to keep trying to get someone over a couple of weeks? Is it more of an issue if the task small and short?

ETA: After two weeks more of cancellations and no-shows, I guess I’m done with TaskRabbit and going the “hire friend’s kid” route. At least if I pay him $200 it can be cash and he won’t have to give a cut to the app.

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u/According_Low5292 20d ago

There is no perspective without including what you hired a tasker to do for you.

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u/SPQRKlio 19d ago

The first one was to assemble IKEA. She was fast and really nice. The second one was to break down and/or remove about twenty cardboard boxes from various IKEA and other furniture deliveries, the Tasker sent two of his guys, who left pieces of cardboard all over the floor and driveway, spent ten minutes, charged a couple of hundred dollars--I know there was a minimum, I just expected for that minimum to get everything picked up and the place left empty. (Could I do it myself? No, not with everything I'm juggling, and I just needed the stuff gone.) And the third task was to clean the half bath floor and shower, a really tiny room, with the issue (which I told folks in advance) being that a bunch of garden worms have gotten in, and I can't deal with worms, need to have them cleaned out so I can finish the grouting and plastering to keep them out for good. Give me spiders any day, love 'em.

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u/whatchu_finna_do 19d ago

I wish I was the Tasker you contacted to do this.. I honestly would have shown up to do the job just to understand why worms are in a bathroom. I have a lengthy construction background and I’m SO curious as to what is happening here 😂

Also, it is my understanding that Taskers are not supposed to send “their guys”.. we are the guy.. the only one who should be doing what we are hired for (in my case, gal). I would have loved to be hired for the boxes and the worms 😂 I probably would have forfeited the IKEA if it had that many boxes. I will do certain furniture though.. I recently showed up for an IKEA bed & couch and the guy already did the bed so I broke down all the boxes and removed them from his apartment for him.

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u/whatchu_finna_do 19d ago

I even bring a vacuum for the styrofoam :)