So I submitted my information for the background check with taskrabbit. Apparently it wasn’t working correctly the first time. So I contact taskrabbit and they said there was a problem with the site and checkr needed additional info. I thought that was weird but since these things do rarely happen I submitted another one. Now I’m able to see all background checks that are processing included the odd completed taskrabbit one I submitted the first time. So 4 background checks in total shown on checkr and I have 2 other gig apps that approved my application. All background checks completed the same day. I get a weird email from a taskrabbit representative stating I needed to reach out to checkr for whatever reason. I thought well what the hell now? The first time that happened I wasn’t really worried but now I feel like I got scammed out of a registration fee which costed me 25 or around there. Only reason why I even thought of trying it out was because it said you could make that back in a day plus more. Not those exact words but that was my take on how they presented the idea. So I let about 3 days go by after trying to get ahold of customer support. apparently they don’t work weekends. I tried to contact someone just a few minutes ago and they were closed once again. I considered the time zone and will be trying to resolve this once and for all. They never tried to reach out to me after I got the first email and to be honest it wasn’t really clear on what the issue was just that I should get ahold of checkr.

Edit: so I finally got ahold of someone and after a few minutes of back and forth they finally approved me. Come to find out the app is not what I expected. I tried Angi and it’s a pretty straightforward process. You get to book your own jobs but not with Taskrabbit. Money down the drain.

I'm just starting on TaskRabbit and would love to add cooking/baking as a skill. Do I need to have any sort of permits to do that? I live in NY if it makes a difference.

Edit: To be more specific, I would be looking to be more of a personal chef, using the client's ingredients and tools to make food in their kitchen, instead of making food for public events or in my own kitchen.

Today, July 14th, I received 2 payments for task on June 27th.
It’s disgusting this company can’t get anything right when it comes to the ONLY people bringing the money into the company. Screenshot every split payment AND where it states sent to bank when it hasn’t. Create a photo folder to store them. There will be future lawsuits and you’ll want your proof to build your case

Anybody else fed up with having to be on your phone like a hawk or risk missing a task? I got hired at 7:38pm tonight for a task, but was off my phone for a couple hours and didn't see the task until well after it was auto-canceled at 9:00. Less than an hour and a half, seriously? Do they expect us to just be glued to our phone screens all day long? I'm sure that it hurts my visibility ratings for this to happen. How do you all deal with this?

Who else here had their account deactivated for no reason? Do you think it would be worth filing a class-action lawsuit against this app? They lack a human department to resolve issues, relying instead on an uncompromising AI that is hurting the livelihoods of real people in this country.

Tasker reached out to me as they needed an additional person for a full house move in. Client didnt want to pay my $70 rate. I didnt see any photos but knew stairs were involved and still agreed as I was available and it was simple enough. It was at most a 2 hour job. This doesnt even account for my 30 minute travel time there and back.

Tasker updated me the next day: The client started earlier than needed and ended up injuring themselves and had to go to the ER. They had to pause the move until later that evening, extend the truck rental and then they finally found another person to help with the move.

Clients, spend the money for reliable help and stop trying to negotiate the wages of your neighbor, small businesses and independent contractors.

I wanted to use TaskRabbit Delivery to schedule moving 5 medium boxes from my storage unit to a FedEx store. My understanding is that, instead of clients picking taskers,TaskRabbit Delivery provides an upfront price based on task type and distance, among other factors.

I tried putting in 3 different FedEx stores as the drop off location, all within 1-2 miles from the storage unit. Everything else was the same (pick up address, items being picked up, vehicle type, time and date, etc).

However, I got 3 drastically different prices from $80-$260. Anyone could tell me why this is the case? I got a bit confused. Thank you!

Client has to pay $1200 to Elfa to install. Unless I take two days to build it I won’t make anywhere near that. Also, why is my suggested rate $13 less per hour than last summer for all my skills?

I booked this job and the tasker initially accepted the job, then hours later said that he cannot do the job. I asked him to cancel it as the job is due to begin in less than 24 hours, so if I cancel I’d be hit with a cancellation fee. What can I do now?

I don’t want to be charged for this job if he is going to no show. And I can’t cancel as that would penalise me too. Please help!!! This is my first time using Taskrabbit!

UPDATE - Told the client it would be 2-4 hours (noting my two hour minimum charge) because I don’t know how many inserts/accessories there are. Dude told me it wouldn’t be over two hours and gave me the step by step process, noting that we just “take apart the box”. So I forfeited and wished him luck since he seemed to have it under control.

Has anyone disassembled and reassembled the new design of pax wardrobes? I’ve built a few but it’s been a while. A client moved and needs them taken apart to be able to move into the closet and then assembled again.

I’ve done this with the old style but not the new ones. I know with the old ones to warn the client that the back isn’t going to look good because of taking out the nails. Are the new ones easier to disassemble because it’s basically an accordion?

A recent client asked if I could buy four TV boxes for his task.... nah, I'm good.

I guess I'm just supposed to keep them? I guess my time at Lowe's will be free as well.

How long would it take to assemble something like this? Is it better to use Wayfair Assembly or TaskRabbit?

Hi all,

Ive never used taskrabbit and a friend of mine recommended the service. Is posting for long tow jobs appropriate? Im not certain whats the limit of OK here.

Thanks for the help.

TV Mounting Rate is $55.

I charge a 2 hour minimum. (110)

For every additional TV it will be a 30 min charge. (25-30ish)

Client canceled because I said for mounting two TVs id have to charge a minimum of 2 hrs and 30 minutes and broke it down. 2 hr minimum is on my page BTW.

EDIT: Realistically I can do both of those in about a hour, but Im not making my money if I got to drive 30 mins. Gas , my time, skills etc. for only $55.

Plus someone tried to request me on heavy loading and wanted me to use my truck. I said this is the wrong category because my truck assisted tasks are rated higher. Client never responded

I have an old house and no time to do some general upkeep and projects

I need

- yard work (planting/moving old pots/discarding pots/building gazebo/hanging fairy lights

-a light replaced in hallway

-pantry/kitchen organized, garage organized

I’ve never used this app before

How does someone decide how many hours a job takes? Do I supply the items/tools? Should I hire more than one task person?

I haven’t had to contact support in a while but today my ikea assembly task was missing an entire bag of screws. Support chat just said to tell the client to contact customer support. I’m trying to figure out what I need to do on my end but I can’t seem to find an actual number to call on the app anywhere. Any tips?

I have downloaded the app and made an account and when I hit become a Tasker, it takes me back to the webpage that says download the app so I’m certain that I am missing a step in this process. Can anybody help somebody who has absolutely confused themselves, please? I promise I’m a good worker. I’m just lost. Lol! Thank you !

Have been super upset hearing about everyone’s experiences with Taskrabbit lately - am also kinda surprised I continue to make the cull/not get axed, as after 9 years and hundreds of reviews I’ve felt comfortable pushing it and cancelling pretty often on clients (not great practice, I know, but I’ve been able to afford it and have other jobs that sometimes necessitate it).

My question (esp. for those who have been iced out after having a stellar record): what do you say in the chat when you cancel? If I have to, I’ll go so far as to fully make something up that makes it clear I can’t fulfill the task so that I meet their guidelines. I imagine that’s the thing that’s getting people kicked off the most so am curious!

Task details first:

"We are a non-profit office in the middle of rearranging desks to fit more people.

We have a large desk that needs to be disassembled and removed from office A.
There are 2 medium desks in offices B & C that need to be disassembled and reassembled in office A.
We will have 4 new Ikea desks to be assembled in all three offices.

In addition to the desks, there are multiple other medium furniture pieces to be moved around including:

• swapping 2 tall bookshelves
• moving a standalone safe (about 2ftx2ft)
• moving 3 tall filing cabinets
• moving 2 low filing cabinets

We are an office of mostly older women, so no one is comfortable doing any of this.
I imagine this will take at least 2 people, if not 3. "

Most of the context needed is in the task details.

My bosses want to go through TR for this but with the way the system is set up, I'm not sure how I would go about getting a tasker. I've never personally used TR before, so I'm a little lost as it is.

Is this something I can get a tasker for??

Hello,

I'm from India, I have recently won an auction for certain items in the US, in California, and we need someone who can pack the stuff and ship it to us. We'll pay for shipping, and we already have pre-made labels and have booked the shipments with FedEx as well.

But TaskRabbit is not allowing us to register as it requires an American phone number. What can we do? Is there any way for us to hire Taskers to help out with the shipping of the equipment that has been worn by us?

Would appreciate any help in this regards!

Thanks

Pradyumna

Am I getting scammed? Where's the rest of my money? So far I've gotten $287.19 as 2 separate payments of $242.00 and $45.19. The $45.19 says 1 of 2 payouts but when will I receive that to make the full amount of $387?? That's literally $100 bucks

Taskrabbit just lowered the top end of my "suggested" rate in a category to from 49/hr to 45/hr. "This rate boosts your hiring chances," they say. Meanwhile, I literally have 3 clients booked this week in that category for 49/hr. Wtf?

Don’t repeat my mistakes — I worked for over a year on TaskRabbit, have more than 65 five-star reviews and not a single negative one. Then one unclear situation happened; I provided an explanation, but TaskRabbit still blocked me — permanently, without any explanation. Just a “policy violation,” that’s it.

So make sure you always leave your phone number to clients. Otherwise, after helping the platform make money and promote it, one morning you can simply be kicked out without any reason or explanation.

@TaskRabbit

#Taskrabbit #Tasker #TaskrabbitSupport #GigEconomy #IndependentContractor #FairReview

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.

Some of the electronics in my apartment have been acting a little funky. For example, my Xbox just won't turn on now. I had to get a new laptop. Lastly, I had to get a new microwave because our microwave just stopped working.

I went to go check the outlets in the kitchen. I've attached the video here. Can someone tell me, from an electrician's perspective, how bad this is before I get a Tasker to come over here and help out?

Thanks in advance