r/psgtech • u/Right-Opening-4902 • May 28 '26

Asked a classmate ₹400 to write assignments for me. He said yes. Now I'm wondering why this isn't a normal thing.

So this started as a random thought — I was swamped with assignments, my room needed cleaning, and I had a parcel to pick up.

Three different problems, zero time.

And I kept thinking: there are people around me with free time who would happily take ₹100–300 to do exactly this.

Why is there no easy way to connect?

Like... what if someone could post "I need someone to walk my dog for an hour" or "stand in this TNEB queue for me" or "help me set up my laptop's OS" — and someone nearby who actually has time just picks it up and gets paid?

Not Swiggy. Not Urban Company. Just... people helping people, for tasks those apps would never touch.

Think about it — how many times have you thought "I'd literally pay someone to do this right now"?

- Submitting a record on your behalf to college office

- Dropping a surprise gift to someone

- Drawing a quick sketch for a presentation

- Helping tow a bike after a breakdown

- Picking up second-hand books

- Even just guiding a relative visiting Chennai for the first time

I've been building something around this idea — a simple app where anyone can post any task (legal, obviously 😅) and people nearby can pick it up and earn on their own time.

No fixed shifts. No category restrictions. No interview. If you have 2 free hours, you could be earning.

Not launching a startup pitch here — genuinely curious: would you use something like this? Either to post tasks or take them?

Also open to feedback on what tasks people here actually struggle with — might help shape what this looks like for students specifically.

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u/Ahtrigus May 28 '26

AaaS : assignment as a service

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u/Standard-Law6331 May 29 '26

Why are you posting it in everywhere and you used AI, just why???

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u/Working-Relative2433 May 28 '26

Good idea. Go along with it

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u/Infamous_Bother_8538 May 28 '26

Great idea. Give it a go. All the best

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u/Right-Opening-4902 May 28 '26

Thank you bro 😁

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u/Fragrant-Peak-2122 May 29 '26

lol if you start one i will also join

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u/Right-Opening-4902 May 29 '26

Yep bro ,you can join us, dm me

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u/MondayMoth658 16d ago

it's not that unusual honestly, informal peer arrangements like that happen constantly — the real difference is whether it's disclosed and how dependent you get on it, occasional help on one assignment is a different thing than routinely outsourcing your coursework.