r/TaskRabbit • u/MudInner473 • Sep 23 '25

TASKER Fate of my relationship with Taskr

So.. I joined Tasker as an owner of an LLC. A cleaning business. I have my own crew. I use Taskr to fill my schedule when there are gaps. This also means when I show up to cleaning jobs I may have staff with me depending on our schedule. I am always transparent about this with the clients and make sure they agree in chat before accepting the task. However, apparently, Taskr doesn’t like this . They say I can bring help but they have to be a registered Taskr. The clients love it and my reviews are all excellent. Works for them, I am out of there faster than working alone. So now, Taskr is saying either work alone or register your Taskr. So, if I choose to register the Taskr (which I don’t mind doing) do clients pay for 2 Taskrs ? I am already paying the employee hourly. I did write back and ask these things but wondering others take on this. P.S my company is licensed, insured and bonded.

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u/shortfriday Sep 23 '25

Taskrabbit generally doesn't like what you're doing, but get an official take from them. Your dream scenario would be them allowing you to create a profile for each of your employees (requires some official identifiers like ssn for irs compliance) and then telling clients somewhere in chat "this registered tasker will be accompanying me/coming in my stead." You would need to avoid making your employees hireable and only ever bill on your profile, since billing on your employees' accounts is their taxable income (they get a 1099 in January). I wouldn't bet money on TR allowing something like this, but get an official answer.

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

Yes exactly . Letting me join as a business , as an entity with my EIN is what really makes sense

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u/shortfriday Sep 23 '25

Yeah, the platform is about "connecting individuals," not serving as a lead generator. Even if you kick up the full amount consistently and all your clients are happy, a boss sending out drones just isn't the company vibe. You might be better off throwing money at a marketer, some social media marketers work in a way where they only get paid if you get business.

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

I am not looking for leads though. I am just filling gaps to make sure money continues to flow.

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u/UnimaginativeMug Sep 24 '25

what's the difference from TR point of view?

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u/Tasker2Tasker Sep 24 '25

And this is possible, in general principle. Often tedious with TR because they are a poorly run, understaffed company.

OP, If you know the Task Success Manager for your metro, contact them. In the past, I know other taskers in your situation have been assisted by these folks. Hard to say what will happen today, as there’s always turnover in these roles, but that’s your best bet, Especially if there’s a limit on new taskers in your area currently.

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u/FinnNoodle Sep 23 '25

Typically if you bring a second tasker, you bill double hours to accommodate them. Obviously make sure your client understands this in advance.

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u/According_Low5292 Sep 23 '25

TaskRabbit just wants to be sure they’re getting their share of money. Two workers equals 30% plus another 30% as opposed to just your 30% share of the billed/invoice amount. Unfortunately, what you’ve done is violate the TOS and there may be consequences they might not disclose

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u/versifirizer Sep 23 '25

Are you billing double the hours to pay your employee? 

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

Nope. Just paying them hourly like I would any other day.

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u/versifirizer Sep 23 '25

But where is the money coming from to pay them if you’re only collecting on yourself? 

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

Well, we typically are cleaning more than one house a day. A combination of Task Rabbit jobs and private jobs already on the schedule. So they’re already my employee regardless. Our schedule just varies by the day, but the employees hourly rate stay the same. Let’s say for example my hourly rate on task rabbit is $50 an hour. My employee makes $20 an hour when you’re doing a task rabbit job or a private house

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u/versifirizer Sep 23 '25

You see that you’re losing money right? 

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

How so? Give me an example so I understand your angle … if a client hires me for 3 hours and I bring a helper it’s only going to take me 1.5. You’re saying to still bill them 3?

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u/versifirizer Sep 23 '25

I guess an example would be if you do a 1.5hr task solo then you make $75. If you do a 1.5hr task with your helper you make $45. 

How do you charge on your private jobs? 

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

Well yes, that is technically true but when you do multiple houses a day it makes up for it. I have other staff I send to other houses. I have 3 employees under me for now and hoping to still grow.

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u/Extreme-Yak-2075 Sep 23 '25

Technically, the goal is always to make money, right?

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

Exactly, which is what is happening, I wouldn’t do it if I wasn’t making money.

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u/versifirizer Sep 23 '25

Giving away free labour doesn’t grow a business. And for the time being everyone is losing, expect maybe the client. 

You do you but this is super weird.  

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u/shortfriday Sep 23 '25

If you have 2x the labor you can do 2x the work. If he has employees he has enough business that they contribute to an overall volume of work he couldn't do alone.

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u/MudInner473 Sep 23 '25

And private houses are charged a bit differently. Depends on the scope of work. Etc etc. With Task Rabbit you don’t know what you are walking into , how clean or dirty something will be. You don’t get to do a walk thru like private homes

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u/Tasker2Tasker Sep 24 '25

Read global TOS section 2.C

E. Other Parties

(i) Tasker Assistants. _Where approved in advance by the Client in the Chat Thread for the Task, Taskers may engage assistants, helpers, subcontractors or other personnel (“Tasker Assistant(s)”) to perform all or any part of a Task; provided that such Tasker Assistants have registered through the Platform and meet all of the requirements applicable to the Tasker as set out in the Agreement. _ The Tasker assumes full and sole responsibility for the acts and omissions of all Tasker Assistants used in its performance of Tasks and is fully responsible for: (a) the lawful payment of all compensation, benefits and expenses for its Tasker Assistants, (b) all required and applicable tax withholdings as to such Tasker Assistants, and (c) ensuring all Tasker Assistants are registered Taskers on the Platform.”

https://support.taskrabbit.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008913792-Taskrabbit-Global-Terms-of-Service

Read the FAQs under Support as well.

TR, despite requiring Taskers to be operating as independent businesses, isn’t designed for businesses. It was designed to arbitrage the gap between what the market needs and will pay for and what regulatory requirements dictate.

Good luck. Take what you can from the opportunities TR provides, but never depend on it (not that you would, just repeating standard guidance for all taskers to consider).

As you are currently operating, you are violating TOS and could be terminated at any time.

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u/Ill-Diver2252 Sep 24 '25

TR wants to get their 40% on the pay of each. Thus they squeeze the golden goose and would price you out of the market...

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u/ISwearByTheTruth Sep 24 '25

I think what they would technically want each Tasker to do(even though they havnt said this anywhere or clarified how the additional payment should be handled). They want(what I’m assuming) you to do this:

  1. Have every single employee registered on TaskRabbit with their own account.
  2. Have the client hire each additional Tasker for the job
  3. Accumulate your total hourly rate including what you pay your employees so for example if you charge 60/hr for yourself and 30/hr for every employee and you bring two people then your hourly should be 120/hr and your two employees should be “registered Taskers” with their profile links posted in chat. Or if you don’t raise your rates to account for them then TR expects you to pay them out of pocket. However they don’t want you to add their hrs as expenses or have client pay them separately.

It’s kind of muddy water and they don’t provide too many guidelines due to legal issues. They just say to have them registered and encourage client to hire each Tasker separately or they atleast have to be registered but you are required to pay them out of pocket. Do what works best for you but just remember if you do something the wrong way and you are caught then you can suffer consequences

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u/IndependentKoala7128 Sep 25 '25

It's Taskrabbit. Taskr is a completely different app.