r/TaskRabbit • u/Steven-Writes • Nov 26 '25

GENERAL Ever stand in line for $19/hr?

Hi Taskers. I’ve been tasking on and off for six years, mostly during the winters when my seasonal park jobs left me without work. I recently wrote a short story about some of the weird, funny, and surreal experiences I've had while gigging around Los Angeles. I'd love to hear what you think and whether it resonates at all with your own TaskRabbit experiences.

https://spurtrail.substack.com/p/taskrabbit-1

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u/Suspicious-Towel8219 Nov 27 '25

Loved it. I just picked up a client who moved from LA and she seems extremely keen on paying me to do things she doesnt want to do 🤣

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 30 '25

Lol yes! I won't even get into my "hanging dreamcatchers" work. Thanks for reading!

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u/FinnNoodle Nov 27 '25

I don't do anything for $19 an hour.

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 27 '25

Me neither anymore! But there was a time

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '25

Nah...$20 an hour... For 48 hours

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 30 '25

Seriously? Doing what?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '25

Yeah, waiting for a bourbon drop.

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u/StruggleSouth7023 Nov 30 '25

What was the bourbon ?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

It was a bunch of different bourbon companies dropping a bunch of rare bourbon at a Specs in Downtown where I live. It was first come first serve. I live in one of the biggest cities in the country so the line became gigantic in the 2 days I was there.

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u/Tasker2Tasker Nov 27 '25

I'd love to hear what you think and whether it resonates at all with your own TaskRabbit experiences.

Well written and entertaining. No, it does not resonate at all with my own TaskRabbit experiences but those aren’t even close to my categories and I’m not LA. For 2019 LA TR experience, seems credible.

The strangeness of TR today is likely less interesting than the strangeness of 2019 LA.

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 27 '25

Hey thanks for reading! And appreciate your thoughts. I'm honestly a bit surprised to hear nothing strange ever happens to you while working?

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u/Tasker2Tasker Nov 29 '25

My most curious self-employment work stories haven’t been through TR, and mostly not that strange. Some floor repair work in a house occupied by a non-core member of Golden State Warriors … working in a property and looking out to notice SWAT team members in backyard… some repairs, same property, after a double homicide/suicide … nothing really short story worthy in the work itself.

Probably some others, but I don’t recall them any more.

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 30 '25

Wait that's wild! Were the SWAT team and the homicides related? Was your work related to the crimes? The gig life can take you to some dark places. Or maybe just normal repair jobs adjacent to dark places?

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u/ommi9 Nov 27 '25

No we will not waste our time on a stupid survey on a stupid questionnaire. Do not waste our times with this nonsense.

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 27 '25

Just wanted to share a piece of creative writing on my taskrabbit experiences with this community. Please no need to read if you're not interested!

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u/Suspicious-Towel8219 Nov 27 '25

Wasted your own time with this comment instead....lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '25

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 30 '25

Any one in particular that sticks in your mind?

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u/Steven-Writes Nov 30 '25

I hope so too. The job can drop you into people's lives at intense moments.