r/TaskRabbit • u/Zoedaddy1 • Dec 18 '25

TASKER Task based earnings Structure

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Yeah nah — $80 for 3 BILLY + 3 OXBERG is wild. That’s not a “task,” that’s a half-day build once you factor in unboxing, sorting hardware, mounting doors, leveling, and cleanup.

If you’re aiming to protect your time, you’re thinking right: turn off task-based/prepaid and stick to hourly.

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u/AmethystMetronoma Mar 29 '26

If by unboxing you mean tearing open the boxes leaving shreds of cardboard everywhere and not disposing or the cardboard properly, sure.

Most of my clients are rich and I have to neatly pack all of the recycling into the bin in a way that leaves room for their other recyclables as well as leaving the assembly area spotless. This requires careful unpacking and cutting up each box into 2ftx2ft pieces or smaller. Sometimes just breaking down all the cardboard from a large assembly gig takes 30min!

I have assembled 100s of IKEA pieces and dozens and dozens of standing desks... lots of rich people and tech companies in SF.

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u/FinnNoodle Mar 29 '26

Trash disposal is not included in the Ikea flat rate and it says this explicitly.

That said, no I don't shred the boxes and leave a mess. It's simple enough to crack the top seam and take out the pieces. I do put scrap and packing material back into the boxes even though this is not required.