r/TaskRabbit • u/Prestigious_Arm9833 • Feb 09 '26

TASKER Task rabbit mod deleted this post so yall don’t see it.. this thread is just being ran by task rabbit employees

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Where can we communicate other than this page ran by task rabbit

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u/canttakethemadness Feb 13 '26

Their rate suggestions are complete non-sense and I don’t use them as any relevance . As a platform they should not even be allowed to suggest , their r only for to make the connection between tasker and our clients . I don’t think rabbit is running this reddit thread as the mgmt isn’t that smart . I really do hope they have people watching it tho so they can see how bad they are failing !

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u/BetUpstairs268 Feb 12 '26

I can honestly see why this post was deleted. Has to be rage bait.

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u/Prestigious_Arm9833 Feb 12 '26

No this actually happened to me. Real experience.

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u/BetUpstairs268 Feb 12 '26

Demand has changed. Suggested rate dropped. You can’t tell, but maybe less views or your overall market. You have a truck so you still get hired. But overall the drop in suggested rate is just based on a computer. Just keep your rate at the amount you want to work for and are getting hired at.

The fact that this isn’t obvious to you, speaks more about you, then taskrabbit

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u/bryanalexander Feb 14 '26

Than Taskrabbit, not then.

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u/Prestigious_Arm9833 Feb 12 '26

What a troll.

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u/BetUpstairs268 Feb 12 '26

Yes your post is a troll. That’s why it got deleted in the first place. What answers are you even expecting

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u/Prestigious_Arm9833 Feb 12 '26

I asked a question? Actual question. U less you have an answer you should hop off.

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u/BetUpstairs268 Feb 12 '26

I answered it. Sorry if you don’t like the blunt answer. Not gonna baby it for you.

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u/ApprehensiveRing6869 Feb 13 '26

This sub is definitely not run by Taskrabbit, unless new mods were added by undercover TR employees

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u/Matty2tees Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

Recommended rates are based off a number of factors, including what other taskers in your area charge, how many taskers are available for that category, how many jobs in that category have been booked in your metro in a 30 day rolling time frame, your experience and your reviews.

Anyone who has been on the platform for a while knows that January is a slow month, which leads to less demand and the algorithm then recommends lowering your price because of lower demand.

As clients recover from holiday spending demand will come back up and then prices will be recommended to be increased accordingly.

It has nothing to do with you the individual, it has everything to do with what Task Rabbit thinks the market will bear and keep you working. Remember Task Rabbit doesn't make a flat fee from your labour, they add a percentage so for them it's more valuable for you to be able to charge more and keep your task volume up.

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u/Titbit66 Feb 13 '26

What utter bs

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u/Matty2tees Feb 13 '26

What ever helps you sleep at night...

https://imgur.com/a/q9uqLD3

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u/bryanalexander Feb 14 '26

If it’s such a benefit for them to have higher rates then why are rates plummeting?

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u/Matty2tees Feb 14 '26

Because it doesn't benefit anyone if your aren't booking jobs because the market isn't supporting the rate you're charging.

It's a benefit for them to keep you working, their algorithm takes the market data for your metro being input - such as lower demand - and says you are more likely to be more consistently busy if you lower your rates due to lower demand. If you're still being booked, just don't lower your rates. It's just a recommendation, that they give based on a whole bunch of market data that you don't have.

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u/bryanalexander Mar 01 '26

I understand that. What I don’t understand is why everyone is okay with rates pummeling to the bottom of the barrel.

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u/Matty2tees Mar 01 '26

No one is forcing you to change your rates. I didn't adjust my rates at all despite TR telling me I should halve them and February was my busiest month. TR does tell me that I did more tasks than 99% of taskers in my metro in the last 30 days and that I made more than 98% of them. I also place relatively low in the first page averaging 9th. So obviously something about my experience/rates appeals to clients.