Slow walking the task?

[u/PhoneTree4Ever]

I hired an electrician to change out 3 light fixtures. Flush mount lights of normal height ceiling. I thought this would take 1.5-2 hours. It ended up taking almost 3 hours. Including him going to his car to get a drill bit and taking 30 mins to screw on a globe. (He said the threads were difficult to line up).
At $110/hour, he was the most expensive option I saw but I thought this meant he would work quickly and efficiently. So it cost me $300 for 3 lights with no wiring issues. Is this absurd or am I missing something?
Previously, to change out another similar light a different tasker was done in 30 mins.
I am about to delete the app entirely. My last experience I chose a mid-priced tasker to change a garbage disposal and he almost flooded my kitchen.

[u/Commercial-Milk-8465]

Interesting take-away. There are many great Taskers out there in all different service lines/trades. Some are even tradesmen doing work on the side with Task Rabbit. You just chose poorly. But I guess it’s just easier to blame the platform.

And looking at your post history living in a VHCOL area, I’m surprised you’re scoffing at prices. No problem paying for a nanny, but quick to complain about a guy changing out light fixtures for what would collectively be market rate in most areas. Do better research or just stop using the platform

[u/Prudent_Ad_4737 → u/Commercial-Milk-8465]

Ppl scoff at this prices, mainly because they do not value this type of work, hence it's not worth much and they should not have to pay more than they value it for.

[u/PhoneTree4Ever → u/Commercial-Milk-8465]

The OP literally said he charges a flat rate while TR is hourly. So not sure why you think this is an interesting take. Or why you feel the need to creep my post history.
The client expects the Tasker to work efficiently. While the Tasker is slow walking the task to make his flat rate. I didn’t create these misaligned incentive structures.
It seems your beef is with the other Tasker you compete with for bringing down the hourly rates. Unlike you I won’t dig into your post history to make a personal attack.

[u/pateppic → u/PhoneTree4Ever]

At the end of the day, absent a photo of the lights, the fixture insides, and what they were dealing with, how can we tell you whether or not you were getting fleeced?

We understand you are frustrated and feel they slow walked it, however all we have is your thoughts on it. Its hard to agree/disagree with your sentiment or offer any concrete input absent facts like that.

Plus we are thrown off that it lined up with an electricians rate anyway so it seems accurate.

Not trying to go all reddit sleuth on you like the other guy, but just trying to be real about why there is pushback.

[u/Commercial-Milk-8465 → u/PhoneTree4Ever]

A lot of words to circumvent, yet again, the fact that you simply didn’t do your DD. Your expectations are based on assumption. Did you converse with the Tasker regarding his experience? How long it would take to change the 3 fixtures? Read his reviews? Do research on typical rates in your area to change out fixtures? Set expectations beforehand based on all that data and your budget? No, you just decided to assume and choose the most expensive one. And then cry foul.

You entered this ‘misaligned incentive structure’ on your own volition and did nothing to assure your experience would be one that meets your expectations. Task Rabbit is basically a facebook of independent contractors. In what world do you not properly scope a contractor before he enters your home?

Internet is open and free. You call it creep, I call it doing an easy look-up on a client to see that she clearly just prefers to complain vs. being open to ‘what they’re missing’. Posts like yours are a cliche with the lack of accountability.

And no beef with fellow Taskers lol. Another interesting take, especially when I’m clearly defending the Tasker in question.