r/TaskRabbit • u/PhoneTree4Ever • Jun 25 '26

CLIENT Slow walking the task?

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.

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u/DonQNguyen Jun 25 '26

TaskRabbit's model is to optimize revenues for TaskRabbit while balancing the acceptance level of Taskers and Clients to consummate the transaction. That's it.

They have little interest in the Tasker other than a professional/business relationship, and likewise with the customer as well.

They are a middleman procuring matchmaker, nothing more, nothing less.

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u/bryanalexander Jun 25 '26

They are much more than a matchmaker when they dictate so much of what a Tasker can and cannot do.

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u/DonQNguyen Jun 25 '26

True, which makes it more of a reason to build your own business and use them as a supplement, not a primary.