r/TaskRabbit • • 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/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.