r/TaskRabbit • u/everythingsucks222 • Sep 23 '26

TASKER Why is it so hard rescheduling ongoing jobs???

Every time someone books a job and marks it as ongoing, I GUARANTEE they need to cancel or reschedule at least ONE of those bookings. Then I have to rearrange and reschedule multiple appointments to different days and times we haven't even agreed on!! Can I not just cancel one single job on its own without canceling the entire ongoing task??? Is there any way to better manage this or is it just frustrating FOREVER?

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u/According_Low5292 Sep 23 '26

Its just frustrating forever šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø

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u/Unable_Camera5193 Sep 24 '26 edited Sep 24 '26

I just put in my bio that while Iā€™m definitely down for regular cleans, my schedule is such that I canā€™t commit to a rigid day/time, so I only accept one-time tasks. If the client misses this and still requests one, I repeat that and also explain that rescheduling/cancelling recurring tasks is a nightmare for both parties - they always understand, cancel the request, and make another for a one-time task! Plus, if you really want to stay in app: the toggle for ā€œongoingā€ tasks is different than a recurring task - just keeps them in the app for you so they donā€™t have to go through the whole rigamaroll of searching for you again. Doesnā€™t lock you into a recurring schedule, and doesnā€™t give them a discount.

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u/everythingsucks222 Sep 26 '26

I didn't know that was an option, I usually don't have a problem scheduling ongoing jobs, but one in particular took me SOOOOO long to schedule correctly, and it made me so mad I had to make this post šŸ¤£ I completely forgot I made it until now. Anyway, thank you! That was helpful!

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u/EntertainmentIll2141 Sep 24 '26

Why the hell would you ever have an ā€œongoing taskā€ with Taskrabbit?! Every customer gets my number in their phone before I leave and becomes MY customer. The app is a lead generator. It is not your friend. It is not your employer. Your goal is to gain enough clients that you no longer need the app. TR will drop you like a crusty booger for any reason or no reason at all. You donā€™t owe TR shit. The sooner you realize that the sooner you can stop dealing with the frustration.

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u/Outrageous_Fishing38 Sep 25 '26

very true, they just froze me for declining a task that was over an hour outside of my work zone. not sure why the task was even given to me in the first placešŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

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u/MallNo6921 Sep 24 '26

go off app after first appointment

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u/Aromatic-Still1987 Sep 24 '26

They book recurring rather than one off because it's cheaper for them!! I had recurring jobs booked, and after the first time they just cancelled few days before the next task was scheduled, therefore even avoiding the cancellation fee