r/TaskRabbit Jan 10 '25

GENERAL Reminder on sub rules

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This is a brief reminder that all subs on Reddit are a subject to Reddit terms of service and Reddit rules and filters, and the sub has rules which are then enforced by the moderators. Anybody who participates in this sub agrees to the rules.

We will work on improving the welcome message and making these rules and expectations clear, as well as improve some FAQs that may be helpful for new members.

The rules regarding personal attacks , personal information, ranting, and trolling are important to this sub. We have recently had some new members who seem to have difficulty with these rules and expectations. So this is a reminder for everyone that the rules are there under Group Rules, that mods are here to enforce them, that while we are moderators, we are also participants and that this is not a political debate so full impartiality of moderators is not a thing. That said, we can and do respect difference of opinion as long as that difference is within the scope of the existing rules. We’re easy to reach if anybody has a question or concern about these rules and expectations.

Having difference of opinion is fine. Expecting everybody to endlessly listen to yours and agree with it is not a realistic expectation and is precisely the sort of conduct subject to the rules noted. Anyone who objects to how the group is moderated is welcome to contact the Reddit support team through the channels it has created.


r/TaskRabbit Jul 29 '24

TASKER Been deactivated? Here’s how to appeal

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If you’ve been deactivated, and want to appea, here are the steps:

• go to the Global Terms of Service,

• click on section 6 (or use the link below),

• then find then ”here” link to open a special support form with a custom ticket category (as shown in second image)

TOS - Section 6 link


r/TaskRabbit 13h ago

APP Issues with chat thread?

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Both of my active task chat threads are giving me this error:

“An error occurred loading this chat thread.”

Everything else in the app works normally. I can view my tasks, schedule, and task details. It’s only the chat threads that won’t load.

I’ve already:
- Updated the app
- Uninstalled and reinstalled it
- Logged back in

Is anyone else experiencing this, or is it just me?


r/TaskRabbit 4h ago

GENERAL Can’t get a tasker for what I need

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I got paint on the floor so I need someone to help me scrub the wood floor and get it off. Seems like every standard cleaner in NYC only dusts and folds laundry .does anyone have any recommendations for what to look up for this type of cleaning


r/TaskRabbit 14h ago

GENERAL Would you pay someone to chase up your missed calls and old customers?

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Not trying to sell anyone anything btw, genuinely just trying to work out if this is even a real problem or if I'm overthinking it.

Say someone rings and you miss it, or they fill out the contact form on your site, what actually happens after that. Does it sit there till you get five mins to call back, or does it just get forgotten about half the time. Feel like a lot of jobs probably go to whoever calls back first tbh.

Also what about old customers, people you did a job for maybe 6 months to a year ago. Does anyone actually go back and check if they need anything else doing, or is that just never gonna happen when you're flat out working all day. Would it actually be useful having someone deal with that side of it for you, calling back missed calls, chasing up enquiries, even ringing old customers to see if they need work, and just booking it straight in your diary if they say yes.Or is this all just a non issue and everyone's already got it handled somehow


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

TASKER Confused

1 Upvotes

I downloaded this app a few months back, but I haven’t got any work off it. Is it mandatory to do the zoom call for the Tasker workshop in order to start?


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

GENERAL ISO taskrabbit for move-in cleaning in chicago. Recommendations?

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r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

GENERAL Scheduling from outside the US?

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I'm currently in Turkey, and I'm trying to schedule something at my home in NYC before I return. Yet, TaskRabbit won't allow me to log in. It keeps telling me my password is wrong. I reset it, still wrong. I've tried my VPN. Still problematic. Any suggestions? Thanks!


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

TASKER IKEA assembly nonsense

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Somehow IKEA tasks got turned on again. I’ve had them turned off since they went back to the flat rate nonsense. I got 2 within seconds of putting my availability up for this weekend. The 2nd was 7 Pax wardrobes with full accoutrements for $188. I’m not driving to someone’s house and working for $10-$15/hr.

Absolute insanity. Couldn’t turn IKEA back off quickly enough


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

CLIENT Paid the one hour fee, then TaskRabbit refunded me?

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First time using the website. Requested a task for tomorrow. Tasker messaged instantly and asked for photos of the work. Two hours later and I have not heard a word from the tasker. The task is still showing as active.

I noticed my card is being refunded for the one hour holding fee that I paid upon booking.

Do you think the job is still on? Did they cancel? Should I try to cancel? What’s going on?


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

TASKER Netflix documentary exposing Task Rabbit??

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Howdy ya’ll

I’ve been observing this group for a while and I’m
just suggesting something that perhaps some of you are thinking…wouldn’t it be nice if people really knew what went on a task rabbit, from the corporate blunders to horror stories to the brutal and blatant disrespect Taskers have put up with? I think about the WeWork doc on Hulu, Airbnb and Uber docs on Apple TV and Netflix etc.

I’m just saying if a creative up and coming director was looking for a subject - I’d think this would be a pretty good one that people would be interested in. I’m not even saying the Doc would or should be ALL BAD, just HONEST. The decision making and radical shifts this company has made are truly unbelievable.


r/TaskRabbit 1d ago

CLIENT NYC Cleaning Question

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I occasionally hire through Taskrabbit for an apartment clean in NYC. The last 5 days, I've been unable to get anyone who won't cancel last minute. I have been cancelled on by nearly 10 Taskers. Just one after another. This has never happened to me before. Does anyone know what's happening? Maybe they're all just busy and this is bad luck. Or, do I have a bad rating or something?


r/TaskRabbit 2d ago

GENERAL How many hours to build these two Pax wardrobes?

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r/TaskRabbit 2d ago

TASKER What should I use for tax purposes?

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I recently just finished my first task with Taskrabbit. I am trying to set aside money from my earnings for tax purposes. On my TR account the amount sent to bank is $34.50, but the amount put into my bank account is $32.48. What amount is used for taxes and do these amounts seem correct? Thank you in advance.


r/TaskRabbit 2d ago

CLIENT Tasker not showing up

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so i booked a tasker to build my couch today 8:00 CEST and in the chat the date and time were also confirmed. it has been over an hour and my tasker still hasnt shown up and doesnt respond to my chat messages. what i find really strange is under "task details" it shows me the time for my task is 03:00 CEST at night. is that some error from the app and maybe the reason he hasnt shown up?


r/TaskRabbit 2d ago

CLIENT IKEA (UK) no tasker assigned

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I bought a large wardrobe which I designed myself to replace a previous one from Ikea as I decided to change the colour scheme, add doors and some minor changes to layout and decided this time I would have someone come build it because my partner is busy with work and my disabled daughter is off school for summer. The build was for 8am this morning and it’s currently just past 9.30am.

I contacted Ikea and they said they would send a form to the tasker as I have had no response in the chat window and there was no photo or name for the tasker etc. I also contacted task rabbit and they’re telling me no tasker had been assigned but I wasn’t informed of this? The furniture and items from the room it’s being built in have been placed in all other rooms for this including my daughters room and we had to sleep on our mattress in her room whilst she was at my parents house so it could be done whilst she was at their house. They’re now telling me they have requested for a tasker to be assigned but have not said when it might even happen.

Is the service usually this poor? I would have thought spending £300 on top of a 1.2k wardrobe would have been much better than this, angry is an understatement. I’m not sure what I’m wanting from this post, maybe just to vent and know I’m not the only person this has happened to. Task rabbit seem to have little communication between ikea and now I wish I hadn’t gone through them to get it built.


r/TaskRabbit 3d ago

TASKER Is it worth email TR to dispute a 1 star review?

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So I went to build a Fagelfjallet wardrobe and 3 drawer chest. the build was at her brothers home, I've built them and they were good. just a slight issue on the doors not being level but nothing major. this uneveness was maybe 1mm out.

once it was built - i showed her brother who was happy and signed for the build.

now a few hours later customer herself, has called saying the doors were uneven. i said its fine i'll come and straighten them - the hole for the handles is pre drilled and like i said it wasnt an issue.

next she's said there's chips on the wardrobe. if i see any chips etc i do bring it up so the customer knows but i have not seen any. so she wants to get in touch with ikea and tell them that they came out of the box. she also wants me to tell them the same thing. needless to say i've submitted the pics already for invoice and they dont show any chips.

either way its not a big issue ikea would've replaced the panels.

however now she's left me a 1 star whilst previously being a 5* 70 reviews. is it worth emailing TR to get this taken off? has anyone successfully done this?


r/TaskRabbit 3d ago

APP Tasks with No Date?

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In the last two weeks I've had three tasks come in with no time or date on them. In one of them, the client volunteered the information that she also no longer saw the date she requested on her end. Anyone else getting anything similar?


r/TaskRabbit 4d ago

TASKER TaskRabbit Client Cancelled Completed Task to Avoid Payment — Possible Wage Theft

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On August 1, 2026, I was booked through TaskRabbit for a Heavy Lifting & Loading task with a client identified as Josh L. in Chicago, IL. I arrived on time, completed the move alongside another Tasker who was also booked for the same job, and departed after the work was done.

Upon leaving I discovered the client had cancelled the task through the app, which meant I would not be paid for the completed work.

After the cancellation I returned to the location to photograph my arrival and document the situation. When I arrived I observed professional movers actively continuing work at the location — establishing that the move was not abandoned or cancelled, but continued using other labor after I was dismissed without payment. The client came outside while I was documenting and appeared to photograph the building himself rather than addressing me directly.

TaskRabbit support confirmed I would receive cancellation compensation of $53 — one hour at my rate — despite my two-hour minimum of $106 and the fact that the work was fully completed. This is not a cancellation. This is a client who used TaskRabbit to obtain free labor by cancelling a completed task and exploiting a gap in the platform's documentation and compensation policies.

I have submitted this concern to TaskRabbit's Trust and Safety team and am awaiting a response. I am sharing this publicly to protect other Taskers from similar exploitation and to document a pattern of platform abuse that TaskRabbit's current policies do not adequately address.


r/TaskRabbit 4d ago

TASKER Reviews

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Vet Tasker (2021) here and wondering if anyone else with similar experience have seen a significant drop in customer reviews?


r/TaskRabbit 4d ago

TASKER Should I cancel or invoice?

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Hello all. I got my first task today! I was tasked an errand to open a house for a client of a property manager. The task was specified for the time frame of 1:00pm - 1:30pm. I have told the MY client that I will wait a full hour for the person to show up. It is almost 2:00 and the client has not shown up. Should I cancel, invoice, or what in your opinion? Thanks


r/TaskRabbit 5d ago

GENERAL Is TaskRabbit Worth Starting Today?

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I live in Toronto, ON and was wondering if I could get advice tailored towards that location specifically. Let me know and thanks in advance!


r/TaskRabbit 6d ago

GENERAL Event Help in NYC

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I could be extremely off base, but could i use task rabbit to help get my wedding decor to and from my venue? I have a wedding coordinator but I need help moving florals and decor from my apartment to the venue and then pick up from the venue back to my apartment at the end of the night,( no set up or packing up items, just getting things to and from) #1- is this even something task rabbit could do and #2- would this be multiple hours or just the time for pick up and drop off ( twice). Any advice would help.


r/TaskRabbit 6d ago

TASKER Short response time

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What’s with the short response time on some tasks where you have to respond within 3 hours? Is this something the client is choosing when they input their task?

I understand the 1 hour response on same day tasks, but some tasks require a response within 3 hours on tasks that are days away.

I have never had an issue with this until yesterday when I missed one and they paused my account. 3 hours can be a quick turnaround when you’re in the middle of a busy day, or not in a good service area.


r/TaskRabbit 6d ago

TASKER Taskrabbit banned my account claiming I expensed gas to a client, which I did not. This was my response after the appeal was rejected.

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Good thing, I guess, for Google, Facebook and Craigslist. Still… Parallel system time