Jamie Sheridan is a tasker in Manchester
Jamie Sheridan, based in Manchester, started tasking part-time in September to earn more money for his family.
He works for a large energy provider, and has been working from home on a permanent basis since March.
He found being desk-bound with a slower pace of life difficult so signed up to perform tasks during evenings and weekends.
The 37-year-old said he has always found a joy in flat-pack assembly so said ‘being able to do this for others is great, being paid for it is a bonus’.
Billed as the ‘flat pack king’, two thirds of the tasks he has completed so far have been furniture assembly, and he said he’s most often asked to help with wardrobes.
He plans to keep offering his furniture assembly skills to the community, even when the world returns to normal.
Nico said TaskRabbit was a saviour for him
London-based tasker Nico Palumbo’s career as a head chef was impacted by Covid-19, as restaurants had been intermittently forced to close throughout the year and even still now.
But he found a way to continue offering his cooking and baking services through TaskRabbit, while pursuing his passion for gardening and garden design.
Since signing up to the platform in July, the 48-year-old has expanded his offering to include handyman-type services such as home repairs and furniture assembly.
He is tasking part-time for now, juggling around 50 hours per month on TaskRabbit, with work as a private chef in households.
However, he hopes to task full-time in the gardening category while continuing his garden design studies part-time.
Nico said: ‘TaskRabbit has been a saviour. It gave me the opportunity to get work that I wouldn’t have been able to get otherwise.
‘As a chef, I was working in a sector that has been hugely impacted by Covid-19, so TaskRabbit was the perfect platform for me to get exposure for my skills and interests.’
Glaswegian Nicola Graham ‘tasks’ as a personal assistant and cleaner
Nicola Graham, 44, joined TaskRabbit platform in June 2020 after being furloughed from her job as a business travel consultant.
Not used to being in the house all day, and looking for a way to supplement her income, she came across an article about TaskRabbit and decided to sign up.
She put the skills she gained during her years in an office environment to good use in her home town of Glasgow by working as a personal assistant for around 10 hours per week.
She has also expanded her tasking to offer cleaning services too, and has built up a regular client base for cleaning tasks in her local area.
She plans to keep tasking in her spare time even once furlough ends.
She said: ‘I am so grateful to be a tasker during this period as it has kept me busy and sane. I have met some wonderful people.’