![]() I am able to take time to visit family and friends and can do the work I care most about - my work with the Girl Scouts. ![]() It’s so much fun and gives me so much flexibility. Maggie Harding: I started tasking about a year and a half ago when I was in between seasonal jobs. Gross: Why did you decide to become a Tasker at TaskRabbit? Your opinion of yourself is the most important. Gross: What is your career advice for other young professional women?ĭrame: Don't let anyone's perception of you define or limit your ambitions and aspirations. People don't have to understand it, but they will come to respect it. Gross: What is the best advice you've ever received?ĭrame: My mom told me, "Be assertive in what you want. If someone doubts me when I show up to do a job, I just say “Watch me work!” I love to see people’s reactions when I do a perfect job and they didn’t expect it based on what I look like. I’m small and I wear a headscarf so clients sometimes doubt that I can handle big jobs. Gross: What's the biggest lesson you learned at work and how did you learn it?ĭrame: I’ve learned not to let other people doubt me. With TaskRabbit, I’ve been able to go to every corner of the city and meet all sorts of interesting people. If you have a regular job, it’s so easy to fall into a pattern of just going home and to work. Gross: What is your favorite thing about working at TaskRabbit?ĭrame: In addition to having a very flexible schedule, I love that TaskRabbit allows me to spend time all over New York City. I try to take advantage of days like that just so I can afford to take time off on a rainy day to write or just because I feel like it. ![]() At times tasks can pile up so much that I don't even get a chance to get lunch, but I don't mind it. Otherwise, I find a coffee shop or a public library where I can go and do some writing while I wait for the next task. Usually, by the time I finish my first task of the day another one comes up, so I head straight over afterward. They always express their satisfaction and most of them will say that they expected it to take longer which lands me positive reviews and tips. I've become friends with some of my clients and met other screenwriters that way.Īfter I finish the job, I ask them to take a look in case they have any questions. Sometimes they will ask me about my experiences as a Tasker or about myself and the other things I do. Clients rarely want to help, and I prefer it that way because I work faster alone. After they welcome me, I sometimes get, "Have you done this before?" And I'm always tempted to say, "Have you looked at my profile?” But I just say, "Yes, I have." Then they show me where the pieces to be assembled are and leave me to it. I'm always excited to find out who I'm about to meet when I get to the address. Most of my hires are for furniture assembly so I carry my tool bag (in a makeup bag) with me all day. When a task pops up I commit to it, but not before introducing myself to the client by chat and ensuring that I'm qualified for the job. If I don't see anything, I wait and either catch up on some screenwriting or process some of my photography work. Gross: What is a workday as Maty like? Please walk me through a day!ĭrame: The first thing I do in the morning is check whether I received any invitations and if there are any available tasks on the app. Because TaskRabbit allows me to support myself and make my own schedule, I was able to return to school full-time in 2015 without taking on any loans! TaskRabbit also allows me to have time to write scripts and work on personal projects, which means that I don't have to be a starving artist. ![]() After I moved here, I started working with TaskRabbit. About six years ago, I came to New York City to visit my sister and fell in love with the city. ![]() I lived in Chicago and Los Angeles where I worked in sales and aspired to be in show business. Maty Drame: I’m originally from Senegal and moved to the United States when I was 19. Elana Lyn Gross: Why did you decide to become a Tasker at TaskRabbit? ![]()
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