STAY AWAY. High Expectations, Poor Results
I initially chose Taskhusky because my client shared a site that they liked. While researching, I saw that Taskhusky had completed work for this company.
The first red flag was that they wanted pre-payment of the project, 5k. The only reason I agreed was that at first, we were on a tight deadline to execute to a timeline. I had planned to use a different company for the data migration, but they assured me they would do a better job without any hiccups, so I agreed to let them do the work.
Things started well but went downhill quickly. Zach (Founder) was communicative at first but became combative and provided more excuses than results. Sometimes he was pleasant and other times it was like he was yelling at me through email. The last few emails I sent Zach, he flat-out didn't answer any of them, and instead, my messages were filtered through our assigned UI developer. I was asked to make requests only through their outdated portal to manage the requirements, and their team refused to do any video chats, phone calls, or walk-throughs with my UI developer as we handed off our Figma designs to their team. We asked multiple times with no response except to upload to their portal. Several times, I asked questions with no response for days, and then my project was auto-closed by their system. I would have to request to have it re-opened since it was active and work was in the queue. It was astounding to me that clarity was not desired and that communication was only via a horrible portal with poor workflows. The UI developer was at least courteous and better at responding. I have an ok deliverable that took a very long time to receive, which will get revamped again by a new team.
This project took longer than expected to get underway; however, the work deliverables were subpar from the start. Constant mistakes, no QA was being done, I was given responses that showed this team is not made up of SMEs, and the feedback loop was supremely frustrating. Some tasks took 5-7 revisions to get right, which were not complex. This was a complete waste of time and money.
On top of everything else, the tougher, most complex requirements ( Product page customization and data migration) were not delivered. The cost of hiring Taskhusky doubled on my end due to hiring other teams to deliver on task requirements - Taskhusky could not complete, who fulfilled the requests quickly and without any issue. (I went back to LitExtension, the first company, and not only did they import all the customer and order data seamlessly, but they did it in a matter of days, with exceptional customer service, and helped with any anomalies. It was a fantastic experience.)
Customer service does not seem important, and the task portal used to manage the project is outdated and frustrating. It is mind-blowing how little the founder seems to care about delivering quality work and a pleasant customer experience. My biggest regret was that I didn't do a better job of vetting them before paying for services. If you go to any of their social media accounts, you will see they have no recent posts and most likely their reviews are all from years ago. For over 20 years, I've worked on technology projects of all sizes and shapes, and if I could start this project over again, I would have chosen a different vendor.
16. mars 2025
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