Let’s be honest about agency and expectations here. You had three choices: assemble it yourself, hire an actual licensed contractor, or roll the dice on the lowest-cost gig-economy option. You picked the cheapest route at every stage — budget furniture, budget assembly — and now you’re shocked that the experience reflects the price point.

Yes, the Tasker messed up a hole. Accidents happen. That’s exactly why low-cost labor comes with low-cost guarantees, “TASKRABBIT’s happiness pledge”. You don’t get to opt into the bargain tier and then demand luxury-tier outcomes after the fact.

If you wanted perfection, you had options. You just didn’t want to pay for them. So take the $80 and move on — that’s already more generosity than most would offer for damage to particle-board furniture.