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Inspiration - Tell us your story. The most amazing part of my job? The stories I hear of other pros who have overcome great odds to find success. I started my cake business after my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I real... by DustiO Community Manager 10-16-2019 19 76	19	76
Forum Notices Any reason why I'm not receiving notices if someone replied/kudoed to my comments? As of last night into this morning, I received no notices. Any reason why? I have notify me box checked, so I don't u... by DJStevie Level 12 03-22-2019 1 12	1	12
San Francisco pros - give us your feedback! Hey pros at our San Francisco meetup, we want to know what's on your mind! At Thumbtack, we like to keep track of what's going well using a #loveit and what we could improve using a #could... by Kameron Moderator 03-22-2019 0 9	0	9
REPS BLOW OFF SCHEDULED CALL APPOINTMENT!!! I had to wait almost a week for a phone apt with my rep. It was supposed to be yesterday at 3:30... NO CALL! I call TT 15 min later and spend another 30 min on phone trying to get to the root of the p... by DefiningImagery Level 9 03-22-2019 5 10	5	10
Hey hey, LA area events pros! I am in Venice, CA with the amazing Steven Segar from Segar LA, meeting more of our incredible pros! Let Steven know what you thought of this meet-up, and what you would like to see at future meet-ups... by DustiO Community Manager 03-20-2019 3 7	3	7
Thumbtack poor customer service How come I receive better customer service from a pizza place that order maybe once a month from? Compared to thumbtack where I’m spending $600 a month on average. I don’t understand why every time I ... by sm00thm00d Level 5 03-18-2019 7 7	7	7
Welcome to our newest Online Community users! (3/12) Our pros are so amazing. A big welcome to the newest members of our online Community! If you’re tagged here, you’ve joined the Community in the last week and have already started participating in disc... by DustiO Community Manager 03-18-2019 1 17	1	17
Shout out to our women entrepreneurs in Oakland! We had the privilege of meeting with 20 of our best female pros last week in Oakland, in celebration of Women’s History Month. The energy in the room was incredible. Being in the presence of so many w... by DustiO Community Manager 03-18-2019 4 2	4	2
Thumbtack Pro input Why is it that Pros or even Top Pros at thumbtacktack are not involved with the any decision process at all. We always learn about thumbtack decisions after they have been implemented and have no inpu... by sttnyc Level 5 03-18-2019 2 1	2	1
Jason B. Help with my request for C-6 Contractors Why did you delete one of my requests A C-6 Contractor in California can contract stair work. Read attached letter. Your system won't let me rotate picture. So tilt your head and readEmail from CSLB by cwoodstair Level 6 03-16-2019 0 0	0	0
WE AREN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW JOBS??????? What is going on???? It's been DEAD all Jan & Feb!!!! I'm getting NO portrait requests coming in. I get event requests daily, and headshots, occasionally. I'm on promote for headshots. But not for eve... by DefiningImagery Level 9 03-15-2019 3 32	3	32