jikaseo:
Pls can I be your conductor? . This proofs are giving me chills. What city do you operate pls?

INDUSTRIALFAN:
you say?

okuta007:



was that the only reason i asked him to take the teller job? customer service soft skills, patience, attention to details, listening skills, empathy, ability to follow through a well structured and fast paced business environment, words positioning and so on are priceless skills you learn from such a job that no university will ever teach you - to you money is everything, why don’t you resign from the bank job and go drive ? why are you so desperate to have him be a driver without even having a feel of the corporate world ? regardless wether he gets hired as a permanent staff or not, if any opportunity to get a corporate job in future comes his way, which title do you think will get him that job easier ? - customer service agent XYZ Bank OR Uber/ Bolt Driver?

Now I am not saying he should not drive in future but Uber is going nowhere neither is Bolt, what is the reason for you advising him to catapult himself into a loop of unending misery without giving him a chance to fairly have a taste of both worlds and see if he can manage either ?

I know 2 people here in America who drive taxi cab and Uber with brand new cars - and this is America where riders tip so good but none of these guys live better than a store clerk working at 7/11. when you drive everyday - you will age considerably and the pay is never commensurate with the stress in it. If you doubt it, please resign your job and go drive so you can prove me wrong with your wonderful stories of success and happiness - I dey wait o

nnamdi65:
Good morning

Please I want to start a temporary business as a Bolt Driver before I got bank teller offer of ₦70,000 monthly.

A friend told me as a Bolt Driver you can earn up to ₦40,000 to ₦60,000 comfortably 6days in a week.
And if I work harder 7am to 7pm I could earn upto ₦80,000 weekly on Bolt.
But I need to invest by buying my own ride (I've just ₦700,000)

And with the Uber or Bolt I can get to meet many people and I can even freelance Real estate or Housing Agent while driving unlike the bank work that doesn't give you enough time.
Note: I just married and I need to Carter for ther family.

Please what your advise.

Grupo:
I have many people that work as bank tellers. So I'll give you advice and you decide on what you want.

End of discussion

One, being a bank teller is one of the most insecure jobs in Nigeria. Also, it has no career growth. You will earn the same amount for many years. especially if you are a contract staff.

There is high pressure on you. There is your supervisor behind you hurling orders and there is the customer before you shouting that you are wasting their time.

And if you dare make a mistake and over pay someone as a result of the pressure, you will pay back the bank with your own money.

If you make a mistake in a day and over pay someone by 50k, it means your salary for that month is already 20k.

You will work from 7 am to 7pm everyday. And you may need to work on weekends. Although banks pay extra for those weekend hours.

You could be sacked anytime. Especially if the bank feels you are no longer strong enough to bear the pressure.

They will sack you and employ a new batch of OND holders that are still very young, agile and strong.

On the positive side, if you are nice to customers, they may leave you tips after transactions. Although banks frown at this.

As for Uber driving, I don't know.

The money there is not as it used to be in the early days. But you may make more than the bank teller if you are driving your own car.

But you will need to put up with the annoying attitude of silly and rude girls who think they own you by simply riding in your car.

COdeGenesis:
Bolt business is better. Some people make as high as 40k on saturdays only. Some make close to 50k on festive days. If you like suffer head and stress go for the bank job. You can try the both of them sef and see how far

Dmanky:
Lemme comment on what I know and with good experience in it, which is Bolt.

Bros no doubt they is money in this business(bolt). If u r single, you can meet up in the area of personal and domestic expenses, forget it if you are married with kids. You can barely meet up.

Just imagine making #70k in a week and the breakdown in the area of expenses are as follows:

1. Fueling for that week: #24,000
2. Bolt will collect their own commission of 20% or 25% as the case might be.
3. Personal and domestic will take 25,000.
4. Recharge cards and data will take #3,000
5. Car maintainance may take up to #10k

So you're left with nothing to save.....

The rat race starts the next day with hitting the road and not getting what is measurable to the effort you put into the business.

You'll understand better by the time you start.Experience they say is the best teacher.

Just have a plan B and possibly C of making money while doing Bolt or Uber

Their pricing is damn annoying and frustrating....

Both Uber and Bolt value their riders much more than you that have the car and same time maintains it, they don't give a jack about your welfare.

"They're killers( Uber and Bolt) of real hustlers efforts".

Goodluck Op!!!

orgylover:
but eod what year because i hear say that car dey sabi break leg anyhow. besides i dont really see them using it for bolt

dharamanil:
A quick break down of Bolt for you. 7am to 7pm is is = to 14 hours of driving round Lagos

80k a week is true but that's your gross earnings, when you subtract their commissions 20% of every trip, and fuel cost them you arrive at your profit.

It's is not easy, mind you, u must buy a sound car so that your 700k has to be up to 2million.

The. If you now decide to partner with a car owner, with all calculations been the same, you still have to pay weekly return of 25 to 30k depending on your agreement.

Duru9:



Bro I'm a bolt driver here in Abuja

It's not possible

Unless in Lagos sha

VcStunner:
2004-2005. It's actually very much in use. About the leg thing, always listen to your car. The bolt joint will give you a sign before it goes bad, if you ignore it then it has no choice but to embarrass you

sammirano:


whatever works for you or the op. Na advise I give. that driving na stress without assurance of orders. Your 70bank job is fixed. if no customer you will receive salary. business is good but are you willing to face it if you dont receive more that 2 orders in a week with expenses piling up. car needs attention.

INDUSTRIALFAN:
looooollll.... you know nothing about bolt or hailing... everyday of the week, you go reject trips you go taya cos requests always come in and at a point you get tired of accepting and just want to rest before request kill you...

ekaette1621:
I laugh in Swahili.

Banditry and kidnapping are the highest paying job/venture in Nigeria.

Boko haram pays in Dollars but is risky business.

Welcome to Nigeria

CheerfulGiver:
Bolt driver here. I'm posting my earnings for the last 4 weeks to aid your decision

CheerfulGiver:
they Don know was goin on.

I rejected 44 trips out of 103 just last week alone... Some people are pessimists. Some are just a product of a system that aims to enslave and subjugate them perpetually. They cant think for themselves, and anyone who doesn't think like the rest of them doesn't know what he's doing.

How the F exactly, is someone celebrating a 70k Job being fixed, and therefore a good thing?

Tufiaaa

komodapson:


Abeg, which car do you drive? And which is better in terms of earnings,good feedback response service between Uber/bolt?

komodapson:


Why are you rejecting trips? Does it mean you have lots of offers than you can accept? Are you in Lagos? Lastly, which car do u drive?