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IamRx:
Make una help me look into my condition and advice ma na

Seriously bro... 60-70k per month is quite a huge money in the current Nigeria. It is also very little compared to the price of commodities in the market today.

In your situation, you don't have to the time to merge the two. So it's either going to be one for the other. You know what you want in life, if I were in your shoes, I will keep my fears aside, then take up the Ehailing line, as I will be making the money and at same time, have time for personal development.

Like I said 'if I were in your shoes', as I know Wat I am gunning for.

Just take your time, think over it, look at the future of both hustles and see the one that has a better 2moro say in 2yrs time.

NB, I wasted good 12yrs on a job as contract staff with the hope of getting a full engagement which never came. Rather, I was faced with 16 months of no pay (the lack of payment was not really fault of anybody) but I just realized I wasted 12yrs of my career because of crumbs.

So just check well.... Las las you will be alright if you make the right decision.

tojahh:
Baba dey go Abj o... Leave my nitigriti for me.


Meanwhile how far the Highlander?

Baba we die here ooo... Lol. Might be getting into Lag by weekend. One buyer came with a very low bid, I mean lower than what I expected...

However, I am about considering the bid, as this month don dey come to its end already, and I wanted to use December to familiarize myself with the trade and also the routes. So as to start off fully by January.

nitigriti:
It is possible. Please give me a day or two to arrange something. I will let everyone know about the arrangements. And it won't cost anything too.

OK thanks... Am grateful

nitigriti:
Your opinion

Is it possible to learn your side trade... I need the chips.

ogbuefi677:
I doubt that guy worked at the level he always claims he did.
Always myopic and aggressive in his thoughts and words.
There is no work experience that is useless to any sensible prospective employer,forget the way people behave here Africa is still in darkness.
"I drove on uber for 5yrs" a sensible employer is already responding "if he was able to do uber for that long,means he can handle our diverse clientele well with their different peculiarities".
"I sold okrika under the bridge for 5 years" and he'll be like "this one has patience and can sit his ass down for long as entailed by this job"

This is just it... No experience is a waste, no matter how stupid others might think it is. That I am looking for a job in an oil company and I put my experience as a farmer in my CV does not make me less a person.
That I worked as a road side mechanic for 4 years does not mean I can't get a job as an Accountant.
A good employer will always see some good quality skills you must have learnt in those trades.

izzou:
You spoke of the vacancy that suits you

If I want to get a job in civil engineering, physiotherapy, accountancy or med lab, how will uber driver for 50 years add to it?

I know this comment is not related to the topic, but I just want to answer your question

All the jobs you mentioned here needs good level of tolerance, good inter-personal relationship, good communication skill, high level of concentration and understanding of details etc and same is required as an uber driver who wants to get high ratings.

ornicus:
Let me be cruel and blunt here. If she was destined to be some sort of super accountant, she would be in one of the big four firms. She would be in a firm that pays for her training. She would not have the time for any side hustle, particularly a hustle that is not tied to her technical competence.

We are not sure of where she is working presently, neither do we know her plans and future aspirations.

That she is doing her side hustle along side her career doesn't mean she can't still go higher in her career. If she has got it all figured out, who are we to tell her how to run her affairs.

My point is, everyone has got dreams and plans, let's allow them follow their dreams. As for me, am looking for ways to finance my career in ICT.

So, even if na for shit packing the goldmine is located, na dia we dey go, provided it gives me that time to go for my trainings.

ornicus:
My job pays me 200k / month
My side hustle gives me 500k / month

I am not going anywhere in my job, so I am investing in certifications and training. These are not a guarantee of anything, other than hope.

Unless my side hustle is not sustainable, why should I continue to burn my energy on a job, when I can burn it on a side hustle and move to the next level?

What i am inferring is that you can afford to do this because your job is not taking your energy per se.

Sorry sir, but just leave that matter. She alone knows.

izzou:
True talk bro

Some plan to make it through it, while for some, it's a phase

The whole issue escalated so fast sha

Now you are seeing what you were missing from my points

ornicus:
Then quit your job. I am not understanding ooo. On the one hand you are defending Uber as a source of income , but on the other hand you refuse to venture fully into the business that is putting food on your table?

Or am I missing something here?

You are not the one to tell her what to do. She has her plans and also her dreams..
Like I said earlier, some of us are just interested in the financial aspect of our hustles, while others are interested in being know for the things they do.

She might want to be know as a great Accountant and maybe someday be the president of World Bank, while another person might just want to be another Dangote.

izzou:
Lol

An uber driver starts 5am, some 4:30am and closes 9pm...Some stay as late as 11pm

They do this six times a week. So can you tell me when such a person enrolls, and prepares for his exams?

You have no idea what these people driving are committing in terms of energy, zeal and strength

You really don't have any idea

One can always decide when they start and when they close for the day.

I have an on going program I am running and driving on uber won't stop me from doing that.

With good time management one can plan ways to accommodate other activities which they feel will take them to where they are aiming at.

izzou:
Let me even help you a little. Vulcanising, Bus conductors, Danfo drivers all fulfill the conditions to your questions... But it seems we just want to get emotional and miss the point from the beginning

The challenge was to channel our energy to alternate models that will be better than driving. What is wrong with that? Or is uber driving the "best job" on earth? Aren't there 1001 jobs that are far more better than this?

I don't know why we all are acting so defensively as if someone touched a nerve.

I have a friend (not on nairaland) that I introduced to uber driving. Recently, he told me he's stopping this December. I asked why. He told me he needs to pursue his career in Procurement and whatever... That the driving isn't giving him time to chase that dream. This is a man with kids that is using it to survive, and doing well probably. What is wrong with his decision?

Stop being emotional sir. The people you're arguing with are drivers too. They won't talk down on something that they used to keep body and soul

No one is being emotional Sir. However, I am only trying to drive home some points. Some take driving as side hustle while others take it as a full time business. It's just an individual thing.

No let's look at it this way, we are all striving to make ends meet through whatever legitimate way we can afford to make that happen. Hence, we venture into different trades, starting with the courses we were offered at the university, which might even not be the dream course we wanted to do, but for not wasting time at home, we decided to take on those courses and graduate with whatever results we got, landed a job we could with the result and got paid as much as we could get.

Now, if we decide tomorrow to seek for alternative/side hustle which can complement or supplement what we earn from our current job, do you feel it will be bad to quit the former job and go full-time into the one we see as side hustle?

Like I said, it's an individual thing. You have your dreams and aspirations, others have theirs. Mine might be that I want to become a great I.T professional known globally, the other person might just want to be known as a billionaire, also known globally. So I might see uber as a means to getting financial support to sponsor my professional courses in ICT, whereas someone else will be thinking on how to improve on the services uber offer and use that to develop his own platform.

The sister who is an accountant can have a breakthrough in the clothing line and decide to further her trade in that line of and quit her job if she sees a better prospect and income flow in that line of business, especially if she feels she also has this thing for fashion and designing.

Well, we are all here to learn and contribute. What do I know? (in the voice of radautoworks)

nitigriti:
Just so kodred will be clear I'm not lying.

Meanwhile, I would love to learn and be tutored in your line of side hustle.
Please can I join and be under your mentorship?

kodred:
People have built careers from far less. Uber can be anyone’s full time job. People take care of their households from driving.

People look at things differently. You need to look for ways to solve problems not be the problem.

I think they should go download and watch the movie [/b]DRIVER X[b] then they will understand.

Rubbiish:
Sir it depends on the job
What if it is a driving related job?
How many people do u think earn a better pay more than the man driving president in this country? I know a senator's driver who built several houses in my home town and connected many people to good jobs in abuja through d senator.
If such person lacks good driving experience u think he will get d job?
There are certain job using ehailing driving as reference becomes handy.
I hate the fact that we tend to look down on certain profession in this part of the world and it is greatly responsible for our level of development today.

The truth is this... Driving in uber requires a very high level of patience, tolerance and professionalism.
Imagine sitting in with a professional job interviewer and she goes through your CV and saw that you drove on uber for 2 years and managed to keep your rating between 4.80 and 4.90 and the job you are applying for requires those qualities a good uber driver needs.
The truth is, everyone must not do a white collar job nor work in ministries or Oil industries. Have seen folks who sell charcoal and make millions, some sold face towels, some sold buttons and make millions.
It all depends on how you take whatever hustle you find yourself in, if you choose to call it a temporary hustle until you find a way to get to your dream hustle no problem, if you also decide to call it a full-time hustle and device ways and means of making it big time through the Ehailing hustle that's also wonderful.
In all, like some persons said... All hustle na hustle, the individual's dream is what will determine how far they can go.

izzou:
I think you guys are not understanding nitigriti

What he's saying is you can't build a career from uber. Uber should be an hustle to make ends meet, and then move on..

The guy you people are quoting had a job before he joined uber. If he wants to apply for another job, can he put uber driving on his cv?

Brotherly, I have few questions to ask you.
1. Does driving on uber or any other platform pay?
2. Is it a legitimate source of income?
3. Does the money gotten from driving equal or lower than the basic minimum wage in Nigeria?
4. Are people doing well from the income it generates?
5. Let me stop here

Plz do answer these questions, then I will tell you what I feel about this side hustle, despite say I never start up yet.

daddytime:
Uber people lock office take off o

Statement made, and message passed on though.

Olboy cars pass 1000 wey storm their office oo

Someone must have informed them of the visit.

lin3r2:
Hi guys I greet you all. All the elders on this forum, all protocols observed.

Please I'd like your unwatered down opinion on this matter regardless of how unpleasant it may sound. The Bible says "in the multitude of counsel there is safety."

I was driving a corolla 2004 a month back but had to return it to the owner because of the many issues it was having. The last being that the brakes failed.

Now, the owner bought the car Nigerian used for 1.25m with the odometer reading at its last which is 299999 (yea I know, right) anyways, when he told me about it and I took a look at it, I had my doubts the car would be a smooth ride on the platform but I still took it because I like trying things out before concluding.

Fast forward two weeks after putting the car on the platform and driving for just one week I noticed the car shorts oil which i mentioned this to the owner and managed it again for another week where it develop another issue. This time the issue had to do with the noise coming from the adjuster. I took the car to the client who then decided to change the engine and after engine change everything was smooth except for increased fuel consumption which was due to the fact that the car on idle mode read 2000rpm.

I took it back to him and the mechanic adjusted it and everything was fine. Though, prior to the change of engine the hub of the car, as I was made to understand by his mecahnic needed changing because it caused a loud wooing sound when I am on 60kmph and was somehow uncomfortable for riders but I totally ignored that.

The pattern became a week on, 4 days off at the workshop because a lot of issues were just coming up. Now the car started developing a fault where it goes off when I am on the move, that I have to shift to neutral while in motion to start the car again. Though God helped me all the times it stopped that I didn't have issues or accidents. I reported it to the owner who got it fixed by changing the remote box and fuse controller or something like that.

This change seemed to work for a while but later started again until God helped me to spot the issue that was causing it to stop through a rewire who was at shoprite trying to shop. The rewire came out from the mall and saw me trying to start the car and asked me to pop the bonnet which I did and he immediately touched somewhere on the fuse box and the car start immediately. I thanked him and he advised that the fault is an electrical issue and not something a mechanic would fix but a rewire I took his number and thanked him again. By the way, this rewire was properly dressed and seemed like someone who was making good money from his job.

While I was wondering what that rewire at shoprite must have touched to make the car start, I later realized that there was this fuse that is labeled 40 that always go hot because it was fused using a wrap of wires. All I had to do when the car stopped was removed the fuse and change the position the other way and voila! The car comes on.

The last time I drove the car was when it failed break on my way to lekki with a rider in it. Though the rider didn't know what happened but after I dropped the rider, I just jejely took the car back to the owner. I told the owner to change all the faulty parts and fix all the issues before the car can work on the platform because the car was now smooth driving after the engine change save for all those small issues that could take a man's life.

The reason for this long epistle is to give a general idea of the cars history which would enable you all make your suggestions.

The owner has fixed everything wrong with the car and done some body work as well. Repairs has cost him over 400k. Now he wants to sell the car out rightly or hire purchase.

Now my questions
1. Would it be wise to even consider this same car for hire purchase?

2. If yes, given all that has happened and the amount of money that has gone into repairs, how much can this car go for hire purchase if at all?

Please your candid advise and suggestions will be highly appreciated. Thanks

Cc: GazzuZZZ @tojaah my guy @radauto and all other bosses.

Thanks

Bros, if I were you, I won't consider purchasing that car, weda on higher or lower purchase. The car is old and will continue to bring up issues here and there.

daddytime:
Abuja pilots marching down to UBER office

Wish I am there, would have join you guys. Anyways, my spirit is with you.

Kudos guys, I wish you success.

I think it's time Ehailing gets a union, to make drivers relevance and opinions stronger. We are stakeholders in this venture and should be heard.

clemils1:
Guys please how do I go about getting change of ownership documents and the necessary documents when you buy a car from a previous owner

Like here in PH... I don't just stress myself so much...i just go to Board of internal revenue area, meet one of the ladies beckoning on me for document renewal... I just tell them what I want and they get on with it. Papers are ready after 2 -3 days.
Depends on what you want, weda original original, original fake, oluwale... Na dat one go determine the Benjamin.

eherbal:
You guys may want to read this up to clear all doubts about ocar or wetin dem call themselves.


https://techpoint.africa/2019/11/19/ocar-vs-uber-bolt-launch/

Very detailed and revealing

This means a 3rd App for existing Ehailing drivers. They said drivers will register with their cars on the platform, not branded.

streetsoldier1:
[/b]I just want to believe you both are catching fun with the diss game. PM me and let's play with some bottles[b]. Eharbal will be there too. Seems you guys are neighbours or classmates.

Huh?

eyinola:
they pay the driver d exact fair from their investment, that's how they do opay too,imagine last week Friday was opay day N10 for any trip less than 600 naira,so if the actual fair is 550 what the rider pays is 10 naira they will credit the driver 540 instantly

All is see is initial gragra. It's just a promotional thing to draw customers to their side. Very soon they will bring out the main prize list.

Felicity001:
Hmm! 15k weekly? That's good from ur side I must say.
A quick question, is your car a direct Belgium or used? Bcoz since person is not related or known to you from Adam I suppose that amount is very low for a tokunbo car. The least I've seen is 25k weekly. Driver does servicing and carries out expenses less than 2k while owner carries every other expenses. Then if driver defaults in payment owner can retrieve car according to h/h discretion.

I believe I've served you an insight now.

If you check closely would have noticed i myself is in lookout for such an opportunity, I would be very grateful if you could link me up with anyone that has. Here is my contact 08035132876

Oh my, clever but not so good a thing to do.

oluwashola4me:
Hello.
Please, can I mention you in an obscure thread, with my contact details.
I want to make some inquiries from you as regards the aforementioned registrations.
Thanks.

It's OK, always glad to assist where and when am able to.

pope191:
Hmmm, deep sign. I glorify His name on your behalf boss, we should just keep praying not to become a victim of bad timing and ambush. I've been to mushin today and had to drive out of dia in no time, got to Akoka and another rider requested for a trip, she's going mushin, I had to cancel while she rant all she could. Honestly, dia is something about that neighbourhood I just don't like.

I think drivers should iron something out with Uber/bolt on certain danger zones. There should be a way to send out red flags on areas where there is chaos or riots like mushing.
So that anyone going there would be doing so at their own but with lille extra profit.

tojahh:
You Bolt login details will be sent to you before 24hrs. Always check your mail.

For Uber, you'll wait till they verify your documents especially drivers license then you will be redirected to further directives and setting up of exam.

Just be patient, it will come good. I thought you were gonna use it in Abuja?

Thanks brotherly. Yes I want to use it for Abuja, a friend advised I should start registering as a driver now, so that when I get my car and move down there, I can easily switch address to Abuja and also do car inspection. For ease start up once the car is available.

Good morning elders... I just registered on both Uber and Bolt.

My uploaded documents (Licence and Photo) are still showing as pending on Uber.

However, I have gotten to the stage where I have to pick country code and input my number to download app. Did that and nothing came up.

As for Bolt, did online training and took the quiz. Have downloaded the app. Don't know my login details yet.

Plz what do I do now.

daddytime:
Na softwerk compared to Lagos...

Abeg we fit relate one on one? Want to find out some things regarding Ehailing in Abuja.
Can we chat on WhatsApp if you don't mind?

daddytime:
Uber, taxify, Bolt and whatever suppose give Una wey dey hustle for Lagos special package for real.

Na Una dey do the real hustle aswear

Baba, abeg how the hustle for Abuja... Me dey reason to enter there anytime soon.

bot101:
The engine is lit though.

Wow... Congrats bro