Sanchez01:

£4000 monthly for a tech bro? See, the pay is ridiculous! From where I'm standing, I'd say don't take it because suffering awaits in full glare. Nigeria is cheap, I'll tell you that and N1.5 million is decent not to pressure you. Bills would make that money look like modern slavery save you plan on becoming a minimalist and by that, I mean, deny yourself of basic privileges.

If you are unmarried, then by all means consider it and look for a healthworker to compliment your salary then give your kids a fighting chance by handing them UK citizenship. Other than that, run.

cosmatika:


If you don't leave in the UK, don't say this shit outside.
I live in a 2bedroom flat here, my rent and all bills inclusive is not more than £1000 monthly.
You can't spend more than £350 a month no matter wat you are eating.
So he has more than £2500 as savings which is more than the #1.5m he earns monthly in Nigeria.
Abi na better Healthcare and environment.
Don't be fooles by the rubbish ppl say about tax and bills in the UK

Golan007:


The idea is to compare a guy earning 1.5 million Naira a month with one earning 4k pounds.

If the 4 k pounds guy has to avoid Netflix, then he's definitely worse off than the Naira earner.

aribisala0:
What is a tech ? Please break it down for me

lozanni:


You suggestion is okay, but I will advise him to go for the UK offer as I believe the 4k pounds offer is an introductory salary for him into the UK. With the experience he will get in the UK job and further training, his next Job might be a very big and juicy one.

aribisala0:
What is a tech ? Please break it down for me

Ammishaddai:
[s][/s] You fuckers don't pay taxes that's why nothing works in your Nigeria . Secondly , the guy made no valid point other than display ignorance under the guise of "greener pastures " and "jappa" which to me , is the lowest form of reasoning you can give to support someone to relocate from Nigeria under a salary of 1.5m a month

engrrichie92:
I'm a tech bro, I currently do 1.5M Monthly in Nigeria and I just got a job offer last month in the UK for 4K pounds monthly(after tax)

My guys there be complaining about bills and how hard it is to save and all over there

So, If you were me, which would you pick and why?

Modified: will also like to hear from those in the UK; what do you think guys?...Now that you know how it is over there, what would you advice?

@lalasticlala...please help push to front page for more engagements

pappilo:


Liar

Now I know why people are suspicious of stories on Nairaland. No one will make an after tax offer to you in the UK. You either pay through PAYE or you sort out your own tax outside IR35. In both cases your offer will be your gross annual salary.

Tell me I am a hater but no one is offering you a £90,000/year job in the UK from Nigeria simply because you are 'tech bro', Whatever dafuq that mean. I dont care if you can write perfect API code straight from sleep or you are a developer, SDET, BA, Architect, PM all rolled in one.

BritishNaija:


First of all, depends on how good you are and what you can do and company you have contract with. Was with BAE before the current one, will still go back to BAE, i rejected facebook and pretty good Nigerians are there.

pappilo:


Liar

Now I know why people are suspicious of stories on Nairaland. No one will make an after tax offer to you in the UK. You either pay through PAYE or you sort out your own tax outside IR35. In both cases your offer will be your gross annual salary.

Tell me I am a hater but no one is offering you a £90,000/year job in the UK from Nigeria simply because you are 'tech bro', Whatever dafuq that mean. I dont care if you can write perfect API code straight from sleep or you are a developer, SDET, BA, Architect, PM all rolled in one.

I thought as much

BritishNaija:


Short form of "technical or technological"

Tech can be in form of Hardware or Software; Like the phone you use is the product of tech.
Those apps in your phone are softwares design and the product of tech.
The speakers, the earphone jacks, you phone screen are the hardwares and the product of tech.

BritishNaija:


First of all, depends on how good you are and what you can do and company you have contract with. Was with BAE before the current one, will still go back to BAE, i rejected facebook and pretty good Nigerians are there.

gabpaul:

I can never understand some you guys on this platform just because someone stated that he earns 1.5 million per month and the next thing is to start begging him to clear your debts like say na him cause your predicament..

cocolacec:

What concerns a total stranger with your debts,dont you have relatives to help you?Entitlement mentality is nauseating sometimes.
No one owes you anything except your family and the Govt.

obailala:
Shut your stinking mouth! I live in the UK and I pay all the so called taxes you talk about. But I've also got friends and family all around Nigeria and I visit Nigeria ever so often, so I'm not as chronically ignorant as yourself. Nigerians may not pay taxes to the government, but to survive comfortably in Nigeria, you end up still spending on basic amenities just about the same figures people in the UK spend on taxes and bills.

In the UK my taxes cover my healthcare, security, roads, access to steady water and electricity, etc. In Nigeria, you have to pay physically for these things and you end up not still getting them efficiently. Do you have a clue how much it cost to run a diesel generator for 12 hours daily in Nigeria? DO you even have a clue how much a unit of electricity cost in Nigeria today?

Meanwhile a £4k salary monthly in the UK after tax is equivalent to about £70,000 annually; a person who earns that literally earns more than over 90% of salaried earners in the UK. For you to say that's not a good salary or for you to even attempt to make a comparison between that and N1.5m, I dont even have words to describe your ignorance.

aribisala0:


Guy Does being a "tech" impair your ability to communicate with humans?
Technical /technological are not nouns so you cannot be a technical or a technological

What is tech? is it an electronic engineer? , a software designer , a person who writes code or what.

I am sorry but you score zero for communication because I have not got a clue what you are explaining

aribisala0:
Was this in Barrow?

VanuatuWycombe:


BAE, my dream company. Narrowly missed out on a role a few years back.

Izprince:
First and foremost, you are not moving because of you, you are moving for your loved ones and the future of your unborn kids... The insecurities in this country is getting out of hand, so take this opportunity to japa, no look back oooo... I take God name beg you... Pls I need you to mentor me in this tech thing.

BritishNaija:


Please my brother no vex, We hate english because we are based in mathematics. All i reason are codes.

I will try to be succinct in any explanation next time.

CryptoClub2018:


It's non of your fucking business. Learn to mind your business else you will die not doing so next time

pappilo:


Tell us the job role and the industry and I will give you average, median and top salaries.

I am in the tech industry in the UK so dont come here and bullshit people. There are a million Asians here wey get brain die and can do magic in tech with their eyes closed but they dont get this kind of pay on a regular. These guys dont need sponsorship visa o.

Na you wey dey Lagos, wey dem dey suspicious of na him dem go offer job of £400/day just like that?

I am not saying it is not possible but you'd have to be in a very niche area and have skills that are very hard to come by. Your after tax yarn just gave it all away... You think say you be footballer?

BritishNaija:


Pardon?

engrrichie92:


What can I say..you have to first decide what path interests you the most in the Tech space:
Software Engineering
Data Analytics
Product Management
Cybersecurity
Project Management
Product Design,
Blockchain,etc

Once you decide exactly what you want to, commit 6 months-1 year to learning and development....There are tons of materials online; with an internet connected laptop; you are good to go bro; You just need to decide, be disciplined and be committed to the cause!.... You will be happy you did!

obailala:
The fact that you even had to insult that guy for making a valid point, makes one wonder how some people even reason.

So you're saying people in Nigeria dont pay bills? What sort of ignorance is this? Do you know how much it cost to fuel a diesel generator for 12 hours a day? Do you even have a clue how much a unit of electricity cost in Nigeria today? Do you know that in Nigeria you literally pay for your own security and pay to fix the roads leading to your gate? No comfortable person in Nigeria risks going to govt hospitals when sick; do you have a clue how much it cost to be treated in a decent private hospital in Nigeria?

engrrichie92:


I know righttt

No remote option...I have to be there

aribisala0:
Guy leave story

What do you do for a living is not so hard to answer
Na only you dey do mathematics?
"tech" no be work.
I have friends who work in technology either as IT support , Electronic engineering etc
No use mathematics bamboozle us

stinflame:


We keep shouting moving for your kids , tell me how many big men in 9ja have their kids schooling in Nigeria high school... You can send your child to study there ,while they stay with a Foster parents. After that they gain admission into the university overthere.
While you stay back sending them upkeep with routine visiting. These have always been the usual way most big men, who earn well here do. 1.5mill in 9ja isn't a small cash and even if you remit $1000 every month for your child's upkeep oversea, you won't feel it.
You better sit down and think it through, save as much as you can here, start a reliable business you have ownership of with good profit. Live the life of your dreams here.

Emir8:
I'm currently working as virtual lecturer for a university in United States for $1,875 a month and I like it. I prefer staying in Nigeria earning dollars than going there.