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charles009:
Hello Folks,

I need una inputs, I tried scanning through nairaland threads and I am getting more of technicalities and rules lol. I need real experiences. As everybody around me dey japa so I decided to give it a thought. I work with a fintech company and net a little over =N=600k monthly. I am considering relocating to either UK,Germany,New Zealand, Australia or Canada. I am married with four kids. They said study route is the best .

A few of my colleagues that travelled just dey dull my ginger. My Oga who nets over 750k, we spoke today and he is considering a security man job, and claims net pay is over 2M monthly. Biko I cannot come and kill myself.

My friend, we spoke this evening and he responded oboy make I no lie you, na shit i dey pack for here, the good news is they say it will always get better with time. What if person no come eventually become citizen, is it a must you go become citizen.

I don talk to over 10 persons today and they all saying everything is though. Me I don't like stress, where me and wify go dey overwork just dey pay bills. Ofcourse I no get strength for menial jobs, make one oyibo use me take dey shine lol....

I no get any exceptional skill, I be sales man ooo.

Would you advise I still gamble and go with family abi make I hold my job oooo.

Please, I would welcome suggestions and advise.


Thanks Guys

kode12:
If you're going with 4kids, the cost of child care is going to be significantly higher that whatever it is you're paying in Nigeria at present.

Flipmac:
That man is among top 5% of earners in Nigeria.

As for the cost of schools, you can find good schools for 100k a term in the same lagos. Leave those extra expensive schools for politicians and CEOs.

With proper planning, he'll live like a king in Nigeria, compared to managing in the UK.

Who never go, no go understand.

sukkot:
i will advise you as a friend/brother will and then as an enemy.as a friend / brother i will say you are the most unqualified candidate to go abroad. you have 4 kids ? which in itself is not a problem if your name is dangote or otedola but for you ? its a burden that will sink you abroad. secondly you dont have any marketable skillset. and so you are most defnitely going to be doing manual labor or security work. so the question is what right thinking person leaves 600k per month to go and be doing manual labor abroad. i would even go as far as to say you are not even qualified to have a 600k job in nigeria because you said you are a salesperson so basically you are just one lucky bastard ( british slang ) and if i were you i would hold on tight to that job because there are 200 million people who want that job.

back to the abroad thing, someone told you he is making 2 million a month dong security work but did that low iq deceptive guy tell you what the cost of living is ? lets see so 2 million is 2600 pounds a month. thats 650 pounds a week. rent is 250 pounds a week, council tax is 30 pounds, water 50, light 40, tv license 30, feeding of 6 people is like 150 pounds a week, clothes for 6 people is like 300 pounds a week, internet 40 pounds a week, phone line is like 30 pounds a week, with 4 kids you need a car, car insurance is like 40 a week, gas like 40, road tax like 20, mot like 10, so when i add up all these expenses they come to 1030 pounds a week and so you can see that earning 650 pounds a week will not cover your expenses. someone like yu will have to earn 5000 pounds a month in the uk to survive ( thats 4million naira a month you have to earn ) and so your low iq friend is not telling you that the 2 million per month is too small. he is hoping you would think you are living for free with no expenses and all the 2 million is take home..and that is the reality of your situation

conlusion > you are hghly unqualified to go abroad unless you dont mind a life of misery and suffering and manual labor and council estates Where your kids would be beaten up by jamaican thugs everyday. YU BETER HOLD ONTO YOUR 600K JOB

NOW THE ADVICE ABOVE WOULD BE FOR A FRIEND OR BROTHER BUT TO AN ENEMY I WOULD SAY JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. GO TO THE UK. YOU WILL ENJOY YA LIFE

easynetsms:
If you have never been to a place, u won't understand how the place works. That money he is earning in Nigeria can sustain him for more than 3 months. Over here, change that money to dollars or pounds and multiply it by two, u won't have anything left at the end of the month after u have paid so many things.

Make your research bro

Idaytesj29:
Here they have not given light for two weeks. What an opposite

charles009:
Hello Folks,

I need una inputs, I tried scanning through nairaland threads and I am getting more of technicalities and rules lol. I need real experiences. As everybody around me dey japa so I decided to give it a thought. I work with a fintech company and net a little over =N=600k monthly. I am considering relocating to either UK,Germany,New Zealand, Australia or Canada. I am married with four kids. They said study route is the best .

A few of my colleagues that travelled just dey dull my ginger. My Oga who nets over 750k, we spoke today and he is considering a security man job, and claims net pay is over 2M monthly. Biko I cannot come and kill myself.

My friend, we spoke this evening and he responded oboy make I no lie you, na shit i dey pack for here, the good news is they say it will always get better with time. What if person no come eventually become citizen, is it a must you go become citizen.

I don talk to over 10 persons today and they all saying everything is though. Me I don't like stress, where me and wify go dey overwork just dey pay bills. Ofcourse I no get strength for menial jobs, make one oyibo use me take dey shine lol....

I no get any exceptional skill, I be sales man ooo.

Would you advise I still gamble and go with family abi make I hold my job oooo.

Please, I would welcome suggestions and advise.


Thanks Guys

litaninja:
Its simply a choice.

Choose to stay in Nigeria with lower taxes, poor roads, no hospitals, no security, no power supply, churches making noise and not letting you sleep, policemen kidnapping / killing you, bandits kidnapping you, schools renewing strikes like internet subscription, crap internet....OR you can you go a society with higher taxes /bills and the exact opposite of the above.

So, your choice.

harsysky:
You've said enough, and all you've written so far are for people who are wise. My aunty left Naija to the US at the age of 58. She has sent me plus some of my family members money. Imagine if someone at that age without money was to leave abroad into Naija. The suffering will be in thousand folds .

He who has ear should hear. Majority of peole in Naija are wired to not have sense. Their thinking faculty is below that of the common rats we see on the streets of lagos. One way to know this is during election periods. For people who have suffered for years to still pick the same oppressors killing and stealing from them for years.

Why should anyone look down on someone who does a menial job. If everyone is opportuned to be educated, who would be a security, a cleaner, etc for one another. It means an educated person would still take it upon himself or herself to do it as far as it pays your bill.

Where I work, I don't send people to buy me things because they are my subordinates. If I going to do that, I pay the price by making the person very very happy.

justwise:
If you were younger with no wife or job i will encourage you to go but you are settled already

pansophist:
If you finally decide to travel, then remove the UK, and to some extent, Canada from that list (or make it your last option). The rest are good, but the suffering you will face before you reach the promised land in places like Canada and UK, you might have been old then.

meobizy:
Enter a gym and strengthen your body now, you don't know when you may lose a job and the only option available to make ends meet will be cleaning, factory or construction jobs.

charles009:
Me I don't like stress, where me and wify go dey overwork just dey pay bills. Of course I no get strength for menial jobs.

Flipmac:
Keep deceiving yourself.
There is nothing exceptional about being a salesperson.

Keep in mind that UK citizens compete for the same job as immigrants.

charles009:
Hello Folks,

I need una inputs, I tried scanning through nairaland threads and I am getting more of technicalities and rules lol. I need real experiences. As everybody around me dey japa so I decided to give it a thought. I work with a fintech company and net a little over =N=600k monthly. I am considering relocating to either UK,Germany,New Zealand, Australia or Canada. I am married with four kids. They said study route is the best .

A few of my colleagues that travelled just dey dull my ginger. My Oga who nets over 750k, we spoke today and he is considering a security man job, and claims net pay is over 2M monthly. Biko I cannot come and kill myself.

My friend, we spoke this evening and he responded oboy make I no lie you, na shit i dey pack for here, the good news is they say it will always get better with time. What if person no come eventually become citizen, is it a must you go become citizen.

I don talk to over 10 persons today and they all saying everything is though. Me I don't like stress, where me and wify go dey overwork just dey pay bills. Ofcourse I no get strength for menial jobs, make one oyibo use me take dey shine lol....

I no get any exceptional skill, I be sales man ooo.

Would you advise I still gamble and go with family abi make I hold my job oooo.

Please, I would welcome suggestions and advise.


Thanks Guys

engrkaz:
Well, @poster, my situation isn't so much different from urs. I have 3 kids, I was a senior officer at a federal parastatal in Abuja, my wife was building her career at a federal ministry, plus we had a pure water factory too. Meaning we were a bit comfortable. However, I made the move last September to come to the UK for my PhD. I am only able to work part-time and my wife works just about 3 times a week cos of child care. Our rent is 650 pm, gas and electricity about 120, water is on twice a year payment plan and its about 360 pa, home broadband about 30 pm, council tax is around 120 but we currently have a discount...feeding and entertainment had never been more than 800 pm. Kids are doing very well in school and we save way more than our income back home in nigeria. I will advise you from personal experience to reconsider you decision not to make the move. You know your situation and you know what suits you most. My motivation for coming here was never money, but a good and secure life for my kids. Think about it and ďo what you feel is best for you. I personally do not regret making the move.

frowland:
Someone left for UK with his family just recently. His net pay with Dangote was 500k+- including allowance and all.

Now he is doing a security job in UK and his take home is 1.3m thereabouts.
But something interesting is now his concern, which is cost of living.
Income is just enough for the family but that’s just about it.

[s]Most of the pictures you see them post on Instagram aren't the reality and are likely taken on posh locations and malls just to flatter.

The life in UK is not adviceable for someone who want to hustle - Canada or Australia is good for such ambition.

Slave abroad or king in your country? It's your choice. Think it well.[/s]

CSTRR:
Your country has just been delisted from the lists of emerging markets.
The mal administration is chronic. And it will only get worse.

It's like you don't realise home is no longer home.

IdreamOfUnicorn:
Don't lie. "He" is you

justwise:
God bless you for this

Ilekokonit:
The guy already said he does not want to do menial jobs and does not like stress.

Evolutionlove:
[s]
I'do rather be a Well Fed Slave In a Sane & Working Nation where HUMAN BEINGS Live than be a Useless Hungry King In a nation of War Thorn, Merciless Things, Vile Things, Poverty and Wicked Demons. Tueh...

charles009:
Hello Folks,

I need una inputs, I tried scanning through nairaland threads and I am getting more of technicalities and rules lol. I need real experiences. As everybody around me dey japa so I decided to give it a thought. I work with a fintech company and net a little over =N=600k monthly. I am considering relocating to either UK,Germany,New Zealand, Australia or Canada. I am married with four kids. They said study route is the best .

A few of my colleagues that travelled just dey dull my ginger. My Oga who nets over 750k, we spoke today and he is considering a security man job, and claims net pay is over 2M monthly. Biko I cannot come and kill myself.

My friend, we spoke this evening and he responded oboy make I no lie you, na shit i dey pack for here, the good news is they say it will always get better with time. What if person no come eventually become citizen, is it a must you go become citizen.

I don talk to over 10 persons today and they all saying everything is though. Me I don't like stress, where me and wify go dey overwork just dey pay bills. Ofcourse I no get strength for menial jobs, make one oyibo use me take dey shine lol....

I no get any exceptional skill, I be sales man ooo.

Would you advise I still gamble and go with family abi make I hold my job oooo.

Please, I would welcome suggestions and advise.


Thanks Guys

Klass99:
The people you talked to are not lying, more and more Nigerians are starting to open up about life in the diaspora and being truthful about their experiences.

A neighbour who works with Mobil and has relocated his family of 4 (wife & 3 kids) to Canada told me life is not as rosy as we think and it's really tough overseas. But our people like to lie and pretend about these things.

Does it make sense to leave a good paying job for a menial one like some of your friends are doing? I don't care how much it pays, you don't need a soul sucking job that pays XYZ amount before you can live a good life. You get the money and end up with other issues like depression, health hazards etc

I have heard of a 50 something year old Nigerian man who works in a factory over there, he suffers from back pain and all, but he can't quit. He has to keep grinding because they took out a mortgage on their house, him and wifey are still working to pay off. I can't recall the exact age I was told but it was something close to our retirement age in Naija. If they were here, chances are, he would have built his house and been able to retire from active duty by now.

Before you japa watch a YouTube video of Wode Maya & Juliet (search for it on Youtube) to help you make an informed decision. Take your time to read the comments that follow as well, it is African diasporans sharing their truth and experiences.

charles009:
Appears every one is complaining about the plenty tax and bills. Seems I will hold on to my job strongly for the now until further notice. Thanks guys....

BigIyanga:
It seems you’re more worried about job title? 600K today is about $1k.... but it’s going to about $500 in as Naira devalues on monthly basis.
If you want stability for your kids in the next 5-10yrs, then abroad might be an option, but if you’re worried about job title, then Naija is ur best bet. But remember that average Naija middle class earner is one hardship away from living in penury. Dont get serious sickness.. stroke, kidney problem, heart problems.. then you’re good in Naija, but if you do, you’ll die faster and broke.

Evolutionlove:
Lol enJoy your darkness hellhole In pieces and hatred...