imagrg:
Once dated an Indian lady. So beautiful and willing. She fell madly in love with me like in the movies. But I nor fit marry Oyinbo.

Dream hard bro

Sputniki:


Strangers For Sex DOT com

Who be this bastard

coolshegs1:


Some say it's the next big thing after SWE because it's not saturated yet..

SWE isn't saturated.

People are jus trooping in but the % of people that knows it at exceptional degree is just a little fraction. Besides there are more than enough jobs for the large number of software engineers that know what they're doing.

Same with product design. Forget the large number of people rushing to learn UI/UX design, like what tensa once said; Nigeria do not really have world class designers. Sure, we have the very good ones, but they are very scarce. The rest are just your regular designers.

So, I'm not worried about the numbers or saturation level of any skill. My aim is just to be world class, which very few will attain.

coolshegs1:


No, I don't. But I'll need it when I want to transition into Data Engineering because I'll most likely be working with SWEs in big firms.
Data Analytics is just to get started and paid while aiming for big shot.

Okay thought as much

Data engineering is lucrative like madd

Axzobr:

Knowing that I trying to focus in making myself better
Won't it be advisable that I continue to ghost her?

You're not yet ready for self-improvement.

Once you've decided to make yourself better, you'll know how to cut all ties you already have with her

coolshegs1:



I initially heard about Leetcode fro a Naija babe on YouTube (Bukola). She works at Google now..
According to her, she studied it day and night for months and later started appyling for jobs.

Since I'm following the Data Analytics pathway, I'll be learning DS&A by the sides when I plan to enter Data Engineering. For now, I'll learn what I need to become a BI dev or Data analyst.

Do you need DS&A for data analytics?

You collect money, e reach time to pay you're saying the company is not legally registered in Nigeria

What's wrong with some people for God's sake?

You didn't bother to check if the company was registered before you borrow money, now you're here opening your wide mouth spewing out trash.

Oga go and pay your money

Grandlord:

Methamphetamine (ice) is a dangerous drug though. Shouldn't be recommended to anyone.

Is Methamphetamine not what they call mkpurumiri

tensazangetsu20:


Lol so what's what ice is. Lol that one is even worst than weed. Mtscheew

And you know what Ehen tensa

I was having a discussion with an old time Friend. He's a product of Mathematics and computer science, OAU. I'm not exaggerating, in my life I've not seen someone that knows mathematics like he does. This guy is a beast. Not capping.

He's also into programming, knows Java and Python on an advanced level. So on Sunday, we were talking about tech on ,I now mentioned Leetcode. I was surprised he hadn't even heard about it before, and funny enough he said he knows DS&A quite well, told me he started learning it in 2020. Though he said the thing is tough sha

He said he heard about it from CS Dojo, and decided to learn it for learning sake. The guy didn't see the power of the knowledge he already has. He was even using those technical jargons you guys use here; Array,hashmap, big O notation, how to use algorithms to determine the runtime of code, he talked about so many stuffs I couldn't understand

And I'm like if I knew what this guy know, I won't be in Nigeria. God forbid. I later told him about Leetcode, he said he will check it out and register. I could see the joy in his face when I told him about leetcode

SWE, DS&A and Leetcode issa goal. If hat's the fastest way to leave the trenches for good, and requires me sacrificing sleep and pleasure for sometime in order to get good at it, I will. I swear down

tensazangetsu20:


Wow nna men I just wanna not be able to sleep again even if it's one year I am good

Guy na this kind drive I wan use launch my self taught tech journey by next month.

But no go take ice oh... I dey talk am again, make your head no go knock oh

pansophist:


Any country that is willing to accept you, since IT is something that doesn't necessarily require your physical presence. There are lots of countries that grant residence to entrepreneurs/freelancers, so you register, move and operate from there. Check out Portugal, Serbia, and Bulgaria, these countries I am sure of.

Thank you chief

pansophist:
Even if you have no skills at all sef, still Japa if you're not lazy. Students here make at least 2 to 3 thousand euros monthly just delivering food with bicycle. This are youngsters as young as 18, since you're have to be 18 to work for uber eats.

Just go to YouTube and insert "Amsterdam uber eats", or "new York ubereats". Many of this guys put their earnings there to encourage people to do it. But many of these homeless folks are either too lazy, to messed up with drugs or useless pride that they will rsther beg than do menial jobs, that they won't be humble and work.

So make no one discourage you, even if you have only waec. If you're not lazy, please leave Nigeria. Then work your way up. You need hope and sadly, Nigeria doesn't give you that.

From your travel experience, which country will you recommend for someone who's already skilling-up in I.T

tensazangetsu20:


There's no end. You learn it forever except Yoh are tired of being a programmer. Senior devs at even google and co the ones I have spoken to solve at least 2 everyday to keep their memory sharp. It's like going to the gym, if you stop going you lose all your gains.

Wow!
That's interesting
Thanks for your responses chief

tensazangetsu20:


Yes she's even doing an MBA at Stanford. Today she organised a data structures and algorithms class on zoom.

For her to organize a DS&A class, she must have become a guru in this DS&A thingy.
But is there an end to learning DS&A or is it a lifelong process?

tensazangetsu20:


Yes to the bolded. Data structures is very hard lol. To me it's even more difficult than the coding itself. When I was learning JavaScript it was challenging but it wasn't as challenging as learning data structures from the ground up. Companies test for data structures and algorithms because they prioritize problem solving skills over anything and data structures and algorithms is just a standardised way to really test for that specific skill in an individual.

Wow!
But is it possible to get grounded in DS&A while having minimal knowledge about core programming?

tensazangetsu20:


He said he wanted example. Lol I even forgot adaora. She used to be a frontend dev in Lagos here for an agency and now is a cloud computing and embedded systems programmer at Microsoft. She works on Microsoft mesh writing low level code.

Does this adaora girl still code?

tensazangetsu20:


Lol algorithms skills are needed for the interviews rather. Interview in big tech is centered solely around algorithms and systems design. No one cares about your stack or your field of software development. I don't know if you follow this girl adaora. She's very intelligent. She used to be a frontend developer but now she does cloud computing and embedded systems at Microsoft. With big companies it's all about the ability to learn fast and how smart you are not what you know or have done before. You should be able to pick up anything and run with it.

Yeah I know her.
If what you're saying is true, it means "data structures and algorithms" need to be classified as an independent field in tech, one that's independent of software engineering.
So why do bug tech coys prioritize knowledge of DS&A, what exactly is it's relevance?
Are you telling me now that if I can get a good job in tech if I have a sound knowledge of DS&A without really being good at coding?

tensazangetsu20:



Most of the algorithm gurus don't know anything about the real programming as you think. All the spend their time on is on algorithms unfortunately that's the skill needed for the job. Some start learning the real programming after they have gotten job and these companies are so big that no one expects you to make any impact till like 6 months after you have joined. Thats enough for any serious person to self learn front end and backend to start being productive.

Wait oh!
I'm just hearing this for the first time?
How are algorithms the skill needed for the job?
And how would someone get a tech job with just algorithms knowledge??

tensazangetsu20:


Lol the Indian guy is just now learning html and css for his internship. He spent all his time learning algorithms and design patterns. Well it depends sha just get job you fit start with that html and css then when you get job you start dey learn those dsa cause dsa fit take you more than 2 years to get good. At least to be earning some money during that period. I don't know your situation. If your parents are very well to do and rucb then it's wiser to learn everything to get the high paying role but if you are from a poor family it's better to learn something that can give you a job at least and you can start learning the core things in that job. Imagine you dey learn dsa or design patterns and laptop spoil and You went through serious pain to even get the laptop

That Indian guy funny oh. Person never enter the main programming, he don't already start to dey learn algorithms.

For my case, I have a side hustle that's keeping me going unlike when man was broke and wanted to learn programming in 2 months. Due to the time demand and work project on ground,I haven't even continued the programming sef for sometime now.

I plan resuming next month, and will do so with full force
I think it would be a good idea to start learning DS&A immediately sef

tensazangetsu20:


That's the way see eh. I am on discord groups. This white and asian kids use Adderall to Study leetcode. Once you take Adderall you brain works ten times faster and you become seriously hyperfocused. The competition is so intense. It's all they spend their time doing. I am studying with an Indian guy who's still an undergraduate. He's in level 200 and has done 720 questions. He just got an internship at cisco.

My own is that after work I am so tired and I can't do more than 3 to 4 questions so my progress is very slow. By 1 am I start to feel sleepy even putting water in my legs and trying to study doesn't work for me. I just wish I could loss the ability to sleep temporarily and still function optimally.

Chief no go take something wey go knock your head oh

Well thank God your mum is a doctor.

Maybe I'll just calm down and learn this tech thing for like 1-2years,no rushing; learn the web Dev technologies, study and get good with DS&A and solve tons of leetcode questions. By the time I'll be finishing, I'll be getting a first huge salary job.
As per applying the knowledge I've gained,I might work on personal projects and freelance.

E be like say person gats calm down learn this tech thing well before person go blow. All of us want leave trenches in six months na why we dey rush want learn HTML,CSS and JS in 3 months

tensazangetsu20:


You dont need to be amongst the top 5 percent to command such a salary. You can be a mediocre dev and get such high salaries. The skills to interview as a software engineer and the skills to actually be a good software engineer are two opposite ends of the spectrum. If you spend the time studying for interviews you will be able to get such salary but if you spend the time learning to be a good programmer you will be a good programmer but you will never make it into any of the companies paying such salaries. If you check that guys leetcode profile he might have solved every question there and probably just revises them whenever he has interviews.

Probably someone like alex wice https://leetcode.com/awice/. He has solved almost everything there and doesnt stay too long at any job. He earns more than a million dollars a year.

There are big possibilities with leetcode I must say

pansophist:
If opportunity comes to japa, please, run. Homelessness abroad is more of a personal choice, hardly systematic. There are some people that are so useless that even if you put them inside river to wash the soap off their eyes, they will still complain that the water is not sweet enough.

The so called homeless people have shelters, free food, security and hope, yes hope, the most important thing. They are homeless but their passport can take them round the world without a visa. They are privileged even while homeless. The guy filming is obviously not homeless, and you too will not be.

Increase the volume comrade

Don't mind those idiots that keep discouraging people from going abroad, but they themselves have refused to come back home.

Let's leave the salary for a moment.

That guy is not your regular software engineer. He's among the top 5% in the tech field. Just take a look at the companies he got offers from and their various salaries

A lot of people with twice the years of experience he has will not be able to command such an high salary.

Be it tech or any other industry you're in, you would be able to greatly monetize your skill and get very high financial reward once you're exceptional in your field. And being exceptional comes with an extensive period of intense hardwork and dedication.

Tech is the new oil, Yes, but don't go and run into it thinking you would be commanding 6-7figure salary within 1/2 years as a mediocre SWE

RightToReject:


Cut the guy some slack. Your single sentence has two notable errors. A lot, not "alot" and sentences, not "sentence."

So, the correct version of your sentence should be: "A university graduate typed this episode with a lot of uncoordinated sentences."

The pot calling the kettle black.

You dey mind the werey?

Kingnap:


There are people who buys Payoneer funds in naira. So basically you transfer your Payoneer fund to them and they pay you the agreed rate in naira

I get it now, thanks

Zidoh:
Dear freelancer , kudos for your job weldone. We can link our Payoneer for you on upwork to withdraw or we can receive directly from your client as long as you deliver their job satisfactorily. We will credit you Naira without delayed , we are relaible and fast. You can also goes through our profile and thread here on mairaland. Kindly chat us on Whatsapp on 08088759163 for more inquiries and instant exchange.....rate is from 540-550/$ depend on the amount.

Someone mentioned that I won't be able to transfer from payoneer to payoneer if I don't have up to $2000 in my payoneer. How true is that?

@op

So how did you go about withdrawing your money in upwork?

Did you use the payoneer route? What was the exchange rate?
I'm currently working on a project for a client, I'm trying to set up the payment method. I don't have a dorm account, they said payoneer is the best, but I don't know the exchange rate... Someone said upwork still pay with the old exchange rate value, around #395, which is a big loss compared with the black Market exchange rate.

So pls, share helpful tips regarding the best way to go about receiving payments on upwork if you've successfully received yours. Thanks

Kingnap:
That is not correct. Why not open a Payoneer account and link to your Upwork profile. Get your money in USD and transfer to Payoneer. You can then use peer to peer or connect your dom account to Payoneer for withdrawal

Thank you very much, I really appreciate this.

I've created a payoneer account. I'll link it to my upwork profile as soon as possible. But I don't have a dorm account at the moment. Can you pls give me an hint on how I'll go about the peer to peer withdrawal method you just mentioned. I have no idea about it. Thanks

I'm currently working on my first writing project for a client on upwork. Though the work is still in progress, I'm trying to set up the mode of payment that would be used after the work has been completed.

But this is the issue:

A successful freelancer on upwork, also a Nigerian told me that upwork pays based on the old exchange rate which is somewhat around #380-#395.
If this is true, then it's a really big loss as a dollar is currently about #600 or thereabout.

For those who have had success working on upwork, how true is this?
If this is true, is there anyway to bypass this and get paid the current dollar to naira exchange rate?

I plan using payoneer.
I would really appreciate your inputs guys.

Anaerobi:
Years ago, a lady who's 10years older than me asked me out, I looked at her and told. Dear you need a husband not just a young boy like me. I will end up wasting your time. My aunty is your age mate and she isn't married.

But I pray for you, your next guy will be your husband. Not up to 2months, she called me to invite me for her traditional marriage. She was so happy, thanking me also and I was happy for her. She said a prayer for me, saying thaty aunty marriage will come very soon. Not up to 3 months, my aunty got married.

This story of yours is wonderful

Sukkyy2010:
My broke up happened Feb this year, she called it quit after couples of week of her acting cold and weird. She said it on phone of which I wish her best of luck. 3minutes after she declared the breakup she called my phone I refuse to answered the call and in the second day she sent me a long narrative essay entailing the reason she had to call it quit blah blah blah.

She tried to keep a neutral conversation with me right after the breakup but I told her straight up I don't want that I need my space.

Since Feb I've never mistakenly call her once in spite she had call me twice but I never welcome her with my hostile response.

If you don't want me avoid me why trying to stay around after breakup, for what benefit?

I went extremely silent up till now, I deleted her on WhatsApp to avoid stalking and went in no contact with her.

Na man you be

pansophist:
You are a weak man, and weakness is not virtuous, weakness is weakness. A chicken is not virtuous, it can only be eaten against its wish, but a Tiger is virtuous, hence no one dares to mess with it. Be like a martial artist, that you are capable of destroying the whole damn place but chose not to unless your red line is crossed. Most importantly, you should live your life in a way that it is clear to everyone that being good is not the only method you use to relate with them, but you can be cruel as well. It is called having a backbone.

It is a natural law. The scientist calls it ''cause and effect'', the metaphysical calls it karma, Christians call it heaven and hell, or as Psquare colloquially puts it, ''do me I do you''. She is doing you, and you can't do anything, so why will she stop? you are easy, like a chicken, you will be eaten against your wish and all you do is shout and beg, and ask for help, instead of transform into a tiger and destroy the whole damn place.

The fact your wife could do this, and you come online to ask questions already gave me a clear impression about your kind of man, and the strength and extent of your backbone. There are men that will never suffer this kind of humiliation because their woman would have already sized him up and knew for sure that the marriage is over if she try such nonsense. My advice would be to find your strength, and it is by being financially independent.

Virtue is proven during times of hardship, not abundance. Any idiot can say "I do'' when money is in abundance, but in the absence of it, you get to know who you truly married. The lack of finance has already exposed who your wife is to you, so instead of thinking she will change back to being good, you may just thank your God that he has used this period of hardship to reveal the character of whom you married. I won't tell you what to do, because I will be too radical, but just realise you do not have a wive.

@op think about this