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Exactly my point. They come in soooo humble and you cant help but believe in them.

Just give them 3 weeks... you will see their true picture.


I think i will share my experiences with these drivers one of theses days when time permits.

But that is not to say ALL of them are bad, there are some good ones out there, just that to find the good and reliable ones is quite difficult.

GAZZUZZ:
when they are looking for the job, so quiet and humble.

After 3-4weeks the story changes

xana101:
Uber is useless. One fool said he made 115k on uber last week. Let him do his plus and minus, remove fuel, remove uber 25 percent, u will not be left with 30k as profit. Even d riders say its too cheap so why is it taking uber too long to adjust. Its people like Romeo3 that's making uber doing this rubbish

Its quite sad really.

And funny thing is, most people focus so much on the weekly inflow forgetting that they are going to pay back this money in the form of wear and tear. Every mile a car drives is a form of deduction from its lifespan.

Bro,

How is Honda 2008 not strong?


No one is saying uber is not fantastic...at least from the perspective of the driver who makes his cut regardless of the condition of the car.

I am speaking from the angle of a partner and my advice to potential partners is that they shouldn't invest in recent cars for uber. Anything above a 2005 model is a waste of money in my own candid opinion.


Truth be told-no matter how strong your car is, you cant drive 1000km per week for 4 weeks continously and not have something to fix- Its just not possible.

And during that period, you will bear the cost of fixing your car ALONE.


Finally, am not forcing my own opinion on anyone, it is still left for partners to decide on what route they want to take.

Time will definitely tell.

ogunvic41:
Honda accord 2008 is not a good car for uber.
The maintenance cost is high and the car isn't not strong for the work
I drive uber and I can boldly say its fantastic..

In my own opinion and with my experience as a UBER Partner, i wouldnt advise a new entrant to invest too much in the uber business unless he intends driving it himself.

A lot of things are just wrong and uber seems to be deaf to all the complaints. Now, the new trend is that you have to go through a drivers agency to get a driver to get your car And the service isnt free.

As a potential UBER partner, do not just be deceived by the weekly rentals, also consider the following:

1) Car Maintenance
The heavy amount you will spend in fixing your car on a periodic basis. My Car is a Tokunbo Honda 2008 and its very clean, but even with that, i still spend a handsome amount on a monthly basis.


2) The Drivers.
Whether you like it or not, you are at the mercy of these guys especially now that most of the transactions are cash based. Most of the drivers that will apply come in with humble face and promises of living up to your expectation, only for them to run away after 3 weeks, and guess what you will be lucky if he drops any rental for that week? And Uber being smart have absolved themselves, they have already taken their 25% while you the car owner have nothing for that week.


3) Insurance
Be smart, get a comprehensive insurance. The car doesnt belong to the driver and most often than not, he drives it recklessly. If an accident occurs, he most likely will not pay. so simply close your eye for the insurance and let them carry that worry on your behalf.


I wish all UBER partners will act in one accord and pull out their car even if its for just one week, at least that will force the uber management to listen. But i guess this is a wishful thinking anyway.

ceetee:
Wise

For the black man, it is not just money and success.......it is the delight in humiliating another black man.

Funny enough, Chinua Achebe also used a similar phrase in his book "Things fall apart"...i guess its in our genes though

Funny enough, Chinua Achebe also used a similar phrase in his book "Things fall apart"...i guess its in our genes though

It has really been a journey of Perseverance...God is indeed good!!!


Me ayam going to write book about this journey sha

IT IS HAPPENNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


To God Almighty be all praise and Adoration.



Thank you father, i am indeed stunned!!!

Mr Sneh and the others...I can see you all

grinfingaz:
Uncle greengooner, having said this... when should we be expecting the letter that confirms details about the "Chelsea title defense" amongst other things to hit our mailboxes

I thought no one was going to ask.

thegreengooner:
Try again

N10M

Employer that has refused to make any commitment to you and left us in limbo for soooooo long

Please dont be offended by the post, nothing personal against you. Just that i will be more disposed to raising a voice for them if they can only show some atom of care for us all also.

They should at least say something reassuring to us in official capacity.

Thats all.

dane15:
Dear All,

We thank God for finally abolishing the walls of separation between "medicallisted" and "waitlisted" in terms of the definition of "successful" in this race. This is a news that has set our group buzzing with joy.

God can do anything, anyhow, anywhere and at anytime. The only obstacle is our belief.

However, another Medusa has raised its ugly head and we need the help of both groups to tackle this menace and it is the proposed NLNG Act amendment.

This is an issue that may affect us both now and after resumption as well and for this reason we need to come together as a team to tackle it. Teamwork nor be for mouth...

We are therefore requesting every successful candidate to retweet these tweets:

1. @ProfOsinbajo @NGRSenate @SPNigeria @YakubDogara Sirs, please reject the NLNG Act Amendment it is anti FDI & Nigerians will lose 18K+ jobs.

2. https://twitter.com/aMichaelO6/status/862572187911421954

3. https://twitter.com/adepetcares/status/862564440109187072

4. https://twitter.com/Tajuddeeng/status/862567086131957765?s=09

5. @dawisu @Omojuwa @DrDamages @SaharaReporters http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/nlng-act-amendment-cripple-trains-78-25bn-investment/ … Please retweet

The handles of the Senate President and the Nigerian Senate have been tagged. Let us leave out NLNG and the bosses so they will not think we are sponsored.

Let us also do an additional 4 creative tweets per day. Please we are honorable people. Let us not use insults in our tweets. It should be politely crafted.

Five tweets from all 140 of us could lead to 10,000 tweets per day.

Remember the T in ITEC/ITREC. Teamwork nor be for mouth.

Let us make some NOISE for our employer.

Your dear Successful,

Dane15

Thanks thegreengooner, that seems to be more like August.

#sighs

thegreengooner:
My prayer is that the new guys will be in by the time Chelsea begin their title defense...

kbit09:
Hmm!!! See people coming out from their caves to seek the oracle..giving out sacrifice with gratifyingly words

@thegreengooner
Ogodomigodo godo gboli racata kirikiri kparata... oracle our people av pleaded n offerred you showers of thanks thanks thanks....today is sunday n we never hear u speak, oya talk nah!!! cos me sef wan hear wetin u haf for us.

Api sunday my people

Baba,4 years on a recruitment process isnt beans. The anxiety,the wait...it has not been easy.

It has been almost 10months since last "official" communication.

God dey sha.

It will end in praise.Amen

@thegreengooner

Thanks for your patience and care-its obvious you feel our pain which is why you provide words of hope.


Having said this,please like how much longer b4 the expected happens?

......

sexyjob:
Let's handle it like this.

Think about the beginning.

Rumour has it that about 60,000 applied in 2013 for this recruitment

Miss Rumour said about 18000 wrote the test.

She said about 7000 took the SHL and about 840 had the AC.

She said 70 were medicalled and 140 or less wait listed.

Let us assume that we are 200(including wait listed) left.

As we head towards the glorious end of this recruitment, let's not forget the heroes that bowed out. Let's not forget that they moved on with some being more thankful to God than we are now. We shouldn't forget that God does not abandon His people except in few occasions when they become unbearable. NLNG has not done well in this recruitment. I am sure it is not on purpose. In fact, it can't be on purpose. Someone is arm twisting someone somewhere but we pray that that arm be let loose to get to work. Our arms/hands need to get to work in Bonny or PH. Let's be patient. It's 2:15AM Good morning Ladies and Gents!

Thanks @sexyjob..great job you are doing here. I recommend that you should be posted to HR section.Loool.

Today, i opened my email and read all the correspondences from NLNG from the time of invite to the waec test up till the highest assurances mail and i just had this nostalgic feeling, trust me, we have really been through a lot already and God has helped us scale soooooo many hurdles. This is going to end in praise by his grace. AMEN!!!

qwerty123qwerty:
NLNG makes me sad by the day... Took some decisions last year based on the assumption that if it's too late, resumption would be in December, 2016.. But here we are in February, 2017... I think another "highest assurances" mail is due

Same here...I pray about this every single day.
I just wish the offer letters will roll in, its really been a long and tough wait.

As for me, i dont want another highest assurance mail, all i want right now is the offer letter. Shikena

Its sad that we are now almost reduced to begging for our offer letters...6 months after medicals and still no offer made. May God have mercy on us all.

We will keep praying and hoping.

How long NLNG? Just how long more do we have to wait?

The waiting continues...

Hahahahahaha...you want to apply abi? Once you apply, just be ready for a practical lesson on patience. Recruitment process usually takes a minimum of 2years.

keyword:MINIMUM

Then insulate yourself against High blood pressure and the likes. Its gonna be a long ride bro.trust me.

Today is 2nd of August.

2 Months since the mails already...waow time flies!!!

Really really deafening...men are humbled and waiting for full positive closure. The wait has been excrutiating.

tygrins007:
This silence is deafening...Any call-ups yet?

This is my very first comment on Nairaland...i must confess that i have been a silent observer and i have benefitted immensely from this thread, only God knows the number of times that i have refreshed this thread...silently hoping for new information.

This being my first comment, i intend to make it Grand.

Congrats to everyone that made it this Far...it wasnt by effort or Merit alone...pure grace of God.

To everyone waitlisted...Please do not lose hope...For you to have even made it to the AC stage means you are super intelligent(Remember how many of us started this exercise? God has a Grand plan for everyone.


We Just need to keep the faith and optimism alive, its very tough but just be rest assured that with God on the throne...Our Time will definitely come. Every experience in life is a learning curve. Looking back, I have also had my fair share of rejections. Still cant forget the bombshell from PWC(final final stage), IBM etc but now that i think of it, its probably for the best. The point is this, our time will come.


@sexyjob Your analysis is on point. I actually spent a whole lot of time going through the 2007 thread too and it was nice seeing that some people have also passed through this phase too...the suspense is just soooooooooo much. Considering that most of the correspondence back then was by POST(fedex), i think we can safely assume that ours should be a bit earlier since the communication is now electronic. Keeping the fingers crossed.


In summary, by Gods special grace, WE ALL shall continue to have cause to testify.


Regards To Everyone...much respect.

sexyjob:
Offers were on Dec 03, 2007 at NLNG office. As of Nov 19, 2007 medicals was still on. So, the result and reference stuffs were possibly on even during the medicals. Offers rolled in not much after medicals which possibly ended last week of November. Drawing up a relationship, our offers could start rolling in from next week(a possibility). But, a July resumption is very unlikely. August is more like it. IMOO