Tensazangetsu20 (I always read your username as Tetanus, lol!) and Dr Levi, I enjoyed reading your arguments.

I am curious and I gave this a good thought yesterday. Whenever we mention remote work, people only think TECH and everything that revolves around it.

Don’t get me wrong, I love tech and I remain intrigued by people in tech. They are doing something I can’t do and that is genius.

I remember when I first considered remote work, I asked a friend and he said I should go learn PROGRAMMING. I hate computers. I believe we all know our capabilities, so I was quite sure it wasn’t for me.

Some people would never be tech. I have seen people struggle with it for years. The whole tech craze reminds me of how every Nigerian in America wants to be a caregiver. Whereas there are other sectors that may not pay as high, but would pay good enough.

MY QUESTIONS ARE;

1)WHAT IS OUT THERE FOR NON-TECH PEOPLE?

2) WHAT IS A GOOD REMOTE PAY PER MONTH?

Cc: Lalasticlala
Mynd44

VeryWickedMan:
There are many non-tech remote jobs like customer care reps, sales executives, product managers/owners, software testers etc.

Pay is by experience level. $1k-$1.5k for beginners, $2k-$3.5k for mid and $5k+ for experienced roles depending on your field. Bear in mind that you have an 80% chance of being shortchanged if you have a Nigerian supervisor who will slash your pay and give you like 50% or less of these figures.


I supervise some African devs and I slash their salaries by more than 60% sometimes and divert it for myself. $500 is already big salary in Nigeria so any of them that complains gets kicked out at the next appraisal and replaced ASAP with someone who's willing to accept even less.

pocohantas:
I saw THIS THREAD on the frontpage and I must say the points there were very educational.

chatinent:
I go use pidgin. No vex.

True true, time go reach when administrative work go disappear unto say AI go take over. The takeover is already in place.

Tech is the future.

And e dey easy to learn now because na the basics. Soon, it will be expensive because of the demands.

But what I think?
It will always look difficult if we keep calling it technology. Technology is actually that skill everyone has. My dummy thoughts tho.

Did a voice over as an amateur for an Indian couple and they were wanting more. And I am like..with this my yeye voice? Hehe.

Tried virtual assistance..with a faster speed rate of delivering 10k words in a day. Employer asked how I did it. I no tell am. That's my secret...pay me.

Opened a website for a man running a candy shop in 20minutes, designed and functional. Dude was all surprised. First guy charged him $4000 for 3 weeks. I charged $2k for few minutes. You can guess the rest. No bi say I sabi pass the first person, no. But I only learn things with AI these days...it just makes works easier.

For instance, there's a tool to do everything you do in an office for a week in minutes. What's really the need visiting? You snap the paper, it converts to Word. It computes..provides options for charts and many more. When why do humans suffer?

So I used to draw when I was lil. Like I draw well. But later, I found one took where you put the picture and it paints it like hand drawn. What I do, I freelanced with it. You can hardly tell... My secret? Simple tool! Faster delivery!


Everybody has a skill. Try doing the lil graphic design you know...it's money.

Even if na only pidgin you sabi translate to, visit sites and offer to translate their webpages to Nigerian pidgin. They may not pay you at first...yeah, work as an intern. They will add you to translation team. Na CV bi that for next paying jobs.


Everyone has a skill.

I know of a dude online who says he has no skill..but he sends potatoes as love notes to emotionally depressed folks. Dude is a freaking millionaire.


I believe every skill is technical. You just need to know to apply it to meet the audience.


So many ways to make money..but it requires consistency.


Did I forget? I think the analogue age hasn't really passed so far we remain a developing country.

So cashing out it easy until tomorrow.

Myzubby:
Baba you suppose to dey run some tutorials for younger guys o. Even if it is paid tutorials. My thoughts though

There is something that I would love to address - this talk of manual roles phasing out. Years ago when banks rolled out ATMs, people said cashiers would phase out, but this is 2022 and we have more cashiers than other roles. Manual roles would never phase out. Not in our time at least.

No matter how technology inclined you are, you would most likely REFUSE to sit in a self-driving car. WHY?

I can’t think of one job from the past that isn’t still available. Highest is that they upgraded their processes. Carpenters are now furniture makers and tailors are now fashion designers. So the most important thing is to upskill and familiarise yourself with modern tools and softwares in your niche. This would at least ensure you are not the one doing the dirty work - because the dirty work must be there.

Generally “whites” shy away from the hardwork and Nigerians are not even tapping into this as much as Indians are. If you go to foreign schools, you would see way more Indians who have been sponsored by any and everyone including their government to go learn tech.

I have seen tax consultants and accountants making good pay. It is easier to see a Nigerian in healthcare and tech abroad, than to see one in EY, pwc and the likes. Yet these people are not disturbing us all over social media. They are even short-staffed currently because everyone wants to be in tech and healthcare.

Small and medium businesses would remain and they need remote staff too. Not splurging thousands of $ on technology that they do not understand. Lol

jesmond3945:
oyibo company would always prioritize their people over you. They will only offer you positions were there are shortages. So tech and health are areas were there are shortages.

jesmond3945:
oyibo company would always prioritize their people over you. They will only offer you positions were there are shortages. So tech and health are areas were there are shortages.

GloriousGbola:


Oyibos who championed outsourcing which is profits over people?

Why do you think most of western manufacturing is now in China? Why are help desk functions in India?

DrLevi:


but the fact is all these have always been there. In fact only tech roles just recently opened up since covid and suddenly everyone seems to act like there haven't been people offering services outside programming for years as freelancers right from their homes to foreigners since forever

tech is the trend now and everyone want to be a developers. I blame twitter tech bros, na them cause this thing.

The fact is, even the tech roles are not even there. Forget the hype on twitter, you'll understand when you get enough experience to apply for a job. Its hard to get, very hard.

folake4u:
Great thread.

I dey find Remote work wey them go pay my Japa visa and I go land for obodo oyibo.

Please point us to that type of work biko. I'm certain I speak the minds of many people viewing this thread abi?

izzou:


Ride on, prophetess of the Most High.

You speak my mind

pocohantas:


They talk way too much. Chochocho every time. The next thing they have pushed one youngling to go put head for wetin pass am.

Once upon a time, doctors and lawyers were everything. Then bankers and accountants had their own run too. Shebi they done calm down? Tech bros would calm down too. Na just time e need.

folake4u:


I know right.

Come patronize my ministry oh.

izzou:


Drop address naa..

I no dey attend Online church

folake4u:



Even some Lawyers, Accountants and Doctors are transitioning into Tech because it is what is trending now.

pocohantas:


Make I bend if I transition.

I no go even make am. So no need.

folake4u:
Great thread.

I dey find Remote work wey them go pay my Japa visa and I go land for obodo oyibo.

Please point us to that type of work biko. I'm certain I speak the minds of many people viewing this thread abi?

folake4u:


You and your phobia for computers though.

But yeah, the main Tech (programming et al) isn't easy. I tried learning how to code, I knew it wasn't for me. I kuku get Thin patience.

pocohantas:


They talk way too much. Chochocho every time. The next thing they have pushed one youngling to go put head for wetin pass am.

Once upon a time, doctors and lawyers were everything. Then bankers and accountants had their own run too. Shebi they done calm down? Tech bros would calm down too. Na just time e need.

pocohantas:


Ah! Nairaland doesn’t capture how much I fear computer o. Me wey my friends dey use do illustration? They’ll be like “I have a friend, this girl doesn’t even know how to change her laptop’s wallpaper, but she is working remotely and making $xyz”.

I say toor! So na me una dey use motivate olodos? As senior olodo na.

folake4u:


Na Abuja e dey oh @ No. 5 Chivita Street, Good Life Way, Abuja.
You fit come?

DrLevi:

The damage would be done by then. An entire generation of tech bros and every other profession would suffer for it.

Unlike medicine and law, petroleum etc.. There were gates to the amount of people that those courses accepted. Tech is a free for all

Its sad seeing people with near zero interest in anything tech spend months and years of their lives in it just to because its the next big thing

GloriousGbola:


Oyibos who championed outsourcing which is profits over people?

Why do you think most of western manufacturing is now in China? Why are help desk functions in India?