Conner44:


Yes i am. I have been a professional driver once upon a time before. Interstate cargo and passenger delivery. I worked as a driver with a company for 5 complete years hauling goods and people all over the southern part of Nigeria. At that time there was nothing like ehailing.

I am now professionally into logistics but there is nothing I haven't experienced concerning driving as a business.

So why do you think I'm always on this thread? Maybe it's because I still drive once in a while or maybe I have a vehicle given to someone to drive on my behalf.

You can pick any one you feel would sound better as my answer

Ode, are you a driver was what he asked you. You dey shalaye wetin no dey related.

Wetin concern logistics with Uber/bolt wey you dey come here do cho cho cho.

Halahhalah:


Ode, are you a driver was what he asked you. You dey shalaye wetin no dey related.

Wetin concern logistics with Uber/bolt wey you dey come here do cho cho cho.

Why aren't you engaging me with your usual monika anymore? Just because I dropped only your first name and a few of your other monikers here you've become afraid and paranoid of mentioning me because you are scared of my going to the scam thread to reveal your complete identity abi?

I laughed when i saw the way you quickly denied your name to pearl that day

konkoabove:

My brother, this shalaye is not necessary. All the examples you gave, I didn't see a single driver there. If you are truly proud of driving, wish and pray it for your child(ren). It's that simple

Unemployment rate in 🇳🇬 today is > 40%. In a country where we have more churches than industries, why won't people take up taxi driving? Why do we like to chastise people making a honest living? They hail Yahoo boys and runs girls, but insult Uber drivers. People who haven't seen life in 3D have much to say about others. Rest

fk001:
People come from different class/level and different schools of thought.

Some are into Uber job because life happened to them, not by choice maybe they are just doing it just to sustain themselves for a while and also making their plan to move forward. Such people have never dream of becoming Uber driver for once. This class of people will never be proud to be called Uber drivers because is not their calling or what they wanted to be.


While some people start from the bottom pit and climb up to be Uber drivers, to them this is the height of success because they can solve their immediate and basic needs, after all, they have nothing to lose they have come a long way to reach Uber driving status. Such class of people no matter how you try to convince them that the job is not paying or they should plan for exit, they won't heed to your advice, their mind is already comfortable with the driving job.

All of you here know where you belong to, either class A or B.


In a nutshell, a bank manager that lost his job to join Uber driving, his mind will never be at ease with the job he will look for alternatives. While an Agbero/conductor that joined Uber driving will always see it as an eldorado or job that is full of milk and honey.

Know your level and choose what works for you!!

✅✅✅✅

Barbiturate:
You're actually not getting my point and you're not realistic! I guess you just want accolades here!

I am not looking down on myself. As a matter of fact, I am a graduate with professional certifications and vast experience in my field.

In as much as there is dignity in every labour, there are still some hustle you can't boldly say openly at a certain gathering or function. There are still some hustle you can't be proud to say at a particular function and one of them is a driver!

If you lie to yourself about the stigmatisation of this hustle, then jokes on you!

This is Nigeria. We look down so much on some hustle. It is not like that abroad. People respect uber drivers abroad. Nigerians treat drivers like piece of sh1t. I once sat with a friend who brought his lecturer friend along. She's a female lecturer at unilag. We talked for long. She introduced herself and when she asked what I do, I told her I'm an uber driver......she went; oops...sorry, I shouldn't have asked! I said why? She said; never mind! Then I went as far as telling her my degree, prof qualification, experience and the MNC's I had worked with. I am explaining this because there are calibres of people you would sit with, you won't be able to say you're doing uber cos they will look down on you. It might even spoil things or deter opportunities you might get. I'd rather tell you my field(not uber) and then crown it with; "I'm inbetween jobs at the moment"

Ahhhhhh, my oga, no be so I mean am oooh.
I'm sorry, sir.
You know me say I no dey put mouth for anything anyhow, I only just said something to show say people know me as a bolt driver ni ooh.
Ahhhhhh I no mean anything rude to my ogas dem ooh. 🙏
Sorry for quoting you, sir.
No vex, please. 🙏

Much respect, my boss. 🙇‍♂️

Una go dey cap Nonsense

So I don notice one trend for Asaba each time I book bolt or pick me up for Asaba na Lexus dey always show up so dis morning I had to go to Steven keshi stadium Nnebisi road so I check pick me up e no dey connect me with drivers na him I switched to Bolt so it brought out #1200 Me sef shock But I check well e b like say I get promo that's why Bolt was cheap I don already budget 3k for one way trip and return another 3k total of 6k and it won't take him more than 20Minutes .I called the driver I was shocked cos I no really enlarge the picture when I dey try call am I shock say na my next door neighbor for the street Omo na Big man ooooo
So he now said where I dey head to I tell am say Nnebisi road stadium him ask me say wetin app bring out I tell am him come bill me 3k he Said there's no fuel I no even argue with am cos fuel cost me come dey pity am how much him go make with him rx350 since no be Corolla so I cancelled the trip As we dey enroute na him me and am dey jist he said he does bolt only on Mondays cos of the ipob sit at home in Onitsha . This na big man wey get 2 shops for Onitsha . The man tell me say that Monday we him dey do Bolt him dey make a lot of profit and Asaba no too get hold up .
We reach stadium I come down I tell am say I go call am again I finish I call am him say him dey okpanam road dey chop for fast food joint. So few minutes him don show up . under 40Minutes drive him don make 6k I no sure say him go use pass 2k fuel cos na Lexus him no also put on Ac
Me no know say big man sef dey do ehailing

Shebi university lectures sef dey do Uber that time wey Dem dey on strike we hunger wan kill Dem because of no salary

Abeg where I wan chop like this, make I come listen to these people against these people arguments.

Una go tire

Gentlelife50:
Abeg where I wan chop like this, make I come listen to these people against these people arguments.

Go Jevnik, drivers are doing well.

fk001:
People come from different class/level and different schools of thought.

Some are into Uber job because life happened to them, not by choice maybe they are just doing it just to sustain themselves for a while and also making their plan to move forward. Such people have never dream of becoming Uber driver for once. This class of people will never be proud to be called Uber drivers because is not their calling or what they wanted to be.


While some people start from the bottom pit and climb up to be Uber drivers, to them this is the height of success because they can solve their immediate and basic needs, after all, they have nothing to lose they have come a long way to reach Uber driving status. Such class of people no matter how you try to convince them that the job is not paying or they should plan for exit, they won't heed to your advice, their mind is already comfortable with the driving job.

All of you here know where you belong to, either class A or B.


In a nutshell, a bank manager that lost his job to join Uber driving, his mind will never be at ease with the job he will look for alternatives. While an Agbero/conductor that joined Uber driving will always see it as an eldorado or job that is full of milk and honey.

Know your level and choose what works for you!!

Subtle!

MrCarter577:


Unemployment rate in 🇳🇬 today is > 40%. In a country where we have more churches than industries, why won't people take up taxi driving? Why do we like to chastise people making a honest living? They hail Yahoo boys and runs girls, but insult Uber drivers. People who haven't seen life in 3D have much to say about others. Rest

I totally agree to your submission. If you’ve found the story of elupee fixing transmission and one PDP guy was insulting him. That’s the society we’ve found ourselves. Where parents take their children to special center. Parents help their children as accomplice in yahoo. You spend money today and no one will ask where you get the money from, but ask if you question poverty days. I have been sitting on this morally inclined lifestyle and I will tell you it is not easy. The decay in our society is something else. Who you know? Where you live? What kind of car you drive nd phone you use? Even our pastors have dilute the words to the level motivational speakers. They no longer preach about heaven, but wordly things. Barely anyone is left out of this mentality boss and won’t blame them. Value truly matters in life.

Conner44:


Yes i am. I have been a professional driver once upon a time before. Interstate cargo and passenger delivery. I worked as a driver with a company for 5 complete years hauling goods and people all over the southern part of Nigeria. At that time there was nothing like ehailing.

I am now professionally into logistics but there is nothing I haven't experienced concerning driving as a business.

So why do you think I'm always on this thread? Maybe it's because I still drive once in a while or maybe I have a vehicle given to someone to drive on my behalf.

You can pick any one you feel would sound better as my answer

Laugh 😂 won injure me. I’ll always help my oga

Uber/Bolt is different from whatever you may have been through. Yesterday I was coming to Lagos from Asaba on bus since I don’t have money for flight. Took Delta line. Nigga was just stopping anyhow doing his own runs, you go like talk? From the manager to the driver are kolo mental. Try that on Bolt or uber, if away is not your name.

Bus that used to be 8k is not 15/18k… you check the difference and see what those guys are making. They are they real new oil marketers in town.

Never compare ehailling with whatever you may have been thro. You don’t have knowledge of how it works out here.

pope191:


Laugh 😂 won injure me. I’ll always help my oga

Uber/Bolt is different from whatever you may have been through. Yesterday I was coming to Lagos from Asaba on bus since I don’t have money for flight. Took Delta line. Nigga was just stopping anyhow doing his own runs, you go like talk? From the manager to the driver are kolo mental. Try that on Bolt or uber, if away is not your name.

Bus that used to be 8k is not 15/18k… you check the difference and see what those guys are making. They are they real new oil marketers in town.

Never compare ehailling with whatever you may have been thro. You don’t have knowledge of how it works out here.

So in essence your point is that ehailing is more tedious, less profitable and riskier than interstate driving?

Note that I have driven and earned on ehailing too.

Larry1960:
Una go dey cap Nonsense

So I don notice one trend for Asaba each time I book bolt or pick me up for Asaba na Lexus dey always show up so dis morning I had to go to Steven keshi stadium Nnebisi road so I check pick me up e no dey connect me with drivers na him I switched to Bolt so it brought out #1200 Me sef shock But I check well e b like say I get promo that's why Bolt was cheap I don already budget 3k for one way trip and return another 3k total of 6k and it won't take him more than 20Minutes .I called the driver I was shocked cos I no really enlarge the picture when I dey try call am I shock say na my next door neighbor for the street Omo na Big man ooooo
So he now said where I dey head to I tell am say Nnebisi road stadium him ask me say wetin app bring out I tell am him come bill me 3k he Said there's no fuel I no even argue with am cos fuel cost me come dey pity am how much him go make with him rx350 since no be Corolla so I cancelled the trip As we dey enroute na him me and am dey jist he said he does bolt only on Mondays cos of the ipob sit at home in Onitsha . This na big man wey get 2 shops for Onitsha . The man tell me say that Monday we him dey do Bolt him dey make a lot of profit and Asaba no too get hold up .
We reach stadium I come down I tell am say I go call am again I finish I call am him say him dey okpanam road dey chop for fast food joint. So few minutes him don show up . under 40Minutes drive him don make 6k I no sure say him go use pass 2k fuel cos na Lexus him no also put on Ac
Me no know say big man sef dey do ehailing

Shebi university lectures sef dey do Uber that time wey Dem dey on strike we hunger wan kill Dem because of no salary

I hope vc and professor’s never join tell em the capital place to make money is Lagos. Make e carry the 350 come. Since nah rubbish we deh yarn here.

Conner44:


So in essence your point is that ehailing is more tedious, less profitable and riskier than interstate driving?

Note that I have driven and earned on ehailing too.

Boss this nah topic for another day. E sure me say when we do our get together for December for four point; bouncer won’t let you enter. You Knor get ID card

pope191:


Boss this nah topic for another day. E sure me say when we do our get together for December for four point; bouncer won’t let you enter. You Knor get ID card

Wait oh, so una don get id card now?

Conner44:


Wait oh, so una don get id card now?

Ehen nah… our app

Brethren I am still looking for a car to drive on bolt. I stay around Ojodu Berger. My WhatsApp number 08067937074

YeyeGbami:


Go Jevnik, drivers are doing well.

Dem get gala and Bigi?
Abi na egg I go chop like this?
Egg go even give me more energy

YeyeGbami:


Subtle!

Lol, I refuse to take sides in these people vs these people arguments.

konkoabove:
If any father/potential father on this thread can come out and say "I wish and my prayer is that my child(ren) will be a driver" then, I will know your submissions are genuine and you have truly conquered low self esteem. Can we be REAL for once on this thread?

The narrative is changing...don't be dragged into the culture of our parents.
They never wanted to hear their children going into sports, acting or music, but today we all know what's happening.

Let's be real...
There are still hungry lawyers and Doctors wey no get money to buy shoe.
Am not bragging but no civil servant on Grade Level 11 (Fed or State) can afford my house rent and send their children to my children's school. This is being real.
I make more than 1m monthly now, and I wouldn't have achieved this if I stayed in paid employment.
I don't know how real u want us to b again, wen bills are staring u in d face but u r waiting for oil company job or nothing. Who no like better thing? d reason everybody wants to work in plush and tuush is for big money and benefits at the end of the day.
Many of my guys are the breadwinners of their extended families, Asin parents, siblings, nephews, nieces and cousins. Meanwhile they have people working in offices in the family o.
Let's cut this crap abeg

fk001:
People come from different class/level and different schools of thought.

Some are into Uber job because life happened to them, not by choice maybe they are just doing it just to sustain themselves for a while and also making their plan to move forward. Such people have never dream of becoming Uber driver for once. This class of people will never be proud to be called Uber drivers because is not their calling or what they wanted to be.


While some people start from the bottom pit and climb up to be Uber drivers, to them this is the height of success because they can solve their immediate and basic needs, after all, they have nothing to lose they have come a long way to reach Uber driving status. Such class of people no matter how you try to convince them that the job is not paying or they should plan for exit, they won't heed to your advice, their mind is already comfortable with the driving job.

All of you here know where you belong to, either class A or B.


In a nutshell, a bank manager that lost his job to join Uber driving, his mind will never be at ease with the job he will look for alternatives. While an Agbero/conductor that joined Uber driving will always see it as an eldorado or job that is full of milk and honey.

Know your level and choose what works for you!!

Life is never only in two shades, only naive and ignorant people think life is only in black and white. There are many variations in-between.

Pearl1910:


Life is never only in two shades, only naive and ignorant people think life is only in black and white. There are many variations in-between.

You are right sir.

No need to argue back and forth.

Pearl1910:


The narrative is changing...don't be dragged into the culture of our parents.
They never wanted to hear their children going into sports, acting or music, but today we all know what's happening.

Let's be real...
There are still hungry lawyers and Doctors wey no get money to buy shoe.
Am not bragging but no civil servant on Grade Level 11 (Fed or State) can afford my house rent and send their children to my children's school. This is being real.
I make more than 1m monthly now, and I wouldn't have achieved this if I stayed in paid employment.
I don't know how real u want us to b again, wen bills are staring u in d face but u r waiting for oil company job or nothing. Who no like better thing? d reason everybody wants to work in plush and tuush is for big money and benefits at the end of the day.
Many of my guys are the breadwinners of their extended families, Asin parents, siblings, nephews, nieces and cousins. Meanwhile they have people working in offices in the family o.
Let's cut this crab abeg

Pear 🍐 I deh heal o

Pearl1910:


The narrative is changing...don't be dragged into the culture of our parents.
They never wanted to hear their children going into sports, acting or music, but today we all know what's happening.

Let's be real...
There are still hungry lawyers and Doctors wey no get money to buy shoe.
Am not bragging but no civil servant on Grade Level 11 (Fed or State) can afford my house rent and send their children to my children's school. This is being real.
I make more than 1m monthly now, and I wouldn't have achieved this if I stayed in paid employment.
I don't know how real u want us to b again, wen bills are staring u in d face but u r waiting for oil company job or nothing. Who no like better thing? d reason everybody wants to work in plush and tuush is for big money and benefits at the end of the day.
Many of my guys are the breadwinners of their extended families, Asin parents, siblings, nephews, nieces and cousins. Meanwhile they have people working in offices in the family o.
Let's cut this crab abeg

My brother, save me the stories of your success in driving. I drive too so I know what's up. My point is very clear and it was drawn from glinthronix earlier submission about barbiturate's point on not been proud to introduce himself as an Uber driver.
Now I repeat, if you are truly proud to be a driver as it is an avenue to become a millionaire, just wish and pray for your child(ren) to be a driver and I will rest my case.

konkoabove:

Because you are who?
To think you can tell someone how to pray for their child?

uwemjack:

Because you are who?
To think you can tell someone how to pray for their child?

I just tire for the brother...".wish this wish that"...if na by wishing ...every African child will be a president or a governor ....

Larry1960:
Una go dey cap Nonsense

So I don notice one trend for Asaba each time I book bolt or pick me up for Asaba na Lexus dey always show up so dis morning I had to go to Steven keshi stadium Nnebisi road so I check pick me up e no dey connect me with drivers na him I switched to Bolt so it brought out #1200 Me sef shock But I check well e b like say I get promo that's why Bolt was cheap I don already budget 3k for one way trip and return another 3k total of 6k and it won't take him more than 20Minutes .I called the driver I was shocked cos I no really enlarge the picture when I dey try call am I shock say na my next door neighbor for the street Omo na Big man ooooo
So he now said where I dey head to I tell am say Nnebisi road stadium him ask me say wetin app bring out I tell am him come bill me 3k he Said there's no fuel I no even argue with am cos fuel cost me come dey pity am how much him go make with him rx350 since no be Corolla so I cancelled the trip As we dey enroute na him me and am dey jist he said he does bolt only on Mondays cos of the ipob sit at home in Onitsha . This na big man wey get 2 shops for Onitsha . The man tell me say that Monday we him dey do Bolt him dey make a lot of profit and Asaba no too get hold up .
We reach stadium I come down I tell am say I go call am again I finish I call am him say him dey okpanam road dey chop for fast food joint. So few minutes him don show up . under 40Minutes drive him don make 6k I no sure say him go use pass 2k fuel cos na Lexus him no also put on Ac
Me no know say big man sef dey do ehailing

Shebi university lectures sef dey do Uber that time wey Dem dey on strike we hunger wan kill Dem because of no salary

Yesterday night, I was picking passengers from one apartment on Sule Olusesi road, Lekki. Those guys already booked a ride on indrive, but they wanted another ride for 3 persons.
Lo and behold, na Toyota Landcruiser, black and tinted, body was glowing like a newly-baked Jeep.
I was like, what that fooooorrrk! A whole Landcruiser on indrive? The driver na big man oooh. Omoh, I felt trashed with my big daddy.
Na hazard lights + Convoy movement we take reach Ikeja wey be their destination.
Omoh, people dey risk their big vehicles for this hustle ooh, on top how much?
It is well oooh.

Much respect, boss.

pope191:

I have a boss that told me something this year,
because he always want me to leave the shore of this country.
His daughter gained admission to study out there for 2 years. And he told me you are dropping her at the airport as an undergraduate, you may be the one to go pick her as a graduate. Think about it. Jesu! Omo the alarm still deh ring in my head. As much as I have been working for him for 2 years and he is always in and out of the country at 60. He obviously know what he is telling me. We sit and chat. He still called me yesterday. On Friday we are on the phone for almost an hour. People that hangs around you see the potential in you that you can’t even see.

My broda Jappa Jappa Jappaaaaaa
Any graduate still driving Uber hoping to get better job, pls I beg you any way you wan do am jappa jobs dey abroad for you.
They are shooting abroad,
Racism full abroad,
u will live like a 2nd class citizen abroad … for Nigeria na 1st class citizen u dey live

Time is ticking, age dey go, hustling strength dey reduce gradually.
I know a boy from very poor background, house no good at all , type of family - “can anything good come out of dis family.”
Heard d guy dey UK last month I wan craze
he has changed my perspective about jappa n hustling ?
WHY ?
If that guy can Jappa then NOBODY get excuse again, no excuse at all, though I don’t know how he did until I get in touch. but na big inspiration cos I know him.

I’ve met different peeps here with different stories & without iwe d worst of them is still better than any young man earning less than 500k in Lagos in dis Tinubu regime.

Nutshell find way to jappa before ur children start asking u questions later in future why u remain for naija when all ur mates dey jappa.

konkoabove:

My brother, save me the stories of your success in driving. I drive too so I know what's up. My point is very clear and it was drawn from glinthronix earlier submission about barbiturate's point on not been proud to introduce himself as an Uber driver.
Now I repeat, if you are truly proud to be a driver as it is an avenue to become a millionaire, just wish and pray for your child(ren) to be a driver and I will rest my case.

My children will be greater than me. I am not the type that dream for other people, hence whatever they choose to do in life has my blessings.
I hinged my point from the angle u came from, in essence, be proud of whatever u do!!! Whoever looks down on u, its d persons loss not yours.

Pearl1910:


My children will be greater than me. I am not the type that dream for other people, hence whatever they choose to do in life has my blessings.
I hinged my point from the angle u came from, in essence, be proud of whatever u do!!! Whoever looks down on u, its d persons loss not yours.

So your children must do something different from what you are doing before they can be greater than you? Is that what you are saying?

fk001:
People come from different class/level and different schools of thought.

Some are into Uber job because life happened to them, not by choice maybe they are just doing it just to sustain themselves for a while and also making their plan to move forward. Such people have never dream of becoming Uber driver for once. This class of people will never be proud to be called Uber drivers because is not their calling or what they wanted to be.


While some people start from the bottom pit and climb up to be Uber drivers, to them this is the height of success because they can solve their immediate and basic needs, after all, they have nothing to lose they have come a long way to reach Uber driving status. Such class of people no matter how you try to convince them that the job is not paying or they should plan for exit, they won't heed to your advice, their mind is already comfortable with the driving job.

All of you here know where you belong to, either class A or B.


In a nutshell, a bank manager that lost his job to join Uber driving, his mind will never be at ease with the job he will look for alternatives. While an Agbero/conductor that joined Uber driving will always see it as an eldorado or job that is full of milk and honey.

Know your level and choose what works for you!!

This makes a lot of sense. Needless arguing with those who took Uber as a career. To them is a step up but not to everyone. You summed it.up quite nicely.