ornicus:


A cv is a tool to introduce yourself to your employer.
A company profile is a tool to introduce your self to your potential clients

I am writing this because what I wrote went completely over your head.

If you know a venture ( job, partnership, collaboration,startup etc)where you can point to experience with Uber as a clear competitive advantage, please let us know

radautoworks:
It never ceases to amaze me how fast things degenerate on NL. It makes sense in a verbal discussion where things may have been misheard but in WRITTEN SPEECH

Las las una go dey alright

cindybaby22:

The way you guys reason amaze me
Seems it is a war against uber drivers, that is the only thing i can deduce from your post.
I am an accountant, i import ladies designers & wears to sell at wholesale prices, do u think i included it in my CV? & Do u know what i make from it? So because it is not in my CV it is of no value? This is kinda funny tho lol

cindybaby22:

The way you guys reason amaze me
Seems it is a war against uber drivers, that is the only thing i can deduce from your post.
I am an accountant, i import ladies designers & wears to sell at wholesale prices, do u think i included it in my CV? & Do u know what i make from it? So because it is not in my CV it is of no value? This is kinda funny tho lol

kodred:


People have built careers from far less. Uber can be anyone’s full time job. People take care of their households from driving.

People look at things differently. You need to look for ways to solve problems not be the problem.

cindybaby22:

You guys should stop making issues out of nothing & drop this CV talk. We have doctors, lecturers, lawyers practicing their respective profession, but they are investing in lands, real estate, cryptocurrency etc. Some even buy cars for uber on HP or rental. I am sure these things aren't included in their CV? Something is not included in someone's CV doesn't make it useless or non profitable. U only include things that are in line with your career & suit the job u wish to apply for in your CV, that doesn't mean u don't have other things on the side that are even more useful to u than what u have on CV.

ajoks533:


Brotherly, I have few questions to ask you.
1. Does driving on uber or any other platform pay?
2. Is it a legitimate source of income?
3. Does the money gotten from driving equal or lower than the basic minimum wage in Nigeria?
4. Are people doing well from the income it generates?
5. Let me stop here

Plz do answer these questions, then I will tell you what I feel about this side hustle, despite say I never start up yet.

cindybaby22:

The way you guys reason amaze me
Seems it is a war against uber drivers, that is the only thing i can deduce from your post.
I am an accountant, i import ladies designers & wears to sell at wholesale prices, do u think i included it in my CV? & Do u know what i make from it? So because it is not in my CV it is of no value? This is kinda funny tho lol

Bambarino:



Lol...me I don't even understand what is happening...but men....d kain leg this ocar dey bring mad gan o...any trip less than 2k - 200naira. Trust Nigerians now

izzou:


Good. You sell clothes as a side hustle

If I want to be an accountant, or grow in this career, would you advise me to sell clothes, or would you advise me to enroll in a professional course?

You obviously didn't follow this gist from the beginning.

cindybaby22:

You are the one twisting the conversation
Does selling clothes stops you for enrolling in professional courses?
Do you think because i am selling clothes i have neglected enrolling for professional related certifications?
The last certification i did cost me 266k and the money came from my importation trade.
Or you think to enroll for professional certification is free? If not for my importation trade where would i have gotten the 266k?

nitigriti:
Just so kodred will be clear I'm not lying.

cindybaby22:

The way you guys reason amaze me
Seems it is a war against uber drivers, that is the only thing i can deduce from your post.
I am an accountant, i import ladies designers & wears to sell at wholesale prices, do u think i included it in my CV? & Do u know what i make from it? So because it is not in my CV it is of no value? This is kinda funny tho lol

ornicus:


you are echoing the exact same thing i am saying. your cloth importation is a side hustle. it is unlikely it will ever be a major source of income for you. you will not leave your job to engage in it fully especially as your job is probably financing it , and you will not entertain any delusions that it is anything more than a supplementary income stream.

that is what nitigrit is saying in a nutshell. do not think of uber as a permanent, full time source of income. think of this as something to tide you over while you look for the real job or sustainable business.

incicentally, this is the same problem mtn call center operators have. it is always made clear this cannot and will never be a full time job, but people get comfortable, and then upset when they have to leave.

make of it what you will.

peeps4u:
God bless this woman. Simple and precise. That you can't input a certain job in your CV doesn't make it useless. Besides, not even every job experience are applicable to a certain job.
There are jobs where uber experience can be included; logistics or transport company. Just tweak the uber experience along with the job requirement.

Besides, who cares about CV if you earn your money without CV?

God is good, young shall grow etc started from a stage like this. That a job is blue collapse job doesn't make it useless.

peeps4u:
On the side gist, Okay has learnt from Obus failure and has made a deal with NURTW.

cindybaby22:

@bold unfortunately it is my major source of income and it is responsible for financing all the certifications i have done. My so called career is yet to give me something tangible

cindybaby22:

@bold unfortunately it is my major source of income and it is responsible for financing all the certifications i have done. My so called career is yet to give me something tangible

ornicus:


Then quit your job. I am not understanding ooo. On the one hand you are defending Uber as a source of income , but on the other hand you refuse to venture fully into the business that is putting food on your table?

Or am I missing something here?

You could have ignored that, you know

izzou:


For every "The Young Shall Grow" you see, there are about 100 competitors that didn't make it.

Every transporter will not be as successful as YSG. It's not a curse, it's a fact. Stop comparing everybody with everybody

izzou:


Lol

An uber driver starts 5am, some 4:30am and closes 9pm...Some stay as late as 11pm

They do this six times a week. So can you tell me when such a person enrolls, and prepares for his exams?

You have no idea what these people driving are committing in terms of energy, zeal and strength

You really don't have any idea

izzou:


Let me even help you a little. Vulcanising, Bus conductors, Danfo drivers all fulfill the conditions to your questions... But it seems we just want to get emotional and miss the point from the beginning

The challenge was to channel our energy to alternate models that will be better than driving. What is wrong with that? Or is uber driving the "best job" on earth? Aren't there 1001 jobs that are far more better than this?

I don't know why we all are acting so defensively as if someone touched a nerve.

I have a friend (not on nairaland) that I introduced to uber driving. Recently, he told me he's stopping this December. I asked why. He told me he needs to pursue his career in Procurement and whatever... That the driving isn't giving him time to chase that dream. This is a man with kids that is using it to survive, and doing well probably. What is wrong with his decision?

Stop being emotional sir. The people you're arguing with are drivers too. They won't talk down on something that they used to keep body and soul

izzou:




You could have ignored that, you know

peeps4u:


And are there no many struggling young people who are yet to make it in the white collar jobs?
Are there many people who have also failed or earned peanuts with freelance writing?

"Identify your hustle and do it well, don't let anyone look down on your hustle" that is my message.

cindybaby22:

Professional certifications are different from degree courses, the duration and time is different. When you enroll for a certification, you should make out time and reduce your working hours when it is time to take exams. You should be able to save enough for the period of your certification exams. It is very simple, i have done it several times and all it requires is planning.

ornicus:


Then quit your job. I am not understanding ooo. On the one hand you are defending Uber as a source of income , but on the other hand you refuse to venture fully into the business that is putting food on your table?

Or am I missing something here?

ornicus:


Guy, if my side hustle is out stripping my main hustle in terms of returns , what does that tell you?

Unless she has a very clear vision that when I get to point x, the money from accounting will start rolling in.

Maybe the accounting money will start rolling in someday

cindybaby22:

You are the one twisting the conversation
Does selling clothes stops you for enrolling in professional courses?
Do you think because i am selling clothes i have neglected enrolling for professional related certifications?
The last certification i did cost me 266k and the money came from my importation trade.
Or you think to enroll for professional certification is free? If not for my importation trade where would i have gotten the 266k?

ornicus:


What you're really saying is that your job is not that demanding. Na so them dey reduce working hours?