Hi bowah, my situation is pretty similar to Poolman. Being
business for almost 15+ years and now cannot possibly go into
emplyee state as salary will be merely $1500 to $2000. Age wise
also pretty similar to Poolman. Most important, I am not the person
to work for a boss. It is pretty a straight forward concept of my
principal all these 15 years i.e. how much you want to enjoy depend
on how much effort you place in.
I have tried property, insurance before Nd mowsday, Govt always
want to chap ji ka and makes life difficult to living being. I may
have some other lobang too currently but time are very flexible.
Instead of kiao ka at home during free time might else well do
something meaningful. My youngest is only 3 yo and i cant afford to
stop dreaming but action. That's why I have choose TD.
So, in another words, TD was once your contingent plan that is
going to be realised soon.
I would say that TD does not imply that there is no boss, but
just that the boss keep changing. At a state of 1.5 to 2k income,
it is wise to drive taxi better, nevertheless, if given options,
there are better jobs that you can undertake provided you are able
to change to adapt and evolve, in long run, its certainly pays
better than a TD, I have to be blunt here as a TD myself.
However, the choice is alway up to the individual, you can alway
take up some courses, go thru those train and place program that
might ultimately put you in a better position against
a vicious society we are facing.
Of course working, in the begining will start at 2k or 1.6k,
with all benefits, CPF and bonuses, but in a long run, you move up,
become the supervisor or head and that can stablise you income
better.
For taxi driver, no doubt you get cold hard cash upfront which
is more than a beginner in whatever structured jobs. But in a long
run, it remain stagnate, fares increase will be cut off by rental
and fuel increases, long and irregulars hours of working, and you
still have to abide to LTA and companies rules and policies, any
violation could take you a day or a week income off the
mark....meaning drive for free.
If you ask me, I can tell you that 90% of those old birds or so
called lau jiaos including me, the lau lan jiao, would said that if
you are still young, try not to drive taxis, unless you are
something like an education of Sex 2 like me. Only that 10% who
cannot or do not want ot lose face will tell you, ok lah, drive
taxis ok mah. But then, deep inside all these lao jiao, if given a
chance to go back to our 30s, we would had choosen some other jobs,
even a storemen would had become a supervisor by now. 5 days works,
3 months bonuses, AWS, CPF, 21 days leaves, and so on.