Yet another Grab driver story.
So this driver told me he makes about $8,000 a month driving Grab. Turns out he used to be a Bank Relationship Manager (RM). I was curious why he switched from RM to become a Grab driver.
He explained that he used to earn shit load of money as a RM. While his $8,000 a month from driving Grab was a far cry from the salary he used to make, he actually still saved the same amount each month as before as a RM.
"Earn more, spend more" was what he said.
As a RM, his typical day started at 8 am to receive updates, and thereafter, it was up to him, own-time-own-target. He could essentially "close shop" except for scheduled appointments. However, most lunch and dinner hours, and way after dinner, were spent entertaining clients. He had no family life as a result.
While much of his work-related expenses...