Seems like taxi driver is a good and promising job

Pros of being Taxi driver:
Flexible working days and times
No education needed
Good money

Cons of being Taxi driver:
not stable income (some days you barely cover rental)
stressful (eyes on the road the whole day requires a lot of concentration)
being accused of taxi stereotypes

While some cabbies have complained that passengers are not flagging taxis, Mr Lim said their earnings have however gone up.
Based on figures provided by ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s biggest taxi operator, cabbies are pocketing about $11 more a day, earning about $318.

This particular text seems to be quoted in a few blogs already (SGFRAG , DK, simplyjean etc.). Is being a taxi driver really so good life? I’ve heard stories of ex-lawyers and engineers becoming taxi driver because the pay is good and it’s a lifestyle change. This is true of other professions like plumber and nurses. For some reason, in the western societies especially, there is a great demand of plumbers and nurses and they are often paid A LOT. I’ve known someone that migrated to Australia with her family and she used to be a nurse in Singapore. In Australia, she was getting AU$30 000 annually as a part-time night shift nurse. When I mean part time, I mean she only works 2 to 3 nights a week.

Besides being taxi driver, nurse, plumbers, there are many similar jobs that pay very well and require minimal education. Of course, there are always trade-off for these professions.

But if everyone become Taxi drivers, then who’s going to take the taxi ?? haha

2 Comments »

1. when everyone becomes taxi driver, means everyone will have own transport, means nobody needs to take taxi liao.

   Comment by jialat — January 23, 2008 @ 10:08 am

2. to be honest, I think Singapore’s public transport system is already very efficient… many times it’s faster to take MRT to places than taxi (esp. traffic jams)…

   Comment by emperor — January 23, 2008 @ 10:12 am

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