PHV Driver Who Allegedly Earned Nearly $10,000 in August Spoke Up; Said He Worked Up to 14 Hours Daily

Not too long ago, Ryde, one of ride-hailing apps in Singapore other than Grab and Go-Jek, posted this and it created quite a big hoo-ha:

Some people didn’t believe in the claim, because it might be humanly impossible, especially during this period when ridership is supposedly lower.

In addition, there appears to be a bug in the screenshot, too:

It was previously revealed that the driver drove daily and started work at about 6:45am daily.

Shin Min Daily News managed to talk to the driver, but without a name, it’s still unknown if people would still believe in this.

PHV Driver Who Allegedly Earned Nearly $10 in August Spoke Up; Claimed He Worked Up to 14 Hours Daily

The 32-year-old driver, who didn’t give his name, claimed that he started work as a private-hire driver since 2018, and only joined Ryde in July this year.

He had initially thought that the number of passengers would be fewer, but was surprised that there were many passengers, and the driver can choose his or her job

Reader Bao: Hello, can I interrupt to say that this sounds like—

He then added that he worked 12 to 14 hours a day, and would take occasional 15-min rests to recharge. When he felt tired, he’d work fewer hours.

His tip for others? “You must train yourself to wake up early and have enough rest. Now I wake up at a fixed timing every morning.”

Well, it seems like what Brian Tracy said is correct after all: success is simple as long as you do what successful people do.

I’ll be waking up at 6am tomorrow.

By the way, Ryde also shared the article on their Facebook Page:

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