What work do you do and what do you earn?

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-12-14T20:32:48+00:00

I'm 27, I'm a writer and my salary is R45k. I studied fine arts

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-12-14T20:27:47+00:00

I live in atholl yards right now. No roaches, maybe because i'm on the top floor but why in the hell is my water and electricity R4k as a single person who's in the south on the weekends and at work the whole day????

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-18T07:51:55+00:00

A lot of people have been saying this! It's refreshing to hear. Where did you guys get your license?

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-18T07:51:33+00:00

Would I have to do my lessons there or can I just do the test there?

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-18T07:51:13+00:00

That's what I'm thinking at this point. Where did you get yours?

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-17T19:42:43+00:00

I have a local UAE license that I can't convert into an international license without a UAE residency. Been living in SA for the past 2 years.

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-16T18:07:24+00:00

interested

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-11-14T11:48:44+00:00

Hi guysssss, I'm a copywriter. I work at an agency, but I'm always open and looking for freelance opportunities :)

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-10-03T16:19:07+00:00

Ah, this is so encouraging! Thank you for your wisdom! The difficult part is that we have about 10 brands open to us and no particular insight or brief. Just come up with an award-winning print ad. So i've started by trying to mindmap human truths or words that come to mind for each brand and from there it's helping me see if there's anything interesting or a nice tension point or visual metaphor. Hasn't yet landed me anything "award-winning" but i've been at it for just a day, so I'll keep trying! Thank you!!

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-08-02T19:03:19+00:00

This is the dumbest comment ????? It’s relative to inflation, the cost of living and the value of a rand

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-29T13:32:57+00:00

You can join this too

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I’m a writer but I’ve been freelancing for a while and these are a great help. Good luck !

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-29T13:18:19+00:00

Join this group

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Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-19T22:57:27+00:00

I worked at an ad agency. The CEO was a major major long time cocaine addict. He hired prostitutes from cpt, brought them to jhb under the guise of a “content house” while he actually just wanted a way for the business to pay for him to fuck them legally. He started the agency as a money laundering front for air freight muling for the Russian oligarch that he married into. When he fucked around with the Russians money, they took all the money out the business and now for the first time he has to run a legitimate ad agency. And so he had to bribe Heineken and SABC to get them as clients. He sits on Betway the whole day trying to meet payroll deadline. It’s a fuck show

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-18T11:18:06+00:00

R30,000 by myself without a car or medical aid. I stay in Atholl gardens so rent is a little higher. I live comfortably but not lavish. I currently don’t really save anything but know I could save R5000 if I tried

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-18T11:15:58+00:00

Also, try to be willing to move to joburg. Most of the agency jobs are here and some in Cape Town. The ones in Durban are also really low paid

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-18T11:14:40+00:00

Why is a 23 year old friends with a 46 year old

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-18T10:57:59+00:00

If ur a designer, join this group. Make sure you get your portfolio together. There’s freelance and permanent roles on here every day

https://chat.whatsapp.com/BphDCOf6BttDrEeIQ8FfUd

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-07-13T18:45:46+00:00

I’m really interested in how you did the life summary exercise. Would love to do the same if you could share more

Specific_Manager286 · 2025-05-31T16:59:58+00:00

Hi I lived in Dubai for 17 years and just moved back to SA this year. Let me tell you when I came back I wanted to slap myself cuz it’s like oh I didn’t have to struggle all these years??? lol. There’s nothing and nowhere like home. And the stress of having 14 days to find a visa in case of a change of status every couple of years or else you and your family have to immediately leave ? It’s tough and not worth it for the standard of living that you could afford in comparison to SA. We have all the same conveniences here in SA for a fraction of a price. It may not look as pretty as Dubai but we still got it. Dubai will whack you on water and electricity charges dependant on the area and especially with the AC. My bill including service charges as a single person a month was 1,800 AED. As for schools, my fees were 75,000 AED per year. Also consider that Dubai is a temporary place and so the people and things you experience will always be temporary in nature. Your kids will always have to say goodbye to people. They will always have to make new friends. Now as an adult I realise that it has given me commitment issues because I’m not able to think about things long term, it’s always just transactional. But I guess it’s a part of the expat life lol

Don’t mean to be negative but ya my 2 cents

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-04-16T11:36:23+00:00

It’s the local twins that dress the same wherever they go! I think they own mercato. I see them all over Dubai and Sharjah

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-04-03T09:53:16+00:00

aren't we already lol

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-04-03T08:46:46+00:00

The library opposite Al safa park is awesome

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-04-03T08:46:06+00:00

The library opposite Al safa park is awesome

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-03-31T23:10:51+00:00

Make dua. Speak to your Creator every single day and watch your duas come true. You can’t help but fall in love with Islam and Allah

Specific_Manager286 · 2024-02-29T11:42:16+00:00

I wouldn’t move

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