The internet is full of inspiring stories. We love to see people make the best out of their circumstances and finally achieve what they dream of doing. These stories touch our heart and inspire us to the core. Recently one such story of a delivery boy is in discussion on the internet. While no job is unimportant, doing odd jobs to be self-sufficient while pursuing your ambition provides a unique sense of fulfillment. A young boy from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh has landed a job in an IT firm after spending most of his college years delivering food and groceries to people.
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Sheikh Abdul Sathar from Visakhapatnam took up a job during his senior year of college to meet his needs. Saathar has done everything from delivering food for Zomato and Swiggy to driving cars for Ola and Uber and even offering rides for Rapido. Recently, Sathar shared his story on social media and has caught the attention of many people. In a post on LinkedIn, he said, “I’m a delivery boy who dreams.” He told in the post that he has been doing different jobs since his last year of college so that he can contribute financially for his family. He also said that since his father is a contract worker, that was all he had with him to make ends meet.
As Sathar took up a job to become financially independent, he got casual advice from his friend to learn to code one day. He went on to say that “One day, I got a casual advice on learning coding. My friend told me about a course and insisted that I join it. I took his suggestion seriously and spent my morning learning to code. Spent.”
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Then Sahar not only used to deliver from 6:00 PM to 12:00 PM, but also learned coding as well. With his hard work and willpower to achieve his goals, the man was soon able to apply for companies and finally got the job.
In the post, he said, “Soon I was able to build web applications on my own, did a few projects and started applying for companies. My delivery boy experience helped me build communication skills, and I built coding skills at NxtWave. Soon, I was placed in Probe Information Services Pvt Ltd (Probe42) as a software engineer. From a place where I had to be careful about every rupee, I became one of the Got into a situation where I can pay off my parents’ debt with a few months’ salary.” Check out his full post here:
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