A startup founder recently took an interesting anecdote about a Uber driver found in the United States to share. In his post, the founder of the deal, Vinath K, shared about his amazing encounter with Uber driver, which occurred as a retired senior executive with a total assets of $ 15 million. He revealed that the person was a former senior C-suit executive, who worked in a major oil company located in the Middle East. Over the years, he deposited enough assets, however, Mr. Vineet revealed that the man continues to work to keep himself busy and avoid boredom.
In its post, the founder shared that Uber driver has 2 houses in the US priced at $ 1.5 million and Bulgaria has an additional real estate of 3.5 million euros. Their three children are well established – one works as a lawyer in London, while the other two are professional football players in a European team. “He is just living in America because his wife is still working. He has a total value of 15m $ (and is) still working. He was still bored and so Uber was driving,” Mr. Vinath shared.
Take a look at the post below:
I met a Uber driver today,
He worked as a sr.execvent in the middle -east -based oil company, $ 1.5m $ in the US, 3.5 meters in Bulgaria, uro, 3 children settled – lawyers in London, 2 of them in the Football Team in the European Union.
He is only living in America because his wife is still working. They…
– Vinath’s (@dealsdhamaka) March 11, 2025
Since being shared, Mr. Vinath’s post has preferred more than 80,000 times and many. In the comment section, many people were surprised in the story, while some reported that most people would hesitate to open some personally as their net worth for a stranger.
A user wrote, “This is the mind bogling – which now drives a Uber! “This is a way to drive passive income”. It seems that Uber is just a hobby for him at this point! ” Made another comment.
“This is a lot to share with a stranger on a Uber ride, especially the financial number,” a user said.
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Some users also shared similar anecdotes. “I had the same experience once. My flight hit a tech snag and he sent us all home for that night. My driver had a Punjabi, who had some 10 meters in his portfolio. I had a $ 20 bill and I told him that I am not sure that if I have given him a tip, he said that you are tipping for my hard work,” a user wrote.
“Super rich Arabs drove Uber for entertainment. Met him in Riyadh, the Gai smelled a proxy, impeccable dress and smells expensive perfume. The ride was some 11 riyal,” shared another.