A lot of people struggled during the pandemic to make ends meet. Many were sacked from their jobs and had to work to find a stable source of income. Amid all odds, the way people fought back to rebuild their lives has been inspiring. One similar story is of?Shaik?Abdul Sathar.?
In his Linkedin note, he shared: "I'm a delivery boy with a dream. Ola, Swiggy, Uber, Rapido, Zomato¡ªI have been everywhere since my final year of college. I wanted to contribute financially as soon as I could because my father is a contract worker. So we only had just enough money to get by. I was timid initially, but being a delivery boy, I learned many things."?
Sharing his journey, Shaik wrote:?
"One day, I got casual advice to learn to code. My friend told me about a course and insisted that I join it. I took his suggestion seriously and spent my mornings learning to code."?
"From 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM, I did my deliveries. The money I earned from those, I used as pocket money. And also for small needs for my family. Soon I was able to build web applications on my ownI did a few projects and started applying for companies."?
"My delivery boy experience helped me build communication skills. And I built coding skills at NextWave. Soon, I got placed at Probe Information Services Pvt Ltd (Probe42) as a Software engineer. From a place where I had to be careful about every rupee, I came to a stage where I could clear my parents' debts with a few months' salary."?
?As soon as Shaik shared his journey on Linkedin, over 1900 people commented and congratulated him. His post has gone viral.?
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