Ghanaian Man Who Left His Veterinary Job & Travelled To US, Now Makes $1800 Doing Menial Jobs, Says He Earns More Than People Doing 9-5 Job

A young Ghanaian man has rubbished reports that life abroad is tough and unbearable as some have made believed In an interview with SVTV Africa, the man said he is glad he left his job as a veterinary officer in Ghana to do a manual job in the USA .

Netizens who saw the video commended him for opening up and enlightening Ghanaians about the opportunities abroad.

Kwame Sarpong, a man living in the United States has said it is his wish for every Ghanaian to travel abroad in order to better understand what it means to live a life of comfort.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, on the YouTube page of SVTV Africa, Kwame Sarpong, a veterinary nurse by profession said he realized he was wasting his time in Ghana after he first travelled to the US in 2018.

Despite having worked as a veterinary officer in Ghana for 14 years, Kwame Sarpong said that things were tough for him financially.

“When I began as a veterinary nurse in 2006 my take-home pay was 150 cedis, as at the time I was living to the USA in 2018 my take-home pay was 1,200 cedis when taxes and other things are deducted from it.

Currently, he says he does menial work in the USA, but he is better off than most people who do 9 to 5 office work in Ghana.

He said he earns $1800 equivalent to 21,000 cedis adding that even after taxes and payment of bills, he still has enough money to spend and save.

“When I came in 2018, I was living with my sister, so I wasn’t paying bills, my salary was 1800 dollars.

Now I can use my two week wages to cater for my bills and save the rest”.

He concluded by urging people to travel if they get the opportunity in order to have a feel of the good living he is experiencing. Ghanaians react to Kwame Sarpong’s story Netizens who reacted to the post commended him for opening up on his lived experience.

Source: Yen.gh

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