Warras Shares His Early Day Struggles With Transport While Working Early Shifts at YFM
- Warras recently went on X to speak about his early day struggles with transportation to get to and from work
- The Shady Lurker at the time worked at YFM, and he said he would sleep under the desks if he had an early morning shift
- He made this revelation during a debate on the vast pay gap in radio ignited by the Penny Ntuli saga, and Khaya Dladla shared with Briefly News how the environment put a toll on his mental health
Radio personality Warras 'AKA' The Shady Lurker, spoke about his struggles as an up-and-coming radio personality.
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Warras debates with X users on low pay in radio
Warras recently engaged in a debate on X, where previous radio employees spoke about their low pay at various radio stations. @jadenetager spoke about how she used to work for seven hours only to get paid less than R9000. She left her job at a radio station when she was offered a higher salary than she earned.
"I was a traffic presenter doing updates and also compiling the bulletins for the drive shows on 702 and 947 and got paid less than this. I was working 7 hour shifts. I left when I was offered 200% more money by another station."
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Warras argued that had she not gotten that job, she would not have received another radio station's "unheard" offer.
"And that station wouldn’t have known who you are IF you didn’t put in those 7 hours a day for as long as you did. You proved yourself and got an unheard of increase in your next job. That’s the Game"
Netizens drag Warras, reveals he struggled too
The former Live Amp presenter was blasted for this, with one person saying people should not struggle to make a decent living.
"Humble beginnings don't mean exploration," one person said.
But Warras explained that he, too, was struggling with transportation, but that did not stop him from showing up for work.
"You must make a plan. I used to sleep under the desk at YFM, waiting for my show to start at 3 AM. I’d be there from 6 PM cos I had to use taxis from West Rand. Then I got a car, a Tazz. and would put R50 petrol just to get there. Some people used to sleep on couches waiting for the show.
"Emtee would stay at Rosebank until 5 AM THE next day to get a taxi home after killing 'The Full Clip' the night before. If transport is the reason you’re not giving it ur all - Haai Ke, you don’t have what it takes. Go and work at call centre."
He made this revelation after a debate on the vast pay gap in radio ignited by Penny Ntuli's saga at Gagasi FM. This raised a flag as to the working conditions in radio stations. Shortly after Penny's saga, Khaya Dlala also left the station.
The bubbly personality told Briefly News that protecting his mental health was part of the reason he decided to leave the station.
"It was the first time visiting a therapist numerous times because of the work environment, and that’s when I realised the importance of my mental health."
Khaya also stated that he read books written by two former colleagues, which made things more clear for him.
According to Briefly News this is the radio pay scale in South Africa:
Warras shares salary at Gagasi FM
In a previous report from Briefly News, DJ Warras responded to a curious fan asking how much he earned at Gagasi FM while he worked there in 2018.
This comes after Penny Ntuli's startling revelation that she earned R2 800 per month, resulting in her sudden departure. Warras said he used to earn R2 800 per hour while he was still at the radio station.
Source: Briefly News
