Traffic controller goes viral for sharing her weekly income
<p>A teenager has gone viral for sharing her weekly income as a traffic controller, describing it as a "sign" to others to take up the profession. </p>
<p>Tahera Raedd, 19, directs cars through road closures affected by construction work in the busy streets of Sydney. </p>
<p>In a now viral TikTok video, Tahera revealed exactly what she gets paid for a typical week's work. </p>
<p>“Your sign to be a traffic controller,” she captioned the video. </p>
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<p>Tahera claimed she earned $520 for a 12-hour shift on a Monday, while a 10-hour shift the next day saw her rake in $495.</p>
<p>A lengthy 13-hour stint on Wednesday earned Tahera $600, before a four hour shift on the Thursday netted her $300 and a 20-minute job on Friday made $100.</p>
<p>In total, she scored $2015 for her almost 40-hour working week.</p>
<p>Despite claiming that the job is "hard work", Tahera encouraged others to take up the lucrative job, with many commenters wanting to know more. </p>
<p>“OK but like how do you get into traffic controlling?” one person asked. </p>
<p>“I just applied for traffic controller must be a good sign,” another said. </p>
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<p>Another keen person wrote, “Gonna stop studying and work for this instead.”</p>
<p>Since being posted last month, her video has been viewed more than 359,000 times – but some have pointed out, it’s not clear if her pay packet was before or after tax.</p>
<p><em>Image credits: TikTok</em></p>
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