Private Equity Is a Business-Buying Machine — Here’s the Halal Version

The TLTR explanation is:

Private equity = buy, fix, scale, exit.

Halal private equity = do the same thing, but only with permissible businesses and Sharia-compliant financing.

Longer version.

Private equity is basically a business-buying engine. It looks for small or fragmented companies that already have demand, buys them, improves the operations, scales them, and sells later for a bigger profit.

That’s the whole game:

- Buy a good but under-managed business.

- Fix pricing, systems, staffing, and marketing.

- Add more locations or buy similar businesses.

- Grow revenue and margins.

- Exit at a higher valuation.

The reason PE makes so much money is simple: it doesn’t just wait for the market to rise. It creates value inside the business.

Some real stats:

- A study of 10,000+ PE entries and exits globally found that revenue growth drove 54% of value creation on average.

- In the last two years of that research period, revenue growth contributed around 65–70% of value creation.

- Margin expansion contributed 15%.

- Multiple expansion contributed 32%.

- Growing businesses often got 30–50% higher exit multiples.

The controversial part is what this can mean in real life. In sectors like healthcare, critics say PE can raise prices, squeeze staff, and reduce service quality while making the numbers look better on paper. UK reporting has shown heavy PE activity across healthcare-related businesses such as pharmacies, care, diagnostics, and specialist services.

The halal version of this is the same engine, but filtered through Islamic rules:

- Buy only permissible businesses.

- Avoid interest-heavy debt.

- Avoid haram sectors.

- Make money from real operational improvement, not riba or financial tricks.

A real example is Cur8 Capital’s UK pharmacy strategy, which publicly says it acquired 33 pharmacies in 14 months, hit £27 million annualised revenue, and aims to scale to 100+ pharmacies. That is basically halal-style private equity: buy fragmented businesses, improve them, consolidate, and grow.

reddit.com
u/inet — 3 days ago

An analogy to understand credibility in marriage.

They say 'credibility' is like a saving account that you are either in credit or deficit.

Start of a marriage, you build credibility by depositing i.e. Open the door, buy gifts, kind words, etc. You in credit by £1,000.

Over the years with your words, gestures and actions that are negative, puts it in deficit i.e. -£5,000.

You start to deposit back again, however only manage £3000. You still in a deficit of -£2,000.

In your mind you think your credit worthy with all the effort over the weeks, month or years. However not knowing your accurate account balance, you have an 'expectation' that your credit score is in the green, you attempt to cash in, but hit by a default which says, 'not eligible'.

Your scratching your head thinking, 'I've done so much, why am I treated like this' - Just naive to think was out of the red! Perchance, the damage done to the credit rating, in some instances, can't be repaired.

I always liked this analogy.

reddit.com
u/inet — 4 days ago
▲ 11 r/binance

Is this APK update legitimate? UK user - Play Store version disappeared

Hi all,

I'm in the UK and originally installed the Binance app from the Google Play Store. Recently it seems to have disappeared from the Play Store here.

Today, when I opened the Binance app, it prompted me to update. Tapping Update opened my browser and attempted to download BNApp64.apk (333.57 MB) from:

download.zhbnjppsssm.com

Android displayed the usual "File might be harmful" warning for APKs downloaded outside the Play Store.

I haven't installed it.

Has anyone else in the UK received the same update prompt and download domain? Can anyone confirm whether download.zhbnjppsssm.com is an official Binance download server or CDN?

For reference, the APK I downloaded has the following SHA-256 hash:

85c8c8c77851635273f624d4809f0a07da5849e84a5860380838f0fc8a70c0b6

I'd appreciate confirmation from anyone who has verified the APK signature or successfully updated via this method.

Thanks!

u/inet — 14 days ago

The reality we must all face

If there was anything more severe than the test of life, surely Allah would have given it us, but there isn't.

Based on that one will either be given eternal bliss in paradise or the painful doom of the fire of hell.

The secret to (overcoming the test) life is to set for yourself the highest possible standard. And the highest possible standard you can set is to fulfil the commands of Allah, shown by the Prophet (peace be upon).

To think or to even believe in any other standard is only setting yourself up to fail.

reddit.com
u/inet — 24 days ago

Hijab has been reduced to a social symbol, and that reduction has distorted its meaning

One of the strangest modern developments is how the word hijab has been reduced almost entirely to “the thing a woman wears on her head.”

That is not how the Qur’an uses the word.

In the Qur’an, hijab generally means a barrier, partition or boundary. The specific word associated with a woman’s head covering is khimār, while jilbāb refers to an outer garment. Over time, “hijab” became a convenient umbrella term for Islamic modesty, and then modern Muslim culture narrowed it further until it often meant little more than a scarf.

That narrowing has consequences.

A whole moral and spiritual framework has been compressed into one visible object.

Instead of hijab being understood as modesty, dignity, boundaries, clothing, conduct and consciousness of Allah, it is often treated as a single public badge. The scarf becomes the symbol through which a woman’s religious identity is assessed, while everything deeper becomes secondary.

This is not a rejection of the classical ruling on covering the hair. The mainstream Islamic tradition clearly includes covering the hair, neck and chest within women’s public dress.

The problem is not that the headscarf matters.

The problem is that society has made it the entire definition.

Once that happens, hijab stops functioning only as an act of worship and begins functioning as a form of social classification.

A woman wearing it may be immediately placed into the category of “religious,” “respectable” or “proper.” A woman not wearing it may be treated as morally careless, spiritually deficient or socially suspect, regardless of her prayer, character, charity, knowledge, family responsibilities or relationship with Allah.

This is shallow because human beings are not reducible to one visible symbol.

It also turns hijab into a social status quo.

In many communities, the scarf becomes tied to family reputation, marriageability, cultural respectability and communal image. It is no longer discussed only as a personal obligation before Allah. It becomes a public sign that tells society whether a woman belongs, whether her family has raised her “correctly,” and whether she fits an approved religious image.

At that point, the symbol can overshadow the substance.

A community may obsess over whether the scarf is present while neglecting whether women are educated, protected, respected, spiritually supported or allowed to develop sincere conviction. The outward sign is preserved, but the inner meaning is barely cultivated.

This is how religious practice becomes social performance.

The scarf is easy to see. Intention is not.

Conformity is easy to measure. Spiritual growth is not.

A visible dress code can be enforced. Sincerity cannot.

That does not make the scarf unimportant. For many Muslim women, it is a serious act of devotion, discipline, identity and courage. It should not be mocked or treated as meaningless.

But neither should it be turned into the total measure of faith.

Hijab was never meant to make women into symbols before it recognised them as believers.

Women are not walking representations of communal honour. They are individuals with intellects, struggles, worship, character, pain, potential and direct relationships with Allah.

The deeper problem is not simply misunderstanding a word.

It is what happens when a society prefers visible conformity over moral depth.

The shallow social status quo says: “Look at the scarf.”

A deeper Islamic understanding asks: “What kind of modesty, dignity and God-consciousness is this society actually producing?”

The headscarf is part of hijab.

It was never meant to become the whole religion.

reddit.com
u/inet — 26 days ago

Call Audit Criteria Reviewer Intern

Location: On-site – Islamabad, G-9

Job Type: Full-time Internship

Working Hours: 42.5 hours per week

Salary: PKR 40,000 per month
Salary review after 3 months based on performance, accuracy and consistency.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly detail-focused intern to join our Islamabad office and support the testing and improvement of our AI Audit Tool.

Our AI Audit Tool reviews call transcripts and checks whether agents have completed, omitted or failed specific audit criteria. For example, whether the agent completed DPA, gave the correct disclosures, followed the required process, or missed important parts of the call.

Your role will be to carefully review long English call transcripts, compare them against the AI output, and check whether the AI has marked the call correctly.

This is not a software development role. You do not need to code. The role is best suited to someone with strong English, excellent reading ability, critical thinking, patience and a very sharp eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities

  • Read and review long English call transcripts in detail.
  • Compare the transcript against specific audit criteria.
  • Check whether the AI has correctly marked each criterion as complete, omitted or failed.
  • Identify where the AI has made an incorrect decision.
  • Explain clearly why the AI output is correct or incorrect.
  • Highlight evidence from the transcript to support your findings.
  • Identify patterns where the AI is misunderstanding certain wording or situations.
  • Suggest improvements to the wording of audit criteria.
  • Help improve prompts and instructions used by the AI Audit Tool.
  • Re-test criteria across multiple call transcripts to check consistency.
  • Keep clear records of errors, issues and suggested improvements.
  • Work closely with the internal team to improve the accuracy of the AI Audit Tool.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Excellent command of the English language.
  • Strong reading comprehension.
  • Ability to understand long conversations and remember key details.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to question whether something has been marked correctly.
  • Clear written communication.
  • Patience to review lengthy transcripts and AI outputs repeatedly.
  • Ability to follow structured criteria and apply them consistently.
  • Confidence to challenge incorrect AI decisions.
  • A careful, organised and methodical approach to work.

Important Requirement

All calls and transcripts are in English, so a high command of the English language is essential.

You must be able to read and understand detailed English conversations, identify what was said, what was missed, and whether the audit result is correct.

Who This Role Would Suit

This role may suit someone with an interest in:

  • English
  • Research
  • Quality assurance
  • Compliance
  • Technical writing
  • AI tools
  • Call auditing
  • Legal or policy-style review
  • Detailed document analysis

You do not need previous AI experience, as training will be provided. However, you must be comfortable working with AI-generated outputs and reviewing them critically.

Who This Role Is Not For

This role is not suitable for someone looking for a software development, programming or engineering position.

This is also not a basic admin role. The work requires careful judgement, strong English, and the ability to analyse detailed conversations.

Training and Tools Provided

We will provide:

  • Full training on our AI Audit Tool.
  • Training on how to review call transcripts.
  • Guidance on our audit criteria.
  • Laptop.
  • Access to required AI tools.
  • Support from the internal team.

Performance Will Be Measured On

  • Accuracy of transcript reviews.
  • Ability to spot incorrect AI decisions.
  • Quality of written explanations.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Consistency when applying criteria.
  • Ability to improve over time.
  • Reliability and focus.
  • Ability to work independently after training.

Example of the Work

You may be given a transcript and an AI output where the AI has marked:

“DPA completed – Complete”

Your task would be to check the transcript and confirm whether the agent actually completed the required DPA steps.

If the agent only confirmed the customer’s name but did not confirm other required details, you would need to flag that the AI decision may be incorrect and explain why.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to work on a real AI system being used in a live business environment. You will gain practical experience in AI testing, audit criteria review, quality assurance and prompt improvement.

The role is ideal for someone who enjoys detailed reading, critical thinking and improving how systems make decisions.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV to asheikh@moneyadvisor.co.uk and a short note explaining why you believe you would be good at reviewing long English transcripts and spotting mistakes in AI-generated audit results.

reddit.com
u/inet — 2 months ago

I completely quit social media, grown to 9 developers on a startup and only work during designated hours.

I've been in the digital landscape since 1997, yeah, i'm old, would like to use the term 'veteran' 😂.

Practically seen every product released and been an early adopter. Even the co-founder of Wordpress (which powers most of the web) I was friends with and would attend his meetups back in the early 2000s. Got gmail om 1st release, Facebook when you needed a Uni email address, even helped Trustpilot get their funding from Skype creators. The list goes on.

But I was addicted to all things Digital. Like others, chased a pipe dream of becoming successful online.

At the beginning it was crazy lonely, I was from the UK and most were USA based and literally all peoples objective was 'making money' - as was mine. It was toxic and you get sucked in.

Eventually, cutting it short, I got into ecommerce and built several of these, the evolution happened after reading several books on self development and grounding from Islam, that business isnt purpose.

Decided that I would take on working partners abd distribute profits for my time, it worked out brilliantly. Of course, had its challenges, but I started to cut back, still working non-social hours, but way less across the day.

Making the active decision that it can 'all wait' unless an emergency, till the next working hour.

Deciding that the purpose is 'time rich' is all that matters, is definitely a mindset thing.

It all evolved, over time, cutting back, becoming organised, using the right tech stack, productivity tools, reading more on it. Hiring more and of the right people (mainly contractors and freelancers).

Example, an opportunity comes to make money building out a website, sure I could do it. Nope, did briefing with client, got a figma guy, web designer, etc and they did all the heavy lifting. I interjected to communicate with client when deemed necessary. I take less profits, but benefit from 'time'.

Last year my phone burnt out, so I could do transfer of apps, had to reinstall and I just didnt install social media. For a bit I was on linkedin reading about all the amazing things Ai startups doing, especially making money, and got excited. But I realised a pattern in all of these.

They all tackle the same problems that have existed for decades. Why that matters? Chasing this pipe dream, for me, will only rekindle the same behaviour as before in exchanging my time on those things that ultimately matter for what in my opinion as a Muslim, in the end will probably not.

But I want a piece of the action 😂

I quit linkedin (still on there now and again), youtube was the only thing I was doom-scrolling, so quit that.

Now I have zero external influence, except for when I want to find something.

Fast forward, put head down, find the problems I can solve for businesses, and started hiring developers to solve the problems for businesses.

I just need to have the conversation with the businesses about said problems and hire developers to solve those problems with Ai and Automation.

It has evolved to 9 developers and isnt stopping.

I've told developers that they only work their working hours, if a project is pressing or needs emergency then its considered overtime and they will be paid for it, but they shouldn't work out of hours on projects just to get it done. It does mean that I have to coach developers in becoming more organised, project manage with realistic timelines and deadlines. I expect part of their time spent regularly on understanding the scope and to be lazer accurate on their timeline projection, including daily tasks and I hold them accountable ae to why X wasn't completed today. This is all done to manage everyones expectations, and ultimately to maintain this balance in the work culture principle I want to live by.

If I get a call, message, email, etc out of hours, I won't check, answer or respond.

If I get two missed calls from someone, i'll answer on the assumption its important, I did that yesterday and regretted it as wasnt an emergency. I made the habit of saying that they messaged or called twice, must be an emergency, usually, its not. They read between the lines.

I do think at times, if I move faster, then release products faster, go to market faster, ill become rich faster.

But then I draw it back to my experiences and many businesses I have been around and evaluate, what did they ultimately get out of it over the years, compose myself, and stick to the plan.

reddit.com
u/inet — 2 months ago

Paid Developer Internship – AI Case Assessment Tool

We’re looking for a developer intern to join our team and help test, maintain and improve a live AI-powered Case Assessment Tool.

This role would be ideal for a recent computer science, software engineering or related graduate who wants practical experience working on a real production system. Strong self-taught candidates with relevant projects will also be considered.

This is an office-based role in Markaz G-9, Islamabad. Fluent in English is a requirement.

Salary and working hours

  • Starting salary: PKR 40,000 per month
  • Three-month probation period
  • Standard PKR 5,000 increase after successful probation
  • Salary after probation: PKR 45,000 per month
  • 42.5 hours per week
  • Laptop provided
  • Claude Pro access provided

What you’ll be doing

  • Testing the tool and generating assessment reports
  • Identifying and fixing bugs
  • Supporting small feature improvements
  • Writing and maintaining test cases
  • Reviewing existing code
  • Documenting issues, findings and improvements
  • Working closely with and reporting to the main developer responsible for the tool

Skills we’re looking for

  • Object-oriented programming fundamentals
  • Basic AI or machine learning knowledge
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • SQL and database basics
  • Git version control
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
  • Ability to read and understand existing code
  • Familiarity with web frameworks such as React, Django or similar
  • Fluent in English is a requirement.

What you’ll learn

  • How production software is maintained and improved
  • Real-world debugging and testing
  • How APIs, databases and AI systems work together
  • Full web-development workflows
  • How to work within an active development team

We’re looking for someone who is curious, detail-oriented, dependable and comfortable asking questions when they are stuck.

To apply, please send:

  • A short introduction
  • Your CV
  • Links to your GitHub, portfolio or previous projects
  • A brief explanation of a bug or technical problem you have solved
reddit.com
u/inet — 2 months ago

UK Social Media Ban for Under-16s Announced

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to ban under-16s from accessing major social media platforms in the UK, saying that a "full ban is the right choice" due to concerns around bullying, harmful content, addiction, and mental health.

​

Platforms expected to be affected include:

​

• TikTok

• Instagram

• Facebook

• Snapchat

• X (Twitter)

• Reddit

• Threads

• Twitch

• Kick

• YouTube (although YouTube Kids may be exempt)

​

The Government has not yet released the final official list or implementation details, but the announcement signals one of the biggest changes to children's internet access in UK history.

​

💭 As parents, educators, and community members, what are your thoughts? Will this help protect young people, or are there better ways to tackle the challenges of social media?

reddit.com
u/inet — 2 months ago

Remote Reddit Research & Engagement Executive — Pakistan — Paid Trial Role

I’m looking for someone in Pakistan who already understands Reddit and knows how to navigate communities properly.

This is a remote, full-time paid trial role for the first month. If the quality is strong, the role can continue on a monthly basis.

This is not a spam posting, link-dropping, or copy-paste commenting role.

The work is mainly around UK-focused Reddit communities, especially topics like personal finance, budgeting, cost of living, household bills, money stress, debt worries, and general financial organisation.

I need someone who can:

  • Find relevant UK subreddits and understand their rules
  • Read real conversations and identify useful trends, questions, and pain points
  • Write natural, helpful, non-promotional Reddit comments
  • Avoid anything that sounds like AI, spam, sales, or marketing
  • Track daily activity in Google Sheets
  • Produce a simple weekly insight report
  • Suggest content ideas based on what people are actually discussing

Excellent written English is essential.

You do not need formal Reddit marketing experience, but you should either:

  • already use Reddit regularly, or
  • understand how Reddit communities work and how to engage without annoying people or getting banned

This role requires patience, judgement, common sense, and the ability to write like a real person. If your approach is to use AI-generated comments, repeat templates, or push links, this is not the right role.

Trial month pay: PKR 50,000
Role type: Full-time
Working days: Monday to Friday
Location: Remote, Pakistan
Ongoing role: Reviewed after the trial month based on quality, consistency, English, reporting, and judgement

During the trial month, I will mainly be assessing:

  • Quality of written English
  • Understanding of Reddit culture
  • Ability to write comments that sound natural and useful
  • Ability to follow subreddit rules
  • Quality of research and weekly reports
  • Consistency of daily tracking
  • Ability to avoid spammy or promotional behaviour

To apply, please send:

  1. A short intro about yourself
  2. Your Reddit experience, even if informal
  3. Examples of subreddits you understand or follow
  4. A short sample comment replying to this type of post:

>

Please do not send generic CV-only replies.

I want to see how you think, how you write, and whether you understand Reddit properly.

reddit.com
u/inet — 3 months ago

Senior Google Ads / PPC Specialist – Lead Generation Focus (in-house) Islamabad

Hey guys,

Looking to hire in the role which will be between 250,000 - 500,000 PKR.
Although we in the UK, the post is in Islamabad G-9.

The formal version is below and posted on Indeed:

I posted here also, as many on Reddit are fluid :)

If interested, apply on Indeed. If you are a super star, you can DM me.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Reports to: Digital Marketing Lead / Head of Marketing

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Google Ads / PPC Specialist to manage and scale high-performing lead generation campaigns.

This is not an entry-level role. We need someone who can take ownership of Google Ads performance from start to finish, including strategy, campaign structure, keyword planning, bidding, optimisation, conversion tracking, reporting, and scaling.

The role is primarily focused on lead generation, so the successful candidate must understand how to generate high-quality leads at a profitable CPA. Experience in ecommerce is highly preferred, but it is not the main focus of the role. Ecommerce experience is valuable because it often shows strong commercial discipline, conversion tracking knowledge, and the ability to scale campaigns profitably.

Our business is UK-facing, so excellent written and spoken English is essential. The successful candidate must be able to communicate clearly with UK-based teams, write professional ad copy, prepare clear reports, and understand the importance of accuracy in customer-facing marketing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan, build, manage, and optimise Google Ads campaigns focused on lead generation.
  • Manage campaigns across Google Search, Performance Max, Display, YouTube, remarketing, and Microsoft/Bing Ads where required.
  • Own campaign structure, keyword strategy, match types, negative keyword lists, audience targeting, and bidding strategy.
  • Monitor and optimise performance across CPA, CPC, conversion rate, lead volume, lead quality, and wasted spend.
  • Analyse search term reports and continuously refine targeting to improve efficiency.
  • Write clear, compelling ad copy aligned with campaign objectives and landing pages.
  • Run A/B tests on ad copy, landing pages, creative angles, and bidding strategies.
  • Work with design, development, and content teams to improve landing page performance.
  • Set up, monitor, and troubleshoot conversion tracking using Google Tag Manager, GA4, enhanced conversions, and other relevant tools.
  • Analyse auction insights, competitor activity, campaign trends, and performance changes.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports with clear insights, actions taken, results achieved, and recommendations.
  • Stay up to date with Google Ads updates, Performance Max changes, Smart Bidding, AI-based campaign features, and wider PPC best practice.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Google Ads experience.
  • Proven experience managing successful lead generation campaigns.
  • Experience managing significant ad budgets, ideally $10k–$100k+ per month or equivalent.
  • Strong knowledge of Google Search, Performance Max, Display, YouTube, and remarketing campaigns.
  • Advanced understanding of keyword research, match types, negative keywords, bidding strategies, and campaign structure.
  • Strong experience with GA4, Google Tag Manager, conversion tracking, and tracking troubleshooting.
  • Ability to analyse campaign data and turn it into practical decisions, not just reports.
  • Experience improving CPA, lead volume, lead quality, conversion rates, and wasted spend.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Ability to write clear ad copy and communicate professionally with UK-based stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and take full ownership of campaign performance.

Highly Preferred

  • Experience working on UK or European campaigns.
  • Ecommerce Google Ads experience.
  • Experience with Google Shopping, Shopify, Google Merchant Centre, or product-feed campaigns.
  • Experience with Microsoft/Bing Ads.
  • Experience with Meta Ads would be useful but is not essential.
  • Experience working in regulated or compliance-sensitive sectors such as finance, legal, insurance, claims, debt solutions, healthcare, or similar.
  • Experience in an agency or managing multiple accounts.
  • CRO and landing page optimisation experience.
  • Looker Studio or similar reporting dashboard experience.
  • Google Ads certification.

Important Note on English and Communication

As this role supports a UK-facing business, excellent English is essential.

The successful candidate must be able to:

  • communicate clearly with UK-based teams
  • write accurate and professional ad copy
  • produce clear campaign reports
  • explain performance issues and recommendations
  • understand the tone required for customer-facing marketing
  • pay close attention to wording, accuracy, and compliance-sensitive messaging

The role does not require FCA qualifications. However, because some campaigns may operate in regulated or compliance-sensitive sectors, the candidate must have strong attention to detail and the ability to write carefully and professionally.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is strategic, analytical, commercially aware, and confident managing campaigns at scale.

The right person will not simply “run ads”. They will understand how to:

  • reduce wasted spend
  • improve lead quality
  • lower CPA
  • scale campaigns responsibly
  • diagnose performance drops
  • improve tracking accuracy
  • test new campaign angles
  • improve landing page performance
  • explain what is happening and what should be done next

How to Apply

Please send your CV along with a brief summary of one of your best-performing campaigns.

Your summary should include:

  • campaign type
  • monthly ad spend
  • platform used
  • your role in the campaign
  • key results achieved
  • what you personally did to improve performance

To confirm that you have read the full job description carefully, please send us a message on Indeed with the phrase:

“CPA Focus”

Applications that do not include this phrase may not be reviewed.

Applications without campaign examples may not be considered.

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred but not essential.

Experience

Google Ads / PPC: 5+ years preferred
Lead generation campaigns: required
High-budget campaign management: preferred
UK or European market experience: preferred
Ecommerce experience: highly preferred

reddit.com
u/inet — 3 months ago

Some people don’t realise they’re disposable until it’s too late

There’s a certain type of older employee you see in almost every company.

The guy who’s been there 15–20 years. First one in, last one out. Knows the entire place better than management. The unofficial manager without the title.

Everyone depends on him.

While everyone else clocks out, he stays behind unpaid because “the job has to get done.” He thinks sacrifice earns loyalty. He thinks being dependable makes him valuable. He looks at younger workers leaving on time and calls them lazy.

And honestly, you can almost respect it.

Then the new manager arrives.

Young. Incompetent. Confident in the way only inexperienced people can be. Starts changing systems he doesn’t understand because he thinks leadership means reinventing everything.

The older employee pushes back. Not because he’s arrogant, but because he spent 15 years learning what actually works. Surely the owner, the same owner he practically helped build the company beside, will back him.

But one day he’s getting walked out by security with a cardboard box in his hands.

And the owner is nowhere to be found.

That’s the part that always gets me.

Not even the firing itself.

It’s watching someone realise too late that the company they sacrificed their life for was never loyal to them in the first place.

A week later someone else is sitting at the desk. A month later the place functions normally. And eventually it’s like he was never there at all.

Islam teaches something important about dunya through moments like this.

People think provision comes from employers. Status comes from titles. Worth comes from productivity.

But Allah breaks these illusions constantly.

Your rizq was never tied to that company. Your value was never in how “needed” you were. And dunya will never love anyone back enough to justify giving it your soul.

The Prophet ﷺ taught us to work with ihsan — excellence — but never attachment.

Because the heart that becomes dependent on dunya will always be humiliated by it eventually.

That old employee thought loyalty to the company would protect him.

But loyalty without tawakkul is just another form of dependence on something temporary.

reddit.com
u/inet — 3 months ago

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for someone who can help identify and reach out to Muslim TikTok and Instagram influencers for an app we’re preparing to promote.

The app is aimed at Muslims globally, but our priority is English-speaking audiences in the West, mainly the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and similar markets.

I don’t want to share too much publicly at this stage, but we’re looking to test influencer-style promotion through short videos, screen recordings, app walkthroughs, or simple talking-to-camera posts.

The role would involve:

  • Finding suitable Muslim creators on TikTok and Instagram
  • Prioritising English-speaking Western Muslim influencers
  • Checking whether their followers look real and engaged
  • Reviewing follower quality, comments, engagement, content style, and audience fit
  • Shortlisting creators who may be a good match for the app
  • Reaching out to them about testing/promoting the app
  • Helping arrange paid or unpaid collaborations
  • Tracking responses, pricing, deliverables, and basic campaign details

Ideally, I’m looking for someone who understands Muslim audiences and can spot the difference between genuine influence and inflated follower numbers.

This could suit someone with experience in influencer outreach, social media marketing, TikTok/Instagram research, creator partnerships, or community-based promotion.

Please DM me with:

  1. Any relevant experience
  2. How you would approach finding and checking influencers
  3. Your expected rate
  4. Any examples of similar work, if available

Open to discussing either a fixed project fee or ongoing work depending on experience.

reddit.com
u/inet — 4 months ago

I had the original Hive receiver, phone up, it was burnt out. They told me get subscription and will provide supoort, I did.

After several calls and speaking to a manager they replaced the reciever, it all went well for about a week.

Suddenly receiver not working, called up, advisor disconnected on their end and can no longer, and I quote 'can't find it'. The problem they say is the hub not finding the reciever anymore, therefore I should buy a booster and see if that helps.

Are they right, I need to be the one to spend on a new booster as they can't help me any longer?

reddit.com
u/inet — 4 months ago

I'm from the UK. But we've setup in Pakistan with an office of what will become 300 to 400 people.

I've been working with freelancers for about 25 years. Mainly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.

I see people, especially young people looking for work, remotely or otherwise.

I feel that peeps arent doing good enough presentation in their introduction and missing the opportunities to pitch to companies in the west and also I would say honing their skills that little bit more to make them stand out.

There is a huge opportunity you guys are missing out on.

So if there is demand, I dont mind putting a playbook or guide together for what I believe will at the least put your best version out there.

Let me know if there is interest and ill put something together. I would like to genuinely help if I can.

reddit.com
u/inet — 4 months ago