# Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver

> Argentine professor works as Uber driver to survive low university pay.
- Title: Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver | Shortify
- Summary: Argentine professor works as Uber driver to survive low university pay. Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver due to insufficient university salaries…
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- Source: Argentina Reports — https://argentinareports.com/the-argentine-professor-forced-to-moonlight-as-an-uber-driver-to-make-ends-meet/4316
- Author: Florencia Cabral
- Published: 2026-09-30T16:04:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nicolas andres pozdzik, university of buenos aires, argentina, javier milei, uber, teacher salaries, university strike, news
## Nicolás Andrés Pozdzik
41-year-old Argentine professor of Economic History and Society and State at UBA.
## Professor's salary
Earns 550,000 pesos (almost US$362) for 20 hours per week of teaching.
## Moonlighting as driver
Works as Uber driver to make ends meet after low salary.
## Teachers' union report
Sergio Romero, head of Argentine Teachers’ Union, says educators turn to additional jobs.

> There are educators who turn to additional jobs, even as Uber and taxi drivers, to supplement their income
## University strike
Universities across Argentina held 24-hour national strike on Tuesday.
## Government non-compliance
Government ignored court order to adjust university salaries to inflation.
## Key takeaway

Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver due to insufficient university salaries after government cuts.