in trouble at work.

[cdxx]

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not post here during hours?

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not at work today.

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You should quit your job and become a pro. It really seems like you are ready to take the plunge. If you can play poker online for 12 hours a day I can see you easily making $400K the first year of play.

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umm... no.

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try playing poker for more than a few months. that should clear you right up.

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been playing for over a year. when is it going to clear up.

[BusterStacks]

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been playing for over a year. when is it going to clear up.

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probably when you realize you have an unhealthy addiction to gambling.

[HopeydaFish]

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been playing for over a year. when is it going to clear up.

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When the money is all gone...or when the crew from "Intervention" shows up at your door. Whatever comes first.

we're all addicts here, unless you want to argue that posting on a poker forums, reading 10 books about poker, and using hand history analyzers are not the signs of addiction.

[stabn]

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we're all addicts here, unless you want to argue that posting on a poker forums, reading 10 books about poker, and using hand history analyzers are not the signs of addiction.

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Who does any of that [censored]?

[Slacker13]

Ever seen a grown man naked?

[BreakfastBurrito]

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we're all addicts here, unless you want to argue that posting on a poker forums, reading 10 books about poker, and using hand history analyzers are not the signs of addiction.

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I really don't think they are. I did have an unhealthy obsession with the game at one point, and I think the OP does to, but this isn't necessarily the same as a gambling addiction.

I've done all the things you've described, but have a relatively normal life while multitabling for about an hour a day for some side income. Anything you are interested in and/or want to be good at is going to take up a good amount of time, so I don't know why poker would be any different.

People are going to waste time at work. If not here, I would probably be wasting my time playing some yahoo game or perusing some sports message board. Or just in someone else's office bothering them. I certainly wouldn't be addicted to any of those activities.

[HopeydaFish]

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we're all addicts here, unless you want to argue that posting on a poker forums, reading 10 books about poker, and using hand history analyzers are not the signs of addiction.

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There are people who do the above because poker is a hobby, there are those who do those things because it is their livelihood, and there are those who do it because they're addicted. I'd say the vast majority of the posters on here fall into one of the first two categories, not the third.

And this is no longer a conversation appropriate to OOT.

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ok, so i am in trouble at work. for poker related activities (of course). i must say that the summer of poker has gotten me almost addicted (or addicted) depending on what you want to call it. i've had days earlier in the summer when i'd skip work in favor of playing mindlessly online for 12 hours. but the trouble did not come then. i was at work late, after business hours, basically done for the day with working, and i didn't feel ready to drive home yet, so i sat there playing for an hour when a co-worker (more like boss-level but not my boss) caught me.

anyway, i know it's addictive, and i need to stop constantly thinking about poker. detox so to speak. what do i do about the job? it is not really awkward (yet) but i probably need to show them i am trustworthy and professional.

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Appologize and move on. People make mistakes.

[RacersEdge]

Well what happened? Did he pull you up by your ear? Did he tell your boss? Do you have to meet with someone from the HR department?