Job That Couples Well w/ Online Poker On The Side?

[Ghazban]

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Aint exactly low stress but there aren't many jobs that are. I have the same schedule but I'm a librarian. You need a masters degree for my sort of position but it's low stress. Hey, you could be a postal worker, I hear that's real low stress.

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I work in a library as well (half time) though I'm on the administrative part and not a librarian. I only work half time and there's not much stress.

There are lots of fairly easy office jobs all over that aren't full time but will give you benefits. Many large educational institutions give full benefits even to their part time employees (which is very nice). With a physics background, maybe you could find part time work in a lab somewhere. The only real downside is there isn't much upward mobility in those part time jobs.

[scrapperdog]

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Aint exactly low stress but there aren't many jobs that are. I have the same schedule but I'm a librarian. You need a masters degree for my sort of position but it's low stress. Hey, you could be a postal worker, I hear that's real low stress.

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I am also a librarian and dont think it is low stress. Actually most jobs are not low stress, get used to it.

Most jobs are low-stress. The problem is that most people stress themselves out at their jobs regardless.

Jobs that have actual stress include things like "hostage negotiator."

I worked through college dealing cards in a casino. Half the dealers thought it was very stressful and an awful grind. The other half though it was the easiest, most care-free job in the world. Same job.

My advice is to find a job that you can leave at work. Doing an independent career thing, or starting a business, looking for people to tutor. . . these are things that will nag you when you're not doing them, as you think about how to market and get more business, etc. You should focus on something which is there when you go to work, and which you can forget about when you leave. Virtually all such jobs have little or no inherent stress other than what people put on themselves via office politics or other B.S.

Talk to someone who has given their two-week notice because they've decided to quit, often in part because of "the stress." How stressful was their work the last two weeks? It's almost always a breeze. . . not because the job has changed, but because THEY have.

[scrapperdog]

Ahhh to be young again....

[CountDuckula]

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Talk to someone who has given their two-week notice because they've decided to quit, often in part because of "the stress." How stressful was their work the last two weeks? It's almost always a breeze. . . not because the job has changed, but because THEY have.

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I was laid off from HP a couple of months ago; I had a month's notice. The last couple of weeks I was there was much less stressful, but not because I'd changed. It was because I was wrapping up my work and handing it off to other people who had to do it after my departure. I was relieved to be free of HP, even though being laid off is stressful in itself (fortunately, they gave me a decent severance package, amounting to about 4.5 months of pay, and a couple months' worth of benefits), because of the incessant deadlines; every time we'd meet one deadline, the next one was breathing down our necks.

While there is something to be said for how one's perceptions affect stress, many well-paying jobs are quite stressful in and of themselves.

-Mike

[Nick-Zack]

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I teach high school - its perfect. Lots of time off.
Summers to play full time. You could take some extra classes to get your teachers license and teach physics or math

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I have been dating a high school math teacher for a little while. I can say that she works much harder than I would have guessed. She seems to be grading papers or prepping lessons for hours each night.

I agree with your need to spend time with people. I have been playing full time online for 2 years now and at first my social circle almost went away. I try to spend 1 night a week now volunteering somewhere. It is nice to actually spend some time with other adults.

[winchips]

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I teach high school - its perfect. Lots of time off.
Summers to play full time. You could take some extra classes to get your teachers license and teach physics or math

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I have been dating a high school math teacher for a little while. I can say that she works much harder than I would have guessed. She seems to be grading papers or prepping lessons for hours each night.

I agree with your need to spend time with people. I have been playing full time online for 2 years now and at first my social circle almost went away. I try to spend 1 night a week now volunteering somewhere. It is nice to actually spend some time with other adults.

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It does take a lot of time the first few years. I am in my 9th year now and it has become much much easier. Of course i do spend a lot of extra time because i coach, but that is optional.

PS> Looking forward to my two week Christmas break starting weds [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] (lots of poker will be played)

[mj2]

i have been playing full-time for 2 years and i have also been thinking a lot of finding a job to both do "something productive" and also to meet people and actually socialize again. so i thought teaching would be great. wow, was i wrong. i have a degree in accounting but have always liked math. so i did what was required to teach math which consisted of passing a few exams and taking a 40 hour class. well, i found out it was a ton of work. not only that, the kids were very hard to deal with. granted i taught in l.a. so maybe it wouldn't be so bad if you taught in a smaller city. my first day, i was told to f-off about 50 times and then in my last period, i was hit with a full gatorade bottle. needless to say, i didn't return the next day. i decided to try subbing which would give me even more time to play poker and i wouldn't have to grade tests, deal with parents, prepare lesson plans, etc. but it still sucks. i'm going to stick with it for a little while but i seriously doubt it will be that much longer.

[goofball]

gymnastics instructor worked pretty well for me but you have to like kids. Stay in shape, hang out wiht lots of young coworkers, vary your hours as much as you like every new session depending on how poker is going, and stay in fairly good shape.

[BIGRED]

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I teach high school - its perfect. Lots of time off.
Summers to play full time. You could take some extra classes to get your teachers license and teach physics or math

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Intersting discussion... So how does one go about becoming a teacher? I'm in my mid 30's and currently work as a IT professional. Is mid 30's too late to consider this?