Back to work? Opinions needed!

[CountDuckula]

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No mention of age or family status or future goals.

Without those puzzle pieces all advice is garbage.

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No, I think those that are answering, "If you have to ask, take the job" are spot on. The fact that he's even asking for advice from people who are mostly strangers means that deep down, he's not really confident that he's better off relying exclusively on poker instead of a combination of a job and poker. If he's not 100% confident, how is he going to handle the pressure of trying to make a living at the game, especially when the downswings hit?

-Mike

[FlFishOn]

No, if he's 40+, single and looking to move from Sh+tkicker, WA to Florida and kick back then I got one answer. 6 kids, 3 exwives, I got another.

[olavfo]

I think this is a good principle to follow: Try not to limit your options.

You can always quit a job you don't like, but it's hard to find a good job when you really need one.

olavfo

[BradleyT]

Take the job and play 23 hours a week of poker. That's only 3 hours a day.

Edit - and interview lots of hot chicks, it'll make you look forward to going to work.

[CountDuckula]

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No, if he's 40+, single and looking to move from Sh+tkicker, WA to Florida and kick back then I got one answer. 6 kids, 3 exwives, I got another.

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If he were in a such a position that he could "kick back" and ride the ups and downs without worrying about how to meet whatever obligations and needs he currently has, I doubt he would have asked, 'Should I take a chance on poker or play it safe and take the job?' More likely, he would have asked questions relating to how to go about making a living at poker. The fact that he asked the question he did means that he has concerns about whether poker will provide a sufficiently steady income for his circumstances. Even very good players sometimes have downswings that last for weeks or months; if you don't have the resources to deal with that, you shouldn't be relying on poker as virtually your sole source of income. Unemployment is a stop-gap, and if you don't actively search for a job, and turn down jobs without very good reasons, they take it away; I've been unemployed for long stretches, and I had to file reports under penalty of perjury explaining what I did to find a job (or get training to help me do so) during the past week or two.

-Mike

[bball904]

I do play online for a living for the past 8 months after leaving a much better job than you're talking about here. There is one statement you make that jumps out at me that makes it clear that you need to take the job.

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The one setback to my play has been inconsistency, I'm only averaging about 23 hours per week. I think part of this has to do with the fact that when you combine unemployement checks with part-time poker income, I'm making comfortably more than I was at the old job.

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You clearly do not have what it takes to be a grinder. Losing streaks will come and you have to be willing to put in 50+ hr weeks to be successful playing for a living.

You also need the health benefits as you're being very irresponsible letting those slide. I assume you're young and think you won't need them anytime soon, but that is a disaster waiting to happen. Good luck with the job!

[josie_wales]

Take the job.

Simply put..

It is better to regret something you do, than something you do not do.

jw

[reubenf]

If you have to ask, take the job.

You may just be running hot, take the job.

Unemployment runs out, take the job.

You haven't addressed the critical issue of benefits, take the job.

Job to Poker is easier than Poker to Job, take the job.

If you're letting a single day's results influence your decision, take the job.

Take the job, take the job, take the job.

[FlFishOn]

Still defending a moronic opinion. What a head case.

Ten assumptions deep and you can't see just how stupid you look.

[winchips]

dont take the job, i want to keep paying your unemployment while you sit on your ass and play poker