has anyone lost motivation at their day job?

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Has anyone lost motivation at their day job because of the on-line poker's earning potential? My job was pretty boring to begin with so it didn't take much for me to come to this state of mind. How about you guys? Has your on-line game gotten to the point where now you are constantly thinking about "what if..."?

[Sponger15SB]

I have. School [censored] sucks.

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Has anyone lost motivation at their day job because of the on-line poker's earning potential? My job was pretty boring to begin with so it didn't take much for me to come to this state of mind. How about you guys? Has your on-line game gotten to the point where now you are constantly thinking about "what if..."?

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Mine has gotten to the point where Jan. 1st Poker will be my only job.

If you are obsessed enough with Poker everything else pales in comparison....except critters and the act of procreating without actually creating.

You won't get any of those "Should I turn Pro?" posts. If you don't think I should you can go piss up a rope as far as I'm concerned.

[Benjamin]

Yes ... I'd be surprised if it wasn't a common affliction around here [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

My current thinking is that I am going to wait to build my bankroll a little more so I can take on the 10/20 6-max game. If/once I prove I can beat that handily playing at least 2 tables, then I will focus on building a huge living expenses fund of at least 1 years expenses ... then I'll be seriously thinking about the jump.

Seems like if I can successfully multi-table 10/20 6-max then I should easily make more than I do now on fewer hours of more enjoyable (on average) work.

I've been building up a bit of a real estate portfolio over the years, so managing and maintaining those properties is also a part-time job for me that will get me away from the computer.

B.

[Tosh]

I have lost my motivation for poker since going back to university. Poker really isn't where the money is if you want truly big salaries.

[Baulucky]

I'm starting to hate poker as a day job after 10 months of playing only for money at low stakes. The pressure of generating weekly $ and the fear of moving up have created a burnout situation for me.

I have not many better $ options available at the moment.

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Mine has gotten to the point where Jan. 1st Poker will be my only job.

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Congratulations!!!... I need to be that decisive. Get this. Sometimes I wish I would get fired just so that I would have no choice. It's idiotic, but it's true.

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I have lost my motivation for poker since going back to university. Poker really isn't where the money is if you want truly big salaries.

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For me, I went thru school without really knowing what I wanted to do. After I graduated, I basically, went where everyone else went (IT) and have been just showing up at work for the paycheck. Not much fun there. If you found something you like that motivated you to go back to school, then that's great for you. Not many people get to do that. I would imagine for many here, that passion is poker.

[MicroBob]

I had the 'luxury' of already having an inferior job (BJ dealer at a low-paying casino) when I decided to take up online poker full-time. Additionally, I knew that they were always so short-staffed that if things went badly for me I could go back any time I wanted.
Plus, when I took the job I viewed it as more of a temporary situation anyway....I had NEVER entertained ideas of staying in that field as a permanent career.

So my decision was much easier than someone with a more stable job with better income/incentives, etc that they may have invested much time training for.


I really wasn't complaining that much about my employment situation. Most nights I actually enjoyed it....but the decision was still relatively easy considering things like salary (less than $30k) and working EVERY weekend, etc etc.

I could easily make more playing online, even 2/4 and 3/6, so I took a shot even though I wasn't a very good player...if it didn't work out I could always go back no questions asked.

That was back in April and things have gone swimmingly so far.


So those are some of the types of things to consider imo -
if it doesn't go well or you decide poker all the time is really awful or if somehow online-poker goes in the crapper, will you have created significant problems for yourself or will you be able to rejoin the workplace with relative ease and not be too far behind in your field.

I can always go back to BJ dealing if I need too. And I could even try to go back to doing the type of work I had enjoyed for 10 years (with relatively low-pay and lots of travel) before I dealt.


If it means anything....I freaking love having online-poker as a career. Free-time whenever I want/need it and no annoying boss/supervisor looking over my shoulder or grimacing if I try to take time-off for a wedding or funeral or something.
If your budget is thin it can be a bit stressful of course.....but all of my previous jobs had significantly more stress to my mind due to idiot-bosses or stupid office-politics, etc than online poker budget concerns.
I'm in better shape now because I have the time to get back into running and join a soccer league. I'm virtually never in the 'guzzle-my-coffee-and-inhale-my-sandwich-while-changing-lanes-rush-rush-rush' mode because I'm running late or it's really important that we get this accomplished on time, etc etc.
although, FWIW, i only had minimal experience in the 9-to-5 office-type work-scene (which was more like 8-to-6 actually) and I have the upmost of respect for anyone who is able to do that consistently for their careers and keep a smile on their face because to this individual it looks extremely difficult.

[Homer]

I hate both poker and my day job at this point. I just want to do nothing all day.