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Originally Posted by 1ns71nct
My job is pathetic, low-end peon job, I am a spot in painter. I have not looked for a different job because I have under a month left and I don't think it would be worth my time to look for a job just for a month. I am moving out of the country in 6 months as well so no need to learn how to deal. I will play cards.
I've never worked as a spot in painter, but I do work as a poker dealer. And I painted my parents' house (well part of it anyway) when I was a teenager. And I also painted the inside of my apartment a few years ago.
So I'm gonna go ahead and state with near 100% certainty that your job is not 10x harder than being a dealer. For one thing, you don't have to do any math. For another thing, you don't have to deal with customers who can be drunk, difficult, and/or ornery. And last of all, you don't really have to do any multi-tasking when you paint. But I will agree that your job is probably 10x more boring than mine and 10x more sucky.
*** Edit added after the fact***
Don't take my last paragraph to mean that I think my job is terribly difficult. Prior to working as a poker dealer, I had a "real" job in the financial sector, wearing a tie to work and working Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 (more like 8:30 to 6:30). For the most part I enjoy working as a dealer, and for the most part my job is pretty easy. Calculating rake and sidepots take a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's automatic and requires minimal brainpower. The only difficult part of my job is dealing with players who act entitled and are difficult every time they get an opportuntity.
As a professional dealer who strives to behave professionally, I'm forced to bite my tongue when my first instinct is to tell these player's what I really think. But most players are friendly and appreciative and the jerks are an anomaly. I'm grateful to have a job that I enjoy and to be around poker and get paid for it. I was a major poker enthusiast before I ever became a dealer.
Last edited by bolt2112; 04-12-2012 at 03:54 PM.
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