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Man I was the top salesman at our ATT Wireless franchise over the last year which encompasses 12 stores and over 50 salesmen. Today out of the blue the General Manager and Area Manager came to our store and fired me saying that I had been discounting accessories and abusing the discount overide codes and terminated me. My co-workers and manager were shocked. Yes I had discounted somke accessories and what-not, but only to close sales and keep folks from taking their business to Radio Shack or Wal-Mart. Well I could probably find another sales job, but Im kinda tired of the hell that is 9-5 jobs. So here I am with 25K in the bank and a BR on Stars of about 18K and Im trying to decide if maybe going full-time is a realistic option... I would like decent replies, Flames are cool too....
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goofy2485
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How much are your monthly bills?
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Family? Kids?.. Health insurance if you have a kid is a must. ATT had a good health plan when I worked for them back in the day.. Talking about strike talks here with ATT and the CUTW..
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Joined: Aug 07Apr 10th, 2009 (4/10/2009 10:25pm) in reply to Aggie_E
what are you talking about!!? you can make a great living multi-tabling 1-2 and you need between a $4000 and $9000 bankroll and your well rolled for that. You can even play higher if you want. There are proffesionalls with less money than you have, some low stakes grinders.
Go for playing proffesionally. Good luck man
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sue for wrongful termination
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goofy2485
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LOL at ever winning that when he's ever given a discount. Not hard for ATT to win that one at all.Originally Posted by swd805
sue for wrongful termination
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Joined: Aug 07Apr 10th, 2009 (4/10/2009 10:32pm) in reply to goofy2485
hes got the race-cardOriginally Posted by goofy2485
LOL at ever winning that when he's ever given a discount. Not hard for ATT to win that one at all.Originally Posted by swd805
sue for wrongful termination
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Joined: Jul 07Apr 10th, 2009 (4/10/2009 10:34pm) in reply to Aggie_E
This all depends on our bills and how much you can realistically grind out. If you have a half decent amount after your nut then you can grind. But poker takes on an entirely different form when you start doing it for a living and putting in a huge amount of volume so you can have a halfassed guarantee'd check. I was fired the end of february and my only choices were construction for $8 an hour or grind low limit for $25. So here I am.
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My mom said that I could at least get unemployment since they had never written me up for these discounts. I have a fiancee and a 6 month old, but my GF had insurance for her since she works for the state. I thought my GF would be mad, but she thinks that i should at least give it a try. I am not sure though becuase i have tried to play full-time before and it turned out bad. Ofcourse I had about 500 in the bank and a BR of 2K then....WHat really frustrates me is I just spent about 3.5K on a new laptop, a desktop and a couch. If i knew i was gonna get canned, I woulda saved that money...
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Joined: Oct 05Apr 10th, 2009 (4/10/2009 10:41pm) in reply to TheGibbons
i own my car, but mortgage, ulilities. etc come to about 1500-1800 per month I figure...
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stay within a good bankroll, start by multi-tabling 1-2 NO limit, cash out every 2 weeks, and you'll be fine.
If your worried about how you'll do, get a coach.
Play poker, enjoy the freedom, you can also be with your kid more often.
I'm sure you didnt get 18K in your poker account because you suck.
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as my parents once said "get a job!!"
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u def got the bankroll for it. i say go for it
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Originally Posted by swd805
sue for wrongful termination
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Call me.
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Do you live near a B&M card room? If your anything like me (I think I have ADD) you can't sit in front of a computer screen for more than a few hours at a time... Card rooms are softer, have good perks and are much more entertaining to me. (2cents)
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goofy2485
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How does this make sense? You cure ur "ADD" by seeing 1 hand every minute and a half instead of 20 hands a minute....Originally Posted by jsagan77
Do you live near a B&M card room? If your anything like me (I think I have ADD) you can't sit in front of a computer screen for more than a few hours at a time... Card rooms are softer, have good perks and are much more entertaining to me. (2cents)
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Go for it, if it doesn't work, get a job. You have the most important thing a lotta players don't have, a good support system since your gf thinks you should try. And you have money to pay the bills for long enough that you can find out if you want to/can do this fulltime.
Why can't you return the laptop/desktop?
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you say that you have a GF/fiancee and a baby. Does the GF work? Full-time? Part-time? If she works, can you and the baby (at LEAST the baby) get insurance through her? If she works, how much of her earnings can and do go towards bills? These are the big questions imo.
Also a small sidenote, you said you're daughters 6 months old, right? Well, if you "go pro" you could also consider yourself a stay-at-home dad. 1000x better to have a parent home with the child anyways, and this could be a great way to keep yourself from getting burnt out. If you're having a rough day, turn and look at your baby's smile, and go play with her for the afternoon. -
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thisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssOriginally Posted by sandler1860
dont do it, get another job asap
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Well since there is a shit load more information to work with live I guess it gives my mind something to do at all times....? Plus meeting people and talking to them is 1000x more interesting than typing stuff into a chat box.... Make sense now?Originally Posted by goofy2485
How does this make sense? You cure ur "ADD" by seeing 1 hand every minute and a half instead of 20 hands a minute....Originally Posted by jsagan77
Do you live near a B&M card room? If your anything like me (I think I have ADD) you can't sit in front of a computer screen for more than a few hours at a time... Card rooms are softer, have good perks and are much more entertaining to me. (2cents)
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Give a good solid try while you look for work. If you don't try you will always look back and wonder . Take the oppurtunity now while you can.
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