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Would you quit your job if you could make just as much building arcades?

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Jeff AMN:
Nah, I wouldn't want my hobby to become a full-time job. I'd start to resent aspects of the hobby and probably get burnt out on it. I probably wouldn't care to invest time into arcades in my free time if I had all day to spend with them in the first place.

I love gaming, but sometimes being a Senior Editor for a gaming media outlet can make you a little cynical towards gaming at times. When pure crap shows up in your mailbox and you have to spend the next 20 hours reviewing it...well, it's a chore, not a lucky gig. 90% of the time, however, it's pretty cool.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 06, 2007, 10:52:48 am ---
There is something to be said for not waking up every morning dreading the fact that you have to go to work again.

--- End quote ---

One day, I hope to not dread work in the morning. Until I hit the lottery though, I'll do what I have to to provide for my family.

javeryh:

--- Quote from: shardian on June 06, 2007, 12:03:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 06, 2007, 10:52:48 am ---
There is something to be said for not waking up every morning dreading the fact that you have to go to work again.

--- End quote ---

One day, I hope to not dread work in the morning. Until I hit the lottery though, I'll do what I have to to provide for my family.

--- End quote ---

Agreed.  I count the days until the weekend and I'd always rather be anywhere else than at my desk.

vidmouse:
I think a good compromise is,

If you can make money on your hobby, wouldn't you?

Case in point:  I found a way to earn a little extra
cash on top of my real job by moonlighting as a
computer instructor at a local community college.
They only ask me to put in 3 hours a week plus
grading time and I've got it down to a simple points
system, so grading is essentially just a little math.

What's better, the college recently started up their
games development curriculum which they asked me
to help develop.  Now if I can only convince them
to add an arcade cab building course to the curriculum... :)

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: vidmouse on June 06, 2007, 12:55:44 pm ---If you can make money on your hobby, wouldn't you?

--- End quote ---

I would not.  I've done it before and it leads to less enjoyment of the hobby when it's a part time business.

Turn a hobby into a profession?  Different story, I think that's a best case scenario if you can pull it off.  You've found a career you actually like.

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