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I'm after some advice.  I've become very disillusioned with my day job, and, tbh, I think I've just had enough of working in the complaints industry and it's time for a change.  I've been deterred in the past by not wanting to give up my comfortable salary and working hours etc, but life is too short, and I would like to do something I vaugely enjoy.  The obvious would be something connected to the world of poker (I'm open minded as to exactly what - I'm pretty versatile).

What I'm looking for at the moment is pointers really - I know a lot of forum members work in some way or another in the poker industry, and I'd be grateful for any advice regards good starting points for getting a foot in the door.  Are there any specialist recruitment agencies for example?

Also keen meanwhile to do a bit of work on a voluntary basis in my spare time to help build up the CV/prove my credentials, so if anyone wants to dump anything on me, please give me a shout!

I think I've just had enough of working in the complaints industry


LOL ... you dont want to be looking at the poker industry then !!

lol fair point.  A little different though - for the past 13 years I've been dealing with very serious complaints, often when people have lost loved ones due to medical negligence etc.  Should all be good experience for dealing with the more 'minor' complaints of poker players :)

NO NO ... losing a loved one is a mere shrug of shoulders compared to someone hitting a 2 outer against a poker player on the river.

when have you ever heard a grieving relative at a funeral screaming "Heaven is rigged, im not going to that church again, im asking for all my collection money back and taking my prayers to a different religion"

only once or twice that I can recall

There are a number of betting/gambling recruitment agencies - many of which have loads of poker jobs. You may be able to find something that helps you - Google is your friend, here, but a good starting point is....

http://www.pentasia.com/vacancies/browse.asp

Hope mods don't mind the link. PM me if needs be!

thanks Simon :)up

Bear in mind that there's not a lot of new opportunities in English-language poker right now - French/German/Italian etc is where the new money is being spent.

The growth area right now in online gaming is bingo, so I, er, hear.


There's certainly money in that.

rotflmfao

Have you thought about dealing live poker Claire?

YUK  :redcard:

:o

are you going to send me a link to top2pair?

If it's a serious question, it would be difficult given the hours required as I have my daughter to think about.  I guess ideally I'm looking for freelance stuff to do that I can do from home on a flexible basis (managine projects/writing/organising events, promotion etc), so I can start out in my spare time before packing up the day job altogether if it goes well. 

Less interested in the online poker side of things tbh, but keeping an open mind.

that's a great link...will have a browse in a little while...Isle of man sounds good

yes I can see you doing well in the writing side of things.

Don't think it'll be a hinderance.

I would use spell checker, obv.  My works have been published I'lll have you know!

was just doing a bit of googling and found a paragraph that looked interesting where someone was describing some of the poker related work they do.  Thinking it sounded just the kind of thing I'd be interested in I clicked on the link with a view to maybe picking this person's brains if there were any contact details.  Strangely the link took me to a birdwatching forum, and I knew before I read any further who it was!! :D

margerine projects are the best

no no.  butter ftw (sorry Phil)

I recall Mel advertising a while back for where she works. Thought that was from home too. Might be worth a chat.

never open limp

good bankroll management

good game selection

in that oreder obv. And scratch the second two, overrated.

thanks Maureen - I must've missed that.  Just the kind of thing I'd be interested in.

just in case this gets overlooked, I'm offering FREE labour here folks!!

fml. a day too late, just had to pay to have the garden done, could've got you round for free

errr, we could do with a maid/chef for when we move?

up to the challenge, all we could pay you more than 'free'.

let me no plz.

very tempting.  will give your generous offer serious consideration :)up

Trust me you dont want a career in the poker industry. Immensely hard work, full of people who dont understand what they are doing, full of backstabbers, long hours, minimal reward. I could go on but i cant be arsed.

All this aside, Kev is a great poker room manager, and he knows i mean it because if i didnt think he was good id call him a c*nt.

A bit of a generalisation there I think.

I would echo the previous post about checking through some of the gaming recruitment sites.  Pentasia is good, as well as www.bettingjobs.com (http://www.bettingjobs.com) and www.sportsrecruitment.co.uk (http://www.sportsrecruitment.co.uk) to name a couple more.

It is still a fairly niche industry so you'll probably find the same jobs being advertised in a few places at the same time.

As with anything it is likely to be a case of starting fairly low down the food chain and then working hard to make some contacts and impress the right people with your general attitude and knowledge/enthusiasm.

Again as previously mentioned, a second language is a really big bonus at the moment with most companies looking to expand into relatively untapped markets across Europe and Asia so that would definitely bump you up the wanted list.

Good luck!

Be careful Claw of this when deciding which way to go.

The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly
contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by
hand, and even electronically.

This virus is called Weary Overload Recreational Killer (WORK).  If you
receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via
any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT.  This virus will wipe out your
private life completely.

If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave
the premises.  Take two good friends to the nearest grocery store and
purchase one or both of the antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract
(WINE)
and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER).  Take the antidote
repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

bettingjobs.com is presumably run by Jade Goodey

East Anglia deserves to be a country IMO.

It did used to have its own king, just like Wessex and Mercia.

It'll all be in the North Sea soon anyway, so it doesn't matter.

lol +1

It's got Greene King now - and I'm a loyal subject.

 :cheers:

Start this up in england!!

http://www.top2pair.com.au/

p's ill take 10% for the idea. :)up