do these people have jobs?

i just graduated high school and have the summer off so i have plenty of time to play online. in the afternoon there are thousands of people from us and canada playing poker. i would think that people are supposed to be working in the afternoon or are they playing poker at work? what do u think

Perhaps grinding online poker is their "job".

For those of us that are retired, playing poker beats cleaning out the garage or watching grass grow.

yep, poker is all we retired folk have

I like watching paint dry.

Plenty of people play online poker at all hours of the day from all countries throughout the world. It's the same at a live cardroom where you see people coming in for 45 minutes at lunch, or after their swing shifts, regular shifts, etc. Always people playing poker! lol

I saw on the internet that Pokerstars site has the highest level of "stickiness" of all poker sites. That is a measure of how long a user stays on a site. Pokerstars is 10.5 hours! I guess people can spend their time as the like.

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From Neilsens ratings:
A website's "stickiness" is a measure of how much time each user spends on it. The latest Nielsen Online data logs the average Google user as spending 1 hour and 50 minutes on Google sites. Microsoft sites come in at 2 hours and 12 minutes. Yahoo, with its very broad selection of topics -- and perennial favorite Yahoo! Games -- holds users for more than 3 hours.

But what category of website holds users' attention for much, much longer? In one case, more than 10.5 hours per user per month -- on average?

Online poker! Although their unique audience is significantly smaller than the big boys, PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker and PartyPoker all average more than 4.5 hours of play per user per month -- with PokerStars.com logging an astounding 10 hours and 37 minutes.

Merlin333

I'm not retired, but I watched a bit of paint dry today...would've invited you MrSticker, had I known.

Wow, kid! You got SO,SO very much to learn, doncha??Sheeat!! When I was yer age, oh, 'bout 45 years ago, I also believed a person should be at work in the afternoons too! Sooooo, that's just what I did, FOR 45 YEARS!!!!! Now, today after EARNING it, I can actually pursue mt pation--EVEN IF I'M NOT SO GREAT AT IT, I CAN play poker when ever I want to, just like everyone else who plays in the afternoons, or nights, or early mornings, ON THE INTER-NET! An' it sounds to me like you would'nt remember a time when there was no inter-net! But me being as old as dirt, DO remember when we had to go to actual brick an' mortor casinos or a buddys garage in order to pursue that which we can today in our own easy chairs! Just look at all you have to look forward to in only another 45-50 years! An' DON'T THINK FER A SECOND THAT THAT IS A LONG TIME!! It'll pass before you can say 'RUMPELSTILSKIN- gl, kid!

Humans by nature are nothin but fckn BUMS. They will mooch off anyone they can. They are lazy and fat and will die long before their time is up. And besides I own a tax business and work my azz off 4 months out of the year so I can take off the other 8 months. I'm 54 and have been doin this since I was 38. And i play this chit game called poker about 5 hrs per day makin pocket change like the other 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999% out there. We all need to get a life.

ROTFLMAO ur scarin the kid to death. All he did was ask a question.

LOL sounds like U really like people. Are you sure a poker forum with thousands of people is really the right place for U

Just tryin to teach an 18 yr old to always make sure hes lookin behind his back.

I think that we are all inspiring pro, donks too. We are all looking for that next big score. Working is just are hobby lol.

Im 20 and I dont think ive ever had a job....hmmm....nope.

I play the pokerz like 6-8 hours a day. Some of those people probably play from work, maybe, others just dont work and play during the afternoon I suppose.

10.5 hours wow that is sick. I play that long too lol --sometimes. Just not on pokerstars. Some days I will do the daily50grand freeroll and the other game that starts within 5 minutes of that. I can't stand pokerstars because it's so hard to get some free money with their lame satellite top 99 out of 12000 tourneys then the weekend final.

10 hours a month, huh, i got that beat. i've spent 12 15 hours a dya plating poker. i've turned the .10 cent tourney into two to three hour play. getting as high as 7th. freerolls and cheap games last severel hours. judfra do yoursself a favore and play cheap for awhile. grind out some hours. btw i'm self employed i can schedule my work aytime i want.

As I like to say: "Work's fer jerks!"

So you are a pro poker plyr??? How do you support yourself ?? I'm only 22 but I know the experience of having a job, a responsibility is invaluble to your development no matter who you are.... You will truly have no idea about the true value of a hard earned dollar and knowing you are contributing to society somehow ... I don't know about anyone else here but I wouldn't trade the experience of that first job which seems crappy at the time for anything .

I worked for 36 years, got a variety of ailments, so now, SSA pays me a pittance wage to sit and play poker, giving woolgatherers like y'all something to blather about.

Well, Canada, for instance, has to have several thousand citizens. You take out a couple dozen to run the Zamboni machines & that leaves quite a few to play poker. Also I have heard that all the taverns up there are self serve.

theres quite a few retirees and some unemployed and some just playing at work its a mix up of all diferent situations

In that case I guess you'll be last in the Q if your taking the summer off, how do you know there are quote " thousands of ppl from the US and Canada playing poker". What business is it of yours to ask the Q in the 1st place? and what does what I think have anything to do with it?. If you just graduated high school, your too young to be playing online anyway. Stick to school and finish your education. If your not sure what to do, become a crane operator, the offsore oilfields are screaming for them, min wage is around 110k.

I have two computers and when I'm at home telecommuting, I will often pop up a tournament or two. Work & Poker. Gotta love it.

Well then you're in luck:

YouTube - Watching Paint Dry

Well if you just graduated from high school, I would think they might have mentioned TIME ZONES at least once in four years. If not go back cause you don't know enough yet.

Well I'm lucky enough to have a boss that lets me play while I'm working.......It's a great job!!!

I'm would imagine ther are a lot of people playing at work but considering how many people there are in the world I say the more the better. Hopefully they are just playing for fun and aren't taking all that seriously and I can take their money that much easier.

Or they could be like me and have worked since they were 16 and decided to retire after all those years. I saved 10% of my money for retirement and was able to retire at 55.

You're lucky. I went to work the day after I got out of high school and never had a summer off.

You should be working ... paying your way and getting ready for college expenses ahead .... [smile]. I "paid my dues" after 43 years, plus; had not one idle summer to "play." But, then, that is your choice, as my priorities are equally my own. ... enjoy the summer. (And, by the way, employers are cracking down on non-work activities at work computers. We hear about numerous folks being fired over unauthorized use of company resources. So, not to worry ..)

I know a few people who are students that bring there laptops to class and play while class is being taught. I'm sure a lot of college students do that.

Started working while in school. Worked every summer. Only time I didn't have a job was while Iwas in the Army. I'am 70 and still own a buisness, working a few hrs. a day. enjoy playing a little poker while having a beer. Life is good.

It looks like you have a cute pet as well. Cats and poker thats all you need.

That's why I have two computers on my desk at home...

I'm 35 and not presently working...so I definitely fall into one of those unemployed people...not so much by choice as by circumstance. I've worked in government, in the non profit sector, and was in the military for 13 years...basically i'm taking some time off to help out with a sick family member so online poker is a nice way to pass the time. Its also cheaper then driving to the nearest casino which is an hour away. Besides which...in my field not alot of employers hire during the summer because everyone is on vacation...so its a good rainy day activity for sure to pass the time.