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NewbSaibot United States. Jul 11 2012 23:27. Posts 4946 | | |
Back on the job hunt, working for banks sucks lol. I used to work for a small company of 40 people which I loved, but the recession hit them too hard and as a result I suffered a 30% paycut for 4 years. I eventually had to quit and move on. I then got a gig at a local university, which was super cool at first, but quickly got boring with nothing to do, to the point they started asking me to help out with unrelated shit like assisting in the library and stuff. I have a lot of pride and felt insulted they would ask me to do something so trivial, so I quit and got another job at a local bank. At first it was great. Good benefits, good hours, good location, etc. But then 2 of our team members quit and the amount of work thrusted upon us has become insurmountable. I asked for a raise and they basically gave me the whole "we'll think about it hehe" routine. Other employee's have told me it is standard practice here for them to call your bluff 100% of the time, so you really have to put in your 2 weeks notice before they'll even consider your request. So I nailed an interview last week and they called me back for another one next week. Pretty sure I've got this one in the bag unless I get outclassed by an even better candidate, or they're simply not willing to meet my pay demands. But I'm to the point where I'd take a small pay cut just to get out of my current situation because I hate my job so much (I'm a computer technician by the way), and this job is literally 2 blocks from where I live so I could walk/bike to work every day. Aside from recovering my pay cut through gas savings, the luxury of working so close to home, and the relaxed environment of this company make up for most of the deficiencies in pay in my opinion.
So I'd ask to run good one time, but since I've recently ran gun twice already, I guess I'll ask for "THREE TIMES!!!11 (queue Hevad's voice)".
One area I'm definitely not running good in, and thats PLO lol. I dont know the first thing about this game, but it's still been fun trying to learn it. I think I've cut my loss rate from -50BB/100 to -15BB/100. Still trying to learn preflop fundamentals, namely which hand ranges I should be playing. I'll be tightening up to TT+/NFD's from now on. Connecting cards will still be counted but I guess I'll disregard their suit, since my goal is to only play for nut flush draws when I have one. I'm getting better at folding 2 pair and bottom set, at least to consecutive pot bets. Looking forward to MiPwnYa's PLO vid. I have avoided studying the game but I think I'm ready to get a little help here and there without completely following someone elses script.
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Spicy United States. Jul 11 2012 23:57. Posts 1027 | | |
It always pleases me to see people ambitiously trying to improve their job satisfaction. There's a lot of people who are unhappy with their job and complain way too much yet never bother taking any action. I wish you success.
I'd say the most common preflop mistake for inexperienced PLO players is playing way too loose from UTG, MP, SB, and BB and not loose enough from the CO or BU especially when there are weaker players involved. You say you're "tightening up to TT+/NFD's" but that line of reasoning is very bad. There are tons of bad combos of TT, JJ, QQ, and NFD hands I would not play from early position / the blinds. And there are better combos of lower pairs and weaker flush draws that I'd play from the BU or CO. I would base my preflop hand selection based on factors such as position, table dynamics, relative stack depth, how your cards work together, and not some arbitrary rule. |
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