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StuartD · 05-05-2004, 06:36 PM

Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Seems to me that a lot of people talk about having no boss, working from home and making their own hours simply because they can't make it in a normal work place.

Judging from half the people on the boards, I seriously doubt they could cut it in the work place.

bringer · 05-05-2004, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaskedMan
Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Seems to me that a lot of people talk about having no boss, working from home and making their own hours simply because they can't make it in a normal work place.

Judging from half the people on the boards, I seriously doubt they could cut it in the work place.

correct.

Oracle Porn · 05-05-2004, 06:41 PM

I would'nt know because I never heard a real job.

Actually I did....1 day I was a paper boy... I was fired on the spot for walking to slow and eating an icecrem.

Spunky · 05-05-2004, 06:43 PM

Probably a bit of both..alot of the younger webmasters probably only had 2 or 3 three jobs.They know those 10 buck an hour dead end jobs don't cut it.

Napolean · 05-05-2004, 06:43 PM

im the opposite.. its crazy but i actually like my part time job better than what i do at home..

i can program, run sites, help friends find clients and all.. but its all boring to me now since ive been doin it 2 years.

no motivation anymore, ive never been rich and it doesnt bother me if i never get there.. the most important thing for me is to like what im doing.

what i make at home and at my job is more than enough to enjoy my life, but i couldnt imagine working from home my entire life, i tried it for 7 months and after the first 2 i absolutely hated it.

Lace · 05-05-2004, 06:45 PM

I think it's a little combination of both...Everyone knows the money is great if you know what you're doing. But as for myself, I really can't stand authority. I don't want to work a typical 9-5 40hr work week and only pull in a few hundred a week. Thats not enough for my champagne taste in life. Some people are only in for the money and/or a side job but some also take it as a full time career.

Tired of typing now. Got work to do

BV · 05-05-2004, 06:48 PM

I like to think I provide a valuable service for the unfortunate people who are not physically able to make it out to view such activities available on my sites.

reynold · 05-05-2004, 06:49 PM

Good POV!

fiftyfingers · 05-05-2004, 06:50 PM

it's my legacy

the Shemp · 05-05-2004, 06:51 PM

i used to have a real job, this internet stuff is my retirement hobby...

herbal logic · 05-05-2004, 06:52 PM

easy to tell lifestyle based on pics.

Dildozer · 05-05-2004, 06:52 PM

After making this kinda living, you get soft. I can't wait to work on my offline projects this summer and get more of a workplace feel, it's either that or i'll have to be a webmaster all my life and the idea of it isn't too pleasing.

You get isolated in this kinda work and i need to boss people around.

detoxed · 05-05-2004, 06:52 PM

So I dont have a real job?

Diabolical Cord · 05-05-2004, 06:53 PM

I love the freedom. I just miss the steady income and interaction with people.

mpulse · 05-05-2004, 06:54 PM

Well, being that I am just getting into this...I do have a full timer and this. So I'm pulling double duty for now.

PatrickKing · 05-05-2004, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaskedMan
Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Seems to me that a lot of people talk about having no boss, working from home and making their own hours simply because they can't make it in a normal work place.

Judging from half the people on the boards, I seriously doubt they could cut it in the work place.

I love money and love to be around beautiful women. combine the two and bingo here I am. I could totaly work in "the work place" (if the work place was a pirate ship)

armani2369 · 05-05-2004, 07:11 PM

we can handle a "real job" ..i have a full time day job and i do adult work on the side...i enjoy it and love the $$$. I have been at my " real job" for 5 years and have done just fine...do i sense some jealousy..do u wish you could do porn insted of your " real job"???

bringer · 05-05-2004, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by armani2369
we can handle a "real job" ..i have a full time day job and i do adult work on the side...i enjoy it and love the $$$. I have been at my " real job" for 5 years and have done just fine...do i sense some jealousy..do u wish you could do porn insted of your " real job"???

tgp-guru · 05-05-2004, 07:16 PM

Cost of entry.

Wilber · 05-05-2004, 07:20 PM

Yea, you got to have manly balls to let someone more unqualified than
you rag on your ass for not filling the copier with paper 'cause the
office rule is if you see 10 sheets in the tray your suppose to fill it.

Doesn't matter what job you have there is always someone above you
that gets pissy and starts to make your day shittier than it already is.

But then again some people are born to have a job and fit into the
pecking order system perfectly.

Your never going to be wealthy by cashing paychecks and it's certainly
no measure of "cutting it" in the world. It's more of a measure of how
good of a slave you are.

bignasty · 05-05-2004, 07:29 PM

I've worked enough at regular jobs to know it aint gonna cut it. All you'll ever have at a regular job is a decent living if that.

quiet · 05-05-2004, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaskedMan
Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Seems to me that a lot of people talk about having no boss, working from home and making their own hours simply because they can't make it in a normal work place.

Judging from half the people on the boards, I seriously doubt they could cut it in the work place.

i'd never cut it the work place. fuck that. i'll never have a boss. ever.

Illicit · 05-05-2004, 07:35 PM

I have a full time 9-5 as an Engineer, I just thought this would be easy money... Not as easy as I thought, but you can make some extra ca$h

BradM · 05-05-2004, 07:37 PM

Flexibility... good people.... MONEY

Oh and because I have no skills for the real world.

Adam-EB · 05-05-2004, 07:37 PM

The money's good, the hours are good, but the best part is being home when the kids are here. My last "real job" had me away from home when it counted... Trick or Treating, school plays, baseball games, etc. I wouldn't trade this for anything.

StuartD · 05-05-2004, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by armani2369
we can handle a "real job" ..i have a full time day job and i do adult work on the side...i enjoy it and love the $$$. I have been at my " real job" for 5 years and have done just fine...do i sense some jealousy..do u wish you could do porn insted of your " real job"???

I was supervisor of a 60 lot trailer park... you know, doing real work like digging, heavy lifting, chopping firewood year round, carpentry, electrical... all kinds of stuff I'm sure you would consider way to hard.

That's just one of the jobs. I also worked in a grocery store, I've done door to door sales, I was a radio announcer in a mid range market, I was a dj in a strip club and much more...

I can hack it just fine, don't worry.

quiet · 05-05-2004, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
i'd never cut it the work place. fuck that. i'll never have a boss. ever.

forgot to mention: i AM the boss. have employees, etc. i will never become one.

Rochard · 05-05-2004, 07:44 PM

Well, I can hack it in a real job. I'm a graduate with a degree in computers. Joy. But I know one thing that will always remain true - SEX SELLS.

In the beginning it was cool seeing naked chicks. Now it's about the money honey.

jojojo · 05-05-2004, 07:45 PM

I'd say it is a mix of 50% of people who cant hack it and 50% who see the opportunity etc

KRL · 05-05-2004, 07:56 PM

I love it when I'm in complete solitude in my office at home, and go bonkers when I go to my biz offices.

I stopped working the corporate world in 1984. Learned a lot about business, but had a hard time dealing with someone above me giving orders.

After that I said even if I ever had to go really down low, I'd still be happier selling lemonade then ever working for someone again. Fuck that bs.

I got into the biz for the money and the simplicity of it.

stephanie m. · 05-05-2004, 07:57 PM

The freedom is golden. I do well in a more traditional workplace as well though.

LadyMischief · 05-05-2004, 08:00 PM

I've had a lot of mainstream jobs, some of them very demanding, including training horses, acting as an advertising director, etc etc... This industry is just one I happen to enjoy, and my husband brought me to it...

eroswebmaster · 05-05-2004, 08:02 PM

I was stuck working the soda machines. I envied the fry guy so much and they would not promote me.

pornJester · 05-05-2004, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaskedMan
Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Seems to me that a lot of people talk about having no boss, working from home and making their own hours simply because they can't make it in a normal work place.

Judging from half the people on the boards, I seriously doubt they could cut it in the work place.

1. I'm guessing alot of people here have real jobs and porn is a side project. Wait, I don't need to guess...

http://www.webmastervault.com/tip-webmaster-jobs.shtml

2. What's wrong with wanting to be your own boss? I'm sure some people rather make less working from home and having more freedom than making more slaving a 9-5 job.

StuartD · 05-05-2004, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pornJester
1. I'm guessing alot of people here have real jobs and porn is a side project. Wait, I don't need to guess...

http://www.webmastervault.com/tip-webmaster-jobs.shtml

2. What's wrong with wanting to be your own boss? I'm sure some people rather make less working from home and having more freedom than making more slaving a 9-5 job.

nothing wrong with it. Those who truly want to be their own boss, and those who just can't hack it at a day job are 2 different people though.

AMADude · 05-05-2004, 09:32 PM

Money.

And sex.

Ian · 05-05-2004, 09:42 PM

Lot of kids on this board.

kush · 05-05-2004, 09:43 PM

For most of us it starts out as convenience... and for the lucky or smart few the reason turns into money.

Odie · 05-05-2004, 09:46 PM

umm hello?? I think looking at naked women fits in there somewhere as welll??

I got into it just by fluke..had a roomie that was in it...but it was mainly for the $$ and yes, I don't like working 9-5 although I am doing it on the side now..

NickPapageorgio · 05-05-2004, 09:47 PM

I dunno why I am here. I was a concrete construction superintendent for 10 years but FUCK THAT WORK. Man it sucks having to babysit a bunch of fucking drug addicts and drunks for 15 hours a day in the 95 degree weather. I don't care if I make any money or not lmao...

Shoplifter · 05-05-2004, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaskedMan
Do you think it's really because it's an opportunity for good money...

or

Do you think it's because most of the people in the industry really can't hack it in a real job?

Little bit of A and a little bit of B.

Actually in my case I stumbled into this. I didn't think there was any money in porn as you could download all you wanted from Usenet. That was six years ago now and I can absolutely say I was wrong.

Spunky · 05-05-2004, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
forgot to mention: i AM the boss. have employees, etc. i will never become one.

Are you hiring?

Rictor · 05-05-2004, 09:52 PM

I'm in porn because I like to jerk off a lot.

JulianSosa · 05-05-2004, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
forgot to mention: i AM the boss. have employees, etc. i will never become one.

Never say never slick

quiet · 05-05-2004, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JulianSosa
Never say never slick

never. i already have made enough to never, ever work for someone else. for the rest of my life.

psyko514 · 05-05-2004, 10:20 PM

i'm in it for the free stuff.

Mishi · 05-05-2004, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
never. i already have made enough to never, ever work for someone else. for the rest of my life.

Kudos.

Kind of sad that the entrepreneurial drive is being interpreted as "not being able to hack it" in a "real" job.

Trixie · 05-05-2004, 10:28 PM

I was doing well at my real job before I quit it to do this. But now I don't think I'll ever be able to have a regular job again. The only thing I miss is being able to drive home from work -- now I have to leave home to leave work which contributes to some burn-out.

tony286 · 05-05-2004, 10:28 PM

Worked in the business world for 18 yrs . We started as a act of love , we thought the bbw niche were represented poorly back then we were free for a year. If you told me I would make my living this way I would laughed.

StuartD · 05-05-2004, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mishi
Kind of sad that the entrepreneurial drive is being interpreted as "not being able to hack it" in a "real" job.

Read it again. No one is interpreting anything as anything else.

Those who are here because they can't handle a real job know who they are.

Those who are here because they want to be know who they are.

The question is, do you think that most people are here for one reason or the other.

05-05-2004, 06:36 PM	#1
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05-05-2004, 06:41 PM	#3
Oracle Porn Affiliate Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Icq: 94-399-723 Posts: 24,433	I would'nt know because I never heard a real job. Actually I did....1 day I was a paper boy... I was fired on the spot for walking to slow and eating an icecrem. __________________

05-05-2004, 06:43 PM	#4
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,943	Probably a bit of both..alot of the younger webmasters probably only had 2 or 3 three jobs.They know those 10 buck an hour dead end jobs don't cut it. __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

05-05-2004, 06:43 PM	#5
Napolean Old school Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kettering, OH Posts: 4,327	im the opposite.. its crazy but i actually like my part time job better than what i do at home.. i can program, run sites, help friends find clients and all.. but its all boring to me now since ive been doin it 2 years. no motivation anymore, ive never been rich and it doesnt bother me if i never get there.. the most important thing for me is to like what im doing. what i make at home and at my job is more than enough to enjoy my life, but i couldnt imagine working from home my entire life, i tried it for 7 months and after the first 2 i absolutely hated it. __________________ Need a programmer? (Desktop/Web Applications) --- Skype: napoleande

05-05-2004, 06:45 PM	#6
Lace Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,116	I think it's a little combination of both...Everyone knows the money is great if you know what you're doing. But as for myself, I really can't stand authority. I don't want to work a typical 9-5 40hr work week and only pull in a few hundred a week. Thats not enough for my champagne taste in life. Some people are only in for the money and/or a side job but some also take it as a full time career. Tired of typing now. Got work to do __________________ Your Paysite Partner Strength In Numbers! StickyDollars \| RadicalCash \| KennysPennies \| HomegrownCash

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BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	I like to think I provide a valuable service for the unfortunate people who are not physically able to make it out to view such activities available on my sites.

05-05-2004, 06:49 PM	#8
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	Good POV!

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herbal logic Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,172	easy to tell lifestyle based on pics.

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Dildozer Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 7,519	After making this kinda living, you get soft. I can't wait to work on my offline projects this summer and get more of a workplace feel, it's either that or i'll have to be a webmaster all my life and the idea of it isn't too pleasing. You get isolated in this kinda work and i need to boss people around. __________________ Spam link here

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detoxed vip member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,798	So I dont have a real job?

05-05-2004, 06:53 PM	#14
Diabolical Cord Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 447	I love the freedom. I just miss the steady income and interaction with people.

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armani2369 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	we can handle a "real job" ..i have a full time day job and i do adult work on the side...i enjoy it and love the $$$. I have been at my " real job" for 5 years and have done just fine...do i sense some jealousy..do u wish you could do porn insted of your " real job"???

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Wilber Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: De,Oh,Lei Posts: 1,295	Yea, you got to have manly balls to let someone more unqualified than you rag on your ass for not filling the copier with paper 'cause the office rule is if you see 10 sheets in the tray your suppose to fill it. Doesn't matter what job you have there is always someone above you that gets pissy and starts to make your day shittier than it already is. But then again some people are born to have a job and fit into the pecking order system perfectly. Your never going to be wealthy by cashing paychecks and it's certainly no measure of "cutting it" in the world. It's more of a measure of how good of a slave you are. __________________ Sig NOT for sale

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BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Flexibility... good people.... MONEY Oh and because I have no skills for the real world.

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Adam-EB Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 393	The money's good, the hours are good, but the best part is being home when the kids are here. My last "real job" had me away from home when it counted... Trick or Treating, school plays, baseball games, etc. I wouldn't trade this for anything. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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kush Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,382	For most of us it starts out as convenience... and for the lucky or smart few the reason turns into money.

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Odie Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The WATER BABY! Posts: 7,040	umm hello?? I think looking at naked women fits in there somewhere as welll?? I got into it just by fluke..had a roomie that was in it...but it was mainly for the $$ and yes, I don't like working 9-5 although I am doing it on the side now.. __________________ Odie [email protected] Are you Mobile???? MMACanada ICQ # 166208354 See Who I Am At AdultWhosWho.com!

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