I actually like playing blackjack.
I enjoy playing it online. This game specifically:
https://wizardofodds.com/play/blackjack-v2/
I'm learning how to count cards for work. I want to be able to detect it myself by knowing how to do it.
I think casinos go wrong there.
Most of them go for the fancy restaurant type of dining.
Just serve bar food: burgers, wings, fried cheese, stuff like that - slightly above regional prices if you want to make a little bit more profit.
I work full-time as a casino surveillance investigator.
I work "part-time" doing my side gigs. Most of them are blogging, guided hiking services, and freelance writing.
Coal mining.
It's hard labor. A lot of shoveling. You breath in coal dust all shift long. It's loud. It's extremely dangerous.
I did it for 3 years in my early 20s.
I don't miss that job at all!
Many many many times.
I used to get drunk every night in my 20s. I started taking better care of myself in my 30s and slowly started drinking less and less.
I'm 40 today and am happy to say that I haven't drunk any alcohol in quite a few months. I don't miss it. I haven't been drunk in years...
Yep.
The last job I worked at, after 13 years, I put in my 2 weeks notice and quit without a job waiting for me.
It was because of they leadership taking advantage of me. They knew what they were doing, too. I was dedicated and they have never been able to replace that dedication. It's hurting...
Many times.
I definitely grew up as a kid with verbal abuse and physical discipline that would definitely be considered abuse by today's standards.
It really didn't mess me up but it did make me very independent.
As an adult, I've been verbally abused many times during my career in security...
We usually detect around cheating about once a month or something like that.
We're a smaller casino, though.
We're definitely not Vegas-big even though we belong to a parent company that has a lot of houses in Vegas.
That's a good thing.
We get daily players. Some are addicts and eventually have to be helped. Most know when to stop, are retired, and mainly there for the social aspects of it but still usually win quite a bit.
Being an employee of a casino, I'm not sure if I'd want to be a patron in one for that long.
Maybe once or twice a quarter or something like that would be okay :)