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Exactly How Fun Is It To Be a Sports Journalist?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by kweonsam, Aug 18, 2014.

  1. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    On a scale of 7.51 to 18.46, I'd give it a solid 14.39. Thanks for asking. Stay blessed.
     
  2. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member


    Working nights has never bothered me. I like being out in the beautiful daytime. I like being able to take my car in or make a doctor's appointment or schedule a home repair on any day of the week and without having to take a day off from work. I like heading to work in the opposite direction of rush hour traffic and heading home when no one's on the road. Weekends? That's two workdays with no suits in the office. Holidays? Big deal. I'll work three of them this year (MLK Day, Fourth of July and Christmas) and get paid a pretty penny for doing so.
     
  3. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    I've said it before, Bronco ... as long as I don't look past the end of my computer screen, it's a pretty idyllic work lifestyle. And I don't say that facetiously. I work with a great bunch of people, I steer clear of the think-tank folks and I don't catch a lot of crap.
     
  4. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Keeping it 100.
     
  5. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    The work itself is fun. It's the rest of it that sucks. I love newspapers. I love journalism. But I freaking hate the business.

    I start a non-newspaper job on Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Man, I can't begin to describe how much I wrestled with the decision. Eventually, my love for the job didn't outweigh the pressure and stress of the business.
     
  6. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    You have definitely talked yourself into the benefits of not living like other human beings. No accounting for friends or family? "No suits"? You sound simply like someone who doesn't like people.
     
  7. Craig Sagers Tailor

    Craig Sagers Tailor Active Member

    Yeah I just moved over to a M-F 9-5 job and holy hell I fell like a functional member of society again. You can fall into bad habits in your personal life if you're in this industry too long. I feel like that way of life perpetuated a lot of anti-social behavior in me.
     
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I will say that I played a helluva lot more golf as a sports journo. Started a 9-5 gig a few months ago that is stable, fun, rewarding ... and it's totally killing my golf. So that's one tally for nights on the desk or out at games.
     
  9. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    I hit tennis balls in the morning --- with people. One's a car salesman. Goes in at noon. Another is a roofing contractor. Goes in whenever we're done playing. Not everyone on earth works 9-5. When you're out at night, is every place you go to closed? I doubt it . Maybe it's because people are working those hours. Wife doesn't work, so what does it matter what time of day we go out together to do things?

    "No suits" means no office meetings, something I can truly say I loathe. I get to come in and work instead of wasting time talking about work.
     
  10. KJIM

    KJIM Well-Known Member

    You can say this about many, many other job industries as well.
     
  11. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    There ARE a hell of a lot of benefits to not living the 9-to-5 life. There's every possibilty you've convinced yourself otherwise.
     
  12. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    That's definitely true, it is possible I've convinced myself that not working weekends and nights, worrying less about job security -- is there a good paying, non 9-5 job with decent job security that is commonly held? -- and not devoting my adult years to covering children's games is good for me. All possible...
     
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