How does poker affect your work?

That’s the secret to keeping it from messing with your head. If you treat poker as a serious hobby and keep your ego in check, it actually becomes "mental training" for your career

I think poker and work should be kept separate. Work is obviously the priority, since it’s what gives us stability and allows us to live comfortably, and thanks to that we can also play poker. Unless you only play freerolls, it’s important to manage your time well and treat each thing separately. When you’re very tired or stressed, it’s better not to force yourself to play just because you have free time. Poker should be played when you actually feel like it and when you can focus, without other distractions.

No way. I play after work and on weekends.

Well... I voted yes, but I don't know exactly how that would fit in today.

I don't believe poker ever interfered with my work, although it did interfere with my studies.

10+ years ago, I missed many, many classes to play poker all day, or at least when I wasn't working.

Currently, I have a small income from investments, and besides that, I earn money through poker. So, although it doesn't quite fit the question, I voted yes because it interfered with my studies.

When I should be doing paperwork

Yes, sometime this game made me MAD, when that happens, I'm out of the game for a week.