I liked poker until I made it a job. I liked programming more before it was a job, and yeah jobs can take some of the fun out of things, but my taste for poker changed much more dramatically than it did for programming when it was made a job.

Some people are more cut out for poker as a job than others are, but these seem to be the minority -- very few people seem to make it work for the long haul.

as for OP: It's absurdly irresponsible to make poker your job until you have a long standing track record of winning at a pace you need. Start with it as a hobby.