I am not sure how to name this thread, but it is job related. I have a more than a decent job that lets me pay for flight training. I am very happy to have that job, especially in such an economy. However, I am addicted to flying and aviation. The thing is, when I sit in front of a computer I cannot help looking up stuff related to aviation or reading an aviation magazine, and again constantly looking up stuff about aviation and just reading. This is all I do at work. My job is one of those jobs where you get a lot of down time (3 hours you really work, the rest you chill). So here is my problem. Recently, I started noticing some of my co-workers and my boss when walking through my cube they do a weird gesture or a hand signal at the computer. Sometimes they come close and wants to see what I am doing. They see something aviation related and puts a disappointing look. Today I felt like saying "why don't you mind your business, I never come and snoop around what you do." I got very defensive inside, because it's my passion, and I cannot stand it when people belittle me about it. I mean who knows if they talking about me "ah that guy is crazy, he is too much into aviation, he doesn't care about his job" etc. Truth be told, I like the job okay, I am not crazy for it. I look at it as a venue for flight training. I am free when I have enough hours, I need the job for training. No job, no flying. You understand my point. It might be bad habit to constantly look stuff up, when I should lay low and just stay cool. But I get really annoyed at these people. I mean, there are days when I could literally bring in books and study, but I don't. Are they jealous because someday I might do something far cooler than what they do. I feel like wanting to make it as a pilot is such a cool thing that it surpasses what some of my co-workers wants to do for a career. Again I wonder, is it jealousy? It's driving me nuts, I am just annoyed at them. But I cannot let these people stop me from something that I loved ever since I was a kid. I am addicted to aviation like most of us here are, but I just feel lost to spend time on checking e-mails for the gazzilionth time or playing solitaire (which is considered to be acceptable behavior) Sorry about the long rant....I just cannot believe this, it is kind of outrageous..ah I will stop.