????41歲的喬?拉波索是游戲《星佳城市》（CityVille）的質(zhì)檢主管，這款游戲由社交游戲公司Zynga開發(fā)，玩家可在游戲中運(yùn)作管理一座虛擬城市。拉波索帶領(lǐng)團(tuán)隊(duì)為這款熱門的社交游戲排查故障之余還有一份非比尋常的“第二職業(yè)”：擔(dān)任Lagwagon樂隊(duì)的貝斯手。這支來自南加州的朋克樂隊(duì)擁有7張錄音專輯，粉絲忠實(shí)，巡演不斷。（他和樂隊(duì)最近剛剛從長達(dá)一個(gè)月的歐洲巡演歸來。）

????這個(gè)土生土長的硅谷人曾經(jīng)在世嘉（Sega）、索尼（Sony）和美國藝電（Electronic Arts）從事過游戲測試工作。他在90年代的時(shí)候加入過數(shù)支朋克樂隊(duì)，并在2010年加盟Lagwagon樂隊(duì)，頂替剛剛退出的貝斯手。他分別所屬的兩個(gè)世界，可能會(huì)在本月進(jìn)行一次比較正式的激情碰撞。拉波索正在與他所在的另一支樂隊(duì)King City商量，打算趁公司下班后，在Zynga公司的草坪上舉辦他們的首場小型現(xiàn)場演出。拉波索抽空接受了《財(cái)富》雜志（Fortune ）專訪，就如何在全職工作與激情愛好之間保持平衡發(fā)表了自己的看法，并描述了堅(jiān)固兩者帶來的種種益處。

????《財(cái)富》：有些人擁有穩(wěn)定工作，同時(shí)又渴望做其它事情，而這些事情又比較耗時(shí)，你對這些人有什么建議？

????喬?拉波索：首先一條是找一家理解你的公司。我之所以喜歡Zynga的工作，就是因?yàn)橹灰阕龅氖掠袆?chuàng)意，他們就真心實(shí)意地支持你，呵護(hù)你。然后，你要協(xié)調(diào)兩者的關(guān)系，既要同時(shí)兼顧兩份工作，又要雙雙獲得成績。

????另外還有一個(gè)基本要素，要做好辭職的心理準(zhǔn)備。這并不容易做到。只有某一類人才能做到（兩者兼顧）。并非每個(gè)人都能做到這一點(diǎn)，它絕對不適合心理脆弱的人。所以，如果打算這么干，最好做好準(zhǔn)備，因?yàn)樗^非易事。但是如果你果真能做到這一點(diǎn)，將處處是鮮花。

????這似乎是一個(gè)艱難的抉擇。

????這曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)艱難的決定。我并不想讓公司認(rèn)為我的心已經(jīng)不在那兒了。人們很容易產(chǎn)生這樣的聯(lián)想。我曾經(jīng)在得到工作時(shí)告訴對方我想做音樂，結(jié)果我沒能成為全職員工，因?yàn)樗麄冇X得“這家伙沒打算呆在這兒。他定不下來。”

????一開始，我真的很猶豫要不要告訴公司我想?yún)⒓友惭荨Ｎ艺娴暮ε绿岢鲆蟆５俏业呐颜f服了我，讓我知道自己別無選擇。是她給了我信心，我終于找到老板，提出自己的想法。當(dāng)我如愿以償時(shí)，她給予了全力支持，她為我興奮，為我感到高興。

????Joe Raposo, 41, works for Zynga as the quality assurance lead on the game CityVille, which lets players run and develop a virtual metropolis. But when Raposo is not leading a team that finds and fixes bugs in the popular social game, he's got an uncommon moonlighting gig: Raposo is the bassist for Lagwagon, a Southern California punk band with seven studio albums, a loyal following and a regular touring schedule. (He and the band recently returned from a month-long European tour.)

????The Silicon Valley native has held video game testing jobs at Sega, Sony (SNE) and Electronic Arts (ERTS). Playing in several punk bands during the 90s, he joined Lagwagon in 2010 to replace its departing bassist. His two worlds may collide more formally this month. Rasposo and his other band King City are in talks to play their first gig on the Zynga (ZNGA) campus during a company happy hour.

????Raposo took some time to talk to Fortune about balancing the pursuit of both a full-time career and an outside passion, and the advantages of doing both.

????What's your advice to those who have steady jobs, but are also tempted to do other time-consuming things?

????First rule is just to get with a company that understands your situation. I love working at Zynga because they really support anything you do on the creative side, and they nurture that. Then come to some sort of agreement where you're able to do both and be productive at both.

????You have to be ready to quit a job, basically. And that's a hard thing to do. It takes a certain type of person [to pursue both]. It's not for everybody and it's definitely not for the faint of heart. So if you're going to do this, you better be ready because it's not the easiest thing to do. But if you can, there are great rewards all the way around.

????It sounds like a difficult conversation.

????It was a hard decision. I didn't want them to think my commitment wasn't there anymore. And it's easy for people to think that way. I've had jobs before where I've told them I wanted to do music, and I didn't get opportunities to become a full-time employee because they thought, "This guy is just never going to be here. He's going to be a flake."

????At first, I was really hesitant to tell work that I wanted to tour. I was really scared to ask. But my girlfriend convinced me that I had to do it. So she gave me the confidence to go to my manager and ask. And when I finally did, she was super receptive about it. And she was stoked and happy for me.