<p>The experiences of pleasure and discomfort in the work of a group of soccer referees were described, this based on the psychodynamic and clinical theory of work, which addresses the definition of pleasure, discomfort, suffering and defense strategies and relates them to the sports profession. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview was carried out with six participants from a social corporation, the recording of which was transcribed and analyzed using the content analysis technique. In relation to the results and conclusions, we learned that the causes of pleasure and discomfort are due to exogenous and endogenous factors to work as such, such as recognition and dismissal, these causes include experiences and symptoms, which can lead to pathologies, To avoid this, the subject creates defense strategies that reduce discomfort. A great contribution of the research is evidenced in the resignification of experiences by the participants, which means that verbalization is a good treatment for those conscious discomforts.</p>