Final result of the poll
64.8% says they don't gamble at work, and 26.8% says they gamble at work, that was coming from 71 users who voted.
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Topic: Who among you here is gambling at work? (Read 7586 times)
They don't have to evaluate things on how much gambling has affected the life of their employees. Man, they just want to keep it simple, that's why a company create a rules for employees to follow, and every rules there's always a consequences of the action, and I think in most companies, if you got caught gambling at work, that means suspension, or worse termination, so it's better to avoid that as they always implement the rules to protect the interest of the company.
Why? Simply why would someone get a fired of strict warning from the boss? I dont use company funds to gamble. I am 200% sure that in corporate rules or in labor contract it is not stated "no gambling at work". That is only corporate etiquette, that if someone gamble at work, he should not interfere others work or company, and dont attract employees attention. If you were my boss and fire me because I gamble on my mobile during free time or no-work at work, I would sued you for invasion of personal space or comfort zone. Like nullama said, this is the same as scrolling social media. No one gets fired for reading news or drinking coffee at work, so why would I get if I gamble when others are not working also?
Well, theoretically you are right that no labour law says that you cannot gamble at free time in the office or while at work. But the problem is that one you start to gamble at work, your mind will remain in gambling even after the game is over.
I can give you an example of this. Let's suppose you decide to gamble in the break at office. You had a 30 mins break and you gamble in it and lost some money. Now for the rest of the day, this loss will remain as a burden in your mind, your mood and emotions might be affected from it and thus this will result in your low productivity in the office. However this is not covered in any law because the law does not cover the behavior.
So the bosses may not terminate you if you are gambling at work, but if they know, they will keep a keen eye on your performance and may issue a warning if they find the work mismanagement on his side.
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You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
Interesting.
I would have never guessed so.
In my mind I think that the most common type of gambler is the one that has a low paying job, and goes gambling to try to escape that rat race as they don't see any other way out.
If they are unemployed, then I don't know where they would get the money to gamble with.
And yes, some low paid employees with very poor management skills would also wanna walk down this road because their income level is relatively lower than their expectations and can't cover all the expenses, so they'd also wanna gamble to multiply their income...
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You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
Interesting.
I would have never guessed so.
In my mind I think that the most common type of gambler is the one that has a low paying job, and goes gambling to try to escape that rat race as they don't see any other way out.
If they are unemployed, then I don't know where they would get the money to gamble with.
And yes, some low paid employees with very poor management skills would also wanna walk down this road because their income level is relatively lower than their expectations and can't cover all the expenses, so they'd also wanna gamble to multiply their income...
From my own opinion, I think one can get fired if he uses a company funds for gambling, the company pays it's workers and you don't have to gamble with their money for any reason unless they borrowed money from the company and squander it on gamble. Gamble is actually not meant for something you use borrow money for...
If they gamble by borrowing funds from the company, they will obviously be fired if their superiors find out, but if they gamble during work breaks, it may not interfere with their work because they know the time to play, but it still has an impact from gambling at work. that's very bad because a gambler when they are enjoying playing they will lose track of time. And a gambler who forces himself to gamble
So they lend money to companies because they have a very big addiction and curiosity so they force themselves to borrow. Because if a gambler who only enjoys entertainment may not force themselves, they will consider that if there is no capital, they will most likely not play gambling games.
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You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
Interesting.
I would have never guessed so.
In my mind I think that the most common type of gambler is the one that has a low paying job, and goes gambling to try to escape that rat race as they don't see any other way out.
If they are unemployed, then I don't know where they would get the money to gamble with.
You're right, It's interesting because who would have thought that whoever else is unemployed, they are the ones who become addicted to gambling? after all, they will become really addicted because they give all their time and attention to gambling, they have nothing else to worry about because they don't have jobs. If you ask where do they get the money? most of them are strategic, they will ask for money from acquaintances and then they will increase the money they asked for, when it is all used up, they will do the begging strategy again and again, I have experienced something like that because I have a cousin who does that, they have the face to gamble but there is no source of income, then when they win, they acted like a one time big time millionaire, they don't even think of saving the money they win from gambling, instead they spend all of it again on gambling.
I would never do that. I know our computers have restrictions but still I won't be a pest to make a problem for myself by gambling at work. Let's be real, when we are at working hours we should only do what is meant to be done. Gambling at work should never even be an idea because we have our spare time at home and we can use that to gamble without anyone having to know our bad habits.
Also, we should not be jeopardizing our jobs that lets us feed our family or else they will hate us if we lose it and cannot provide for the family.
Also, we should not be jeopardizing our jobs that lets us feed our family or else they will hate us if we lose it and cannot provide for the family.
Cant imagine what you do at work when you have done all available work, but working day isnt over yet?
Tell me, what you during such periods? Dont tell me that you only work from the start and till the end of your working day. Nobody would ever believe in that. I will never believe that nobody ever used his working computer for personal purpose, whether it be checking personal email or weather forecast. I am somehow suspect that you have written some of your posts from working computer. 
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You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
You're right. But have you observed that most of the people who are most likely to get addicted to gambling are those who are unemployed?
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
Interesting.
I would have never guessed so.
In my mind I think that the most common type of gambler is the one that has a low paying job, and goes gambling to try to escape that rat race as they don't see any other way out.
If they are unemployed, then I don't know where they would get the money to gamble with.
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Indeed, different people have their own perspective or preferences of what fun and excitement is all about.
For some, it could be engaging in friendly arguments or conversation with colleagues at work, some would consider going on Facebook to look at their newsfeed and some would rather log in to their online gambling site to make a few bets. So it's just simply a matter of preference.
Indeed, different people have their own perspective or preferences of what fun and excitement is all about.
For some, it could be engaging in friendly arguments or conversation with colleagues at work, some would consider going on Facebook to look at their newsfeed and some would rather log in to their online gambling site to make a few bets. So it's just simply a matter of preference.
Yeah, absolutely.
The main thing to consider though is that there is a considerable amount of people that might get addicted to gambling, so in that case it might be a bit different to, say, chatting with coworkers.
But yeah, as long as the activity is under control, and it doesn't affect the rest of the day, then gambling at work is no different than social media scrolling, which can also be an addiction to some people by the way...
Those who are unemployed are the ones who mostly views gambling as a source of income and a way for them to make some some money in order to fund their daily needs. And we're very much aware that those who view gambling as an only source of income are the ones that are more likely to get addicted than people who already have jobs.
Employed folks who gamble would either view gambling as an alternate source of income or just strictly as a way to have fun and relieve stress and these set of people rarely suffer from addiction.
From my own opinion, I think one can get fired if he uses a company funds for gambling, the company pays it's workers and you don't have to gamble with their money for any reason unless they borrowed money from the company and squander it on gamble. Gamble is actually not meant for something you use borrow money for...
Any individual that temper with companies funds will get fired regardless of if he use the money and makes profits from it. That type of risk is something no individual should be doing as you can win or lose from gambling and as gambling isn't a form of investment that you can have some hope that the money that you're going to invest isn't going to get lost. Companies funds should only be use for the purpose that the money was kept for and not used in gambling.
If you have free time in the office you can use it for gambling as free time are for resting or entertainment and gambling is a form of entertainment. If you're the type of individual that the outcome of your bets influence you too much that when you lose it'll affect your relationship with your colleague then it'll not be wise to gamble at your work place but wait until you leave the office before you gamble.
I would never do that. I know our computers have restrictions but still I won't be a pest to make a problem for myself by gambling at work. Let's be real, when we are at working hours we should only do what is meant to be done. Gambling at work should never even be an idea because we have our spare time at home and we can use that to gamble without anyone having to know our bad habits.
Also, we should not be jeopardizing our jobs that lets us feed our family or else they will hate us if we lose it and cannot provide for the family.
Also, we should not be jeopardizing our jobs that lets us feed our family or else they will hate us if we lose it and cannot provide for the family.
They don't have to evaluate things on how much gambling has affected the life of their employees. Man, they just want to keep it simple, that's why a company create a rules for employees to follow, and every rules there's always a consequences of the action, and I think in most companies, if you got caught gambling at work, that means suspension, or worse termination, so it's better to avoid that as they always implement the rules to protect the interest of the company.
Why? Simply why would someone get a fired of strict warning from the boss? I dont use company funds to gamble. I am 200% sure that in corporate rules or in labor contract it is stated "no gambling at work". That is only corporate etiquette, that if someone gamble at work, he should not interfere others work or company, and dont attract employees attention. If you were my boss and fire me because I gamble on my mobile during free time or no-work at work, I would sued you for invasion of personal space or comfort zone. Like nullama said, this is the same as scrolling social media. No one gets fired for reading news or drinking coffee at work, so why would I get if I gamble when others are not working also?
Absolutely agree with you. Even if your boss sees you gambling in the workplace for the first time you will be reprimanded, plus you may be penalized by forfeiture of part of your salary. If you continue to gamble during working hours after the reprimand, you can be dismissed. If you gamble on your own time, for example on your day off, your boss has no right to tell you what to do, as it is not within his competence.
Why? Simply why would someone get a fired of strict warning from the boss? I dont use company funds to gamble. I am 200% sure that in corporate rules or in labor contract it is stated "no gambling at work". That is only corporate etiquette, that if someone gamble at work, he should not interfere others work or company, and dont attract employees attention. If you were my boss and fire me because I gamble on my mobile during free time or no-work at work, I would sued you for invasion of personal space or comfort zone. Like nullama said, this is the same as scrolling social media. No one gets fired for reading news or drinking coffee at work, so why would I get if I gamble when others are not working also?
From my own opinion, I think one can get fired if he uses a company funds for gambling, the company pays it's workers and you don't have to gamble with their money for any reason unless they borrowed money from the company and squander it on gamble. Gamble is actually not meant for something you use borrow money for...Most likely yes as you said that they will definitely be fired from the company or even they can also be sued and bring this case to the authorities and be held responsible for compensation. But for the problem of consequences, in my opinion, it depends on the company too, because usually the company will give a warning first, but it also depends on how serious the case is or means that if for example the amount of money that is misused is not too large then maybe they will only be warned but if for example the amount is very large and really harms the company's finances then obviously they will definitely be fired.
They don't have to evaluate things on how much gambling has affected the life of their employees. Man, they just want to keep it simple, that's why a company create a rules for employees to follow, and every rules there's always a consequences of the action, and I think in most companies, if you got caught gambling at work, that means suspension, or worse termination, so it's better to avoid that as they always implement the rules to protect the interest of the company.
Why? Simply why would someone get a fired of strict warning from the boss? I dont use company funds to gamble. I am 200% sure that in corporate rules or in labor contract it is stated "no gambling at work". That is only corporate etiquette, that if someone gamble at work, he should not interfere others work or company, and dont attract employees attention. If you were my boss and fire me because I gamble on my mobile during free time or no-work at work, I would sued you for invasion of personal space or comfort zone. Like nullama said, this is the same as scrolling social media. No one gets fired for reading news or drinking coffee at work, so why would I get if I gamble when others are not working also?
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if I hire an engineer to install the Internet for me and when he is installing it the only thing the technician or engineer does is be glued to the phone, whether playing or something like that, it is something that would bother me, and I also think that, as you say, in a slot machine game, roulette requires concentration, and the slightest kind of lack of concentration can lead to money being lost.
So it is better to separate the two different activities. if I hire an engineer to install the Internet for me and when he is installing it the only thing the technician or engineer does is be glued to the phone, whether playing or something like that, it is something that would bother me, and I also think that, as you say, in a slot machine game, roulette requires concentration, and the slightest kind of lack of concentration can lead to money being lost.
If you can do good time management between work, play and other time it will not interfere with either one.
Everything will go well according to the time that has been determined.
A person sometimes can't manage their time, everything is mixed up and in the end there will only be one activity that stands out more.
I always follow the work schedule that I make, so it will not be too complicated and does not result in the main work or others.
Yes, you are absolutely right, well I think something, when we always focus on doing things better, we have to see things from the most optimal point of view, for example we have Many things in our Work, it is better to Dedicate ourselves well at work Until you solve everything and look good, than doing both things at the same time and no matter how bad your luck it can happen that you lose both, that is something that would be very sad, in gambling it is Easier to lose , in a job it is a sure thing , it is money that arrives every 15 or every last, and that is what can very Well give the money Necessary to be calm, money that is safe while the casino is somewhat insecure, it is something that we have nothing like an income , we cannot trust that it is Income , those are the things that the Person must evaluate.
In simple words, better to weight things out, like what you said in gambling its easy to lose and move forward while at work where you are earning your main source of funds it's not easy to let go if you lose your job, and for sure it will affects everything both relationships and financial capabilites, it's always best to focus from what is important then the liesure you can always take that on your free time.
Don't compromise if you can't control your emotions, it will affects your decision making when something bothers you, so while working give everything and dedicate your focus then take time for entertainment when you are already done doing your obligation and you are already outside your work.
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if I hire an engineer to install the Internet for me and when he is installing it the only thing the technician or engineer does is be glued to the phone, whether playing or something like that, it is something that would bother me, and I also think that, as you say, in a slot machine game, roulette requires concentration, and the slightest kind of lack of concentration can lead to money being lost.
So it is better to separate the two different activities. if I hire an engineer to install the Internet for me and when he is installing it the only thing the technician or engineer does is be glued to the phone, whether playing or something like that, it is something that would bother me, and I also think that, as you say, in a slot machine game, roulette requires concentration, and the slightest kind of lack of concentration can lead to money being lost.
If you can do good time management between work, play and other time it will not interfere with either one.
Everything will go well according to the time that has been determined.
A person sometimes can't manage their time, everything is mixed up and in the end there will only be one activity that stands out more.
I always follow the work schedule that I make, so it will not be too complicated and does not result in the main work or others.
Yes, you are absolutely right, well I think something, when we always focus on doing things better, we have to see things from the most optimal point of view, for example we have Many things in our Work, it is better to Dedicate ourselves well at work Until you solve everything and look good, than doing both things at the same time and no matter how bad your luck it can happen that you lose both, that is something that would be very sad, in gambling it is Easier to lose , in a job it is a sure thing , it is money that arrives every 15 or every last, and that is what can very Well give the money Necessary to be calm, money that is safe while the casino is somewhat insecure, it is something that we have nothing like an income , we cannot trust that it is Income , those are the things that the Person must evaluate.
They don't have to evaluate things on how much gambling has affected the life of their employees. Man, they just want to keep it simple, that's why a company create a rules for employees to follow, and every rules there's always a consequences of the action, and I think in most companies, if you got caught gambling at work, that means suspension, or worse termination, so it's better to avoid that as they always implement the rules to protect the interest of the company.
Why? Simply why would someone get a fired of strict warning from the boss? I dont use company funds to gamble. I am 200% sure that in corporate rules or in labor contract it is not stated "no gambling at work". That is only corporate etiquette, that if someone gamble at work, he should not interfere others work or company, and dont attract employees attention. If you were my boss and fire me because I gamble on my mobile during free time or no-work at work, I would sued you for invasion of personal space or comfort zone. Like nullama said, this is the same as scrolling social media. No one gets fired for reading news or drinking coffee at work, so why would I get if I gamble when others are not working also?
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Indeed, different people have their own perspective or preferences of what fun and excitement is all about.
For some, it could be engaging in friendly arguments or conversation with colleagues at work, some would consider going on Facebook to look at their newsfeed and some would rather log in to their online gambling site to make a few bets. So it's just simply a matter of preference.
Indeed, different people have their own perspective or preferences of what fun and excitement is all about.
For some, it could be engaging in friendly arguments or conversation with colleagues at work, some would consider going on Facebook to look at their newsfeed and some would rather log in to their online gambling site to make a few bets. So it's just simply a matter of preference.
Yeah, absolutely.
The main thing to consider though is that there is a considerable amount of people that might get addicted to gambling, so in that case it might be a bit different to, say, chatting with coworkers.
But yeah, as long as the activity is under control, and it doesn't affect the rest of the day, then gambling at work is no different than social media scrolling, which can also be an addiction to some people by the way...
I think that when they gamble, their main goal is to make money, double their money or win, it's only natural that many of them become addicted to gambling because their own hopes are wrong. Gambling is a game that can provide profits if you are lucky, this game also carries risks such as losing money which is certain and addiction is a disease with other bad effects when addiction occurs.
Well, that's what's wrong, why should they get emotional when the money they bet on is lost? even though in reality defeat or losing money in gambling is certain, therefore we should be able to accept defeat well, not worrying about defeat is the key to preventing big losses, because when losing money causes our emotions to rise then it is very likely that this will happen. is a big loss... with this, gambling should only be done in your free time, because gambling must also be played with a calm mood, don't let us get carried away when gambling, that's not right.
Well, that's what's wrong, why should they get emotional when the money they bet on is lost? even though in reality defeat or losing money in gambling is certain, therefore we should be able to accept defeat well, not worrying about defeat is the key to preventing big losses, because when losing money causes our emotions to rise then it is very likely that this will happen. is a big loss... with this, gambling should only be done in your free time, because gambling must also be played with a calm mood, don't let us get carried away when gambling, that's not right.
so it is also difficult to assume when talking about gambling, we must be prepared for the possibilities that the money we put in can win or lose to avoid emotional discomfort. It also affects a person if we are emotionally unstable because we can make decisions that we don't think about carefully. I'm not saying that we shouldn't be afraid, because it's normal if we feel that way, but we should be aware of what might happen so that it won't affect us as badly once the unexpected things happens.
Indeed, when we are in an emotional state, there are bound to be actions that are taken haphazardly, not considered beforehand and not thought through carefully, because it is the emotion that drives it. we just need to be aware by being able to see the conditions around us, the surrounding atmosphere can determine the gambling we do, I myself gamble when I'm alone because I really want to enjoy the sensation that is involved.
Most people who are addicted to gambling during their breaks often gamble at work because they already have a habit or addiction that they cannot stop. It is true that gambling really interferes with the productivity of an employee's performance because at that time he has to use his time to rest properly, but with this bad habit the gambler actually uses his rest time to gamble and maybe this is actually not recommended because after he has to go back to work he has very tired and performance will definitely be disrupted. And in the end, as you said, he received sanctions or was expelled from the company.
Like gambling is the only thing that a person can be tired from. It will be stupid if employer fires someone because he gambles from time to time at work. If employee spends whole day gambling instead of working then this one thing. But if employee gambles today for 10 minutes, few day ago did the same, and plans to gamble gamble on Friday for 20min, firing him just for that, when it takes time to find replacement, months to teach new employee, wait till he passes successfully probationary period. Will it really be that wise? If a former employee that gambles during work makes not harm for a company.
All gamblers will not feel bored when carrying out gambling activities because there are many factors that support this, one of which is addiction, but there are also gamblers who feel bored with gambling because they don't really like it and
If he is just trying to go there out of curiosity and if that person has got the results, then from here he has the right to determine whether he will continue or is just looking for entertainment.
Maybe what you said is true, it is impossible for an employer to immediately fire his subordinates just for gambling as long as it does not affect performance productivity during working hours, but if the employee's gambling also creates new problems for him that are related to his work, this requires sanctions or punishment so that the employee can maximize his work. because it is better to hire people who really want to work than to hire people who only want to work.
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