Topic: Who among you here is gambling at work? - page 19. (Read 7586 times)

I never gamble at work. when I work, I just focus on the office work that I do. I don't go to gambling. I don't even play social media or bitcointalk. except during lunch breaks, while eating in between breaks I briefly go online.

True, that's the most common incentive for people to gamble.

Unfortunately the most common outcome for gambling is to actually lose money.

So, a financial problem basically becomes worse when gambling.

We gamble because we're in need of more extra money other than entirely depending on our work. We're having busy times with our profession and also sliding some time for gambling, a well stable motion to always earn from the system. There's no urge other than printing your own money by yourself, its independence. Gambling is important for those that's acquainted with the system, they don't jeopardize their chances of winning, rather they're more eager to start earning from the system without following the gradual process.

At that kind of job, you will be urged to do things like gambling.
Before I was also working on a BPO company and I can say the impulse to try and gamble had always been on my mind. Luckily, our technician also did the same by installing a blocker on most of the websites that we don't use. Only employees with high ranks are the ones who could access other websites.
Still, as the technician resigned from the job and everyone can access everything again, it's back to having urges to gamble and I tried doing it during work time.

I think it was Freebitco.in where I first gambled at work. I was supposed to just claim the daily faucet but then the urge to try and double it came. This was way back in 201? I forgot the exact date, faucets were so easy at that time and they gave decent rewards, unlike now.
Back to gambling, yes, I tried playing dice there and buying lotto tickets and if I remember correctly, that's the only games available on their page.
Anyway, that's the first until Yobit came. The trading website with a gambling game inside. I gambled there too testing my luck while I am at work.
The wrong thing when we do this is, that we are so occupied with gambling that we forget our work, and then everything will pile up before you know it. I had a lot of backlog and all I could do was finish them all without filing overtime because it was all my fault for gambling at work.

Maintaining a professional image is more important than time lost. Border blurring can quickly spin out of control.

I think theres a little window for harmless fun, even in gambling, if done professionally and in moderation. Be balanced and know your office culture. If everyone agrees on a once-in-a-blue-moon team-building activity, it may truly make work fun. Still, moderation and consensus are necessary.

I cant stress enough how important it is to consider how gambling may be seen in the workplace. Keep it simple, open, and inclusive. Focus on avoiding misunderstandings and creating a welcoming environment. The companionship and sense of belonging boost our work lives, right?

If you are that someone who do have that control or having that opportunity while you are at work since you are the senior or head then you are lucky but if you are placed into those lower positions
on where you shouldnt really be that playing then it would really be that best that you should really be not that making such act because you are really that putting yourself at such risks on which you would really be putting up  your job into danger. If you are someone who do give out importance into your job then it would be best that you shouldnt gamble out on playing while you are at work.
It would really be better that you should really be waiting up on where you could really be able to make yourself vacant on which you arent risking something.
This is why you should really be that careful when it comes to this matter on which its never been ideal on doing gambling or playing on working hours.

It's very possible gambling too at some point serves for the purpose of remuneration aside entertainment for some persons, so for such people you don't make them feel like it's all wrong that they had to take out some time for the purpose of that which could give them extra funds, maybe such persons doesn't gamble often but for a particular time.

If you are such a person who can take out some time at their work place to gamble then you should know that you aught to be smart enough not to allow it become a problem to you at work because it can definitely be a source of distraction, it can aswell be a reason for some one who's very skeptical about gamblers to want to stereotype you to been irresponsible because they see that you do gamble which may definitely be very wrong so to avoid any of such around your place of especially if you have an employer, it's best not to gamble at work or if you must then be Smart enough not to get some persons to noticing it.

I used to gamble at my previous job where I was the head of IT in a SME and I decided there to give or restrict access to different users,it is a few months that I have changed job and I am a network administrator now but in here the sys admin has everything logged even wireless devices so not much to do and I simply can't otherwise I would have continued to place at least some sport bets in here.I don't regret anything though as I can gamble at home and I don't feel any urge to gamble at work or if I did I surely can find a way to do so.

As you can't control your emotions when you are already feeling the adrenaline, it's better to keep that separation and not to let yourself be dominate of your gambling participation, since you are at your work, and you are being paid you should provide all the time that you are earning from the company.

There's always the right time for your gambling. That's to keep the balance and not to let yourself be moved by your gambling desires. Those who are involved in these activities know that gambling is an uncontrollable activity most of the time. It can change your mode that might affect your job.

Yeah, absolutely.

I like to keep work and personal life extremely separated. If one gets compromised in any way, it won't affect the other.

The worse it can happen at a bad time in your work or personal life is to have another bad thing happening at your personal or work life because of it.

Keep things containerized and things will be simpler.

Personally I am not in favor when it comes to gambling at your job, no matter how harmless it may seem or how little time it could take from your activities and responsibilities at your job.

And this is because there must be a very clear separation between any activity that you do for the remuneration that you may receive, and an activity that you do for the entertainment value you get out of it, besides depending on the environment of the office at which you work, anything could be used against you to start some rumors, and gambling at work can be definitely used by those that do not like you to make it seem as if you are being irresponsible and unprofessional, and this could eventually get you fired.

Gamblers easily get along with other gamblers since they can easily share their experiences and strategies on how to be a successful bettor. For instance, during weekends, I and my friend analyze games together with the hope that we will win since we are both into sports betting. This has increased our bond over time. Any of us who wins sponsors the dinner night. This can be the same with colleagues who gamble. Sometimes at work they talk about their different bets, either win or lose and this can create camaraderie among them but that doesn`t justify gambling at work since the implication surpasses building friendships with co-gamblers at work.

Some jobs are so demanding that gambling while working can create stress and this can hinder the performance of the worker. The worker will show signs of laziness because he will spend more time completing a task than usual since part of the time was used for gambling. If the worker handles finance in the workplace, it becomes tempting to use the company`s funds to gamble.

I agree with this comparison. Indeed, at your work you are paid for getting the job done and the only guys paid for gambling are those streamers who play slots in their streams. If you are not one of them, stay away from gambling during your working hours. Concentrate on your job, make good money, and then gamble if you want during your leisure time.

That's how an addiction starts though.

First it is just a bit, only for fun. Then it gets very interesting and you spend more time on it.

Suddenly you are doing it every day.

Then all day, every day.

And usually at this point is where the gambler's money is gone.

One can consider gambling as a job if he works in a gambling company. For example, a gambling company has many employees who are ready to do anything to fulfill their duties because they will get paid for it. But if one himself gambles and earns some profit from it, then that gambling cannot be considered as work because it is not his profession, it is only a part of his fun. Work is that for which you will be paid with no possibility of loss. You get money by selling your work. In gambling you don't get paid you either lose or win money.

This is why I like some organizations with hard policy of no allowing workers to use phone when on duty, some don't allow their workers to received phone calls when at work and I think it's because of these small problems. Unless you are the type of person that runs a digital kind of work, your phone will only be a distraction to you and you wouldn't be able to do much. Just imagine been caught red handed for gambling at a banking place when you are supposed to be attending to customers and clearing of tellers, no doubt you will lose that job.

If you want to keep your job, stay away from gambling at offices, if you want to be respected stay away from gambling if you are in important places like Church, Mosque and other important gathering. This in fact made me to remember one guy that was sitting close to me when I was traveling for a journey, he played a bet and he didn't win, lost all the money. It was discovered that he used the company money to gamble. I didn't know the end of the story because we weren't going the same location but I'm sure he will be fired for tempering with company money.

I can relate. Work tires us out, so we wanna have some fun on breaks.  A little betting or gambling here and there livens things up and gives us a rush.  but we gotta be real careful it don't get outta hand. and  A few bets are fine, but if we start thinking 'bout gambling all day or spending too much money, that ain't good.  We gotta keep our eyes on the prize - putting in an honest days work and having enough left over to enjoy our free time.  As long as we keep things balanced a little gambling can be a nice distraction.  But we can't let it become our whole life and get us off track from what really matters.  Moderation and self-control are key.  As long as we stay focused when working, we earn those good times.

In this case, I have nothing against the fact that you play when all the work is completed. Ultimately, people are not robots and they also want to relax a little during working hours. It will even affect our mood a little. The main thing is that it is not bad after we see that we have lost a big bet online and not to shout or be rude to the client to whom we provide services. I wouldn’t even want to bet big at work, because I want to be more focused on this process, and even if I lose, I’ll tell myself that it wasn’t because I was at work and wasn’t concentrated.

We can make money from gambling and doing that at work is another way for us to test our passion for gambling. It all depends on what can of job we are doing that would be make it easier for us to gamble at work. Not everybody can gamble at there place of duty except we have a free period like up to an hour that would favour us to make quick bets so we can make extra profits if we are lucky enough or have the strategy that would aid winnings for us. Gambling at duty might not be easy for those of us that are doing strenuous jobs not having the time to check our phones or bet.

I disagree. Gambling, being more of a recreational activity should be done when you’re free, less busy and relaxed. The average employee in the workplace is certainly not free and not even close to being relaxed while at work. My opinion; work hours should be left for work related stuff.
Trying to do anything else aside your tasks could be distracting and one could end up messing up on the tasks that had been assigned to that employee.

People generally play in hopes of winning some money. So if one doesn’t play for the money, why gamble? The thrill of giving away your money to the casino wouldn’t feel so good.