Gambling and Reputation

[Mahanton]

Where I live it wouldn't be a big deal if a, let's say, a student saw me in a casino. Professional groups like teachers, doctors, or lawyers don't make a big deal out of it since it's legal. If they saw me in a brothel it would be pretty much the same. Maybe if they saw me in a brothel and I had a wife it would become an popular rumor, but they wouldn't fire me because of it.

In modern societies gambling is seen more like smoking. Many people don't smoke and don't like smokers but you don't fire people because they're heavy smokers.

Depends on a certain person because there are individuals which are really that too sensitive when it comes on other peoples views or they dont really like that they would be looking bad
in front of many people or even if its his/her students,which basically means that this is situation.Even myself wont really be that too confident on letting others see on what im doing
but there are times which i dont really care as long it do makes me happy then this do what matter the most.
Dont mind other peoples words and views and just do on what things you do want to do, its your money not theirs.

[Hispo]

Here in my country it would not be a problem it is just about occasional gambling, the worse case scenario it would be just a little bit of gossip if someone catches you on the slots, unless the job itself has to do with religion or money managing.

In the case of problem gambling, then it could indeed damage one's reputation as professional, not much but it would close some doors ahead in the career, specially if it became obvious for people around the workplace. In general, though, some ocasional betting is not problem, people commonly do it during football world cups, in that case there is no need to hide it.

[Oceat]

We are in 21st-century bro, no one cares about you as long as you do your work right and don't allow four gambling activities to affect your job. I don't think there is any we're in your terms and conditions in your employment letter where it is stated that you can not partake in such activities and if that be the case you will have to face a panel if you are discovered to be a gambler.

I still think this is a thing to others especially for those religious people who believe such gambling is a bad idea and we can't do anything about it. No matter what you do there are people that will always have something to say so... If you don't want to ruin your happiness, just ignore the eff out of them and maybe next time you should try to discreet your movement especially in public where people can see you. It will affect your whole career if someone was going to destroy you just because you gamble for entertainment. I'm sure if a professional lawyer was being called like that they have some explanation about it.

[nullama]

Where I live it wouldn't be a big deal if a, let's say, a student saw me in a casino. Professional groups like teachers, doctors, or lawyers don't make a big deal out of it since it's legal. If they saw me in a brothel it would be pretty much the same. Maybe if they saw me in a brothel and I had a wife it would become an popular rumor, but they wouldn't fire me because of it.

In modern societies gambling is seen more like smoking. Many people don't smoke and don't like smokers but you don't fire people because they're heavy smokers.

Sure, you probably won't get fired, but the relationship with your students might be different after they see you.

They had an idea in their heads and then seeing you there, or smoking, etc, changes that perception.

I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing, but they will see you differently.

[X-ray]

I don't think recreational gambling will cause a loss of reputation. People need to have fun every once in a while and reduce their stress. If a person is a fierce gambler and only thinks about gambling of course he is not respected. But the fact that people with teaching-style professions gamble worries families. This is unacceptable for families who entrust their children to teachers. Nobody wants people who are educators to gamble.

There would always be people who feel skeptical with the gamblers. This is unavoidable. It's caused by once these people know if you are gamblers and they will marked you forever. I do agree that if this is personal decision you can't make others who dislike you to be like you.
I think that this is risk when you are become a gambler. There will be some who didn't care with what you are doing and there are others who care about that and marked you as a gambler then your reputation got harmed.

[harizen]

I don't think recreational gambling will cause a loss of reputation. People need to have fun every once in a while and reduce their stress.

Unfortunately, it can't be applied to all professions even if these people are just gambling for fun and reducing stress.

For example, people saw a politician gambling in a casino or any gambling-related establishment. The first impression is surely negative since there will be speculations that the money used in gambling is intended for the public even in reality the politician is just taking a break or having a bit of fun after heavy work and using their own money to gamble.

To conclude, if a profession is highly recognized and seems sensitive, always keep in mind that gambling might be a big issue if others saw them doing that, especially in a public place like a physical casino.

[Bitinity]

We are in 21st-century bro, no one cares about you as long as you do your work right and don't allow four gambling activities to affect your job. I don't think there is any we're in your terms and conditions in your employment letter where it is stated that you can not partake in such activities and if that be the case you will have to face a panel if you are discovered to be a gambler.

Even though we are in the 21st-century, the fact is that there are still many countries where gambling is illegal and the people think about it negatively. Simple example is in my country, aside that gambling is a crime based on the law, gambling is also a sin by most religion. This is why gambling activity may affect our reputation in my country especially someone is a well-known person in where they live. People will think about him/her negatively regardless how good he/she as general person in the community.

[ethereumhunter]

Where I live it wouldn't be a big deal if a, let's say, a student saw me in a casino. Professional groups like teachers, doctors, or lawyers don't make a big deal out of it since it's legal. If they saw me in a brothel it would be pretty much the same. Maybe if they saw me in a brothel and I had a wife it would become an popular rumor, but they wouldn't fire me because of it.

In modern societies gambling is seen more like smoking. Many people don't smoke and don't like smokers but you don't fire people because they're heavy smokers.

Sure, you probably won't get fired, but the relationship with your students might be different after they see you.

They had an idea in their heads and then seeing you there, or smoking, etc, changes that perception.

I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing, but they will see you differently.

Or maybe it will make them think that they can also play gambling, smoke, or go to a brothel even though they are not yet categorized as adults who can be responsible for what they do, even though many adults themselves cannot be responsible. But still, it will make the people around you who see you gamble will think a lot of things and most of them will not reveal it directly to you. Yes, I agree it can change their perception of us and if you feel okay, you can keep gambling or something.

[makishart]

We are in 21st-century bro, no one cares about you as long as you do your work right and don't allow four gambling activities to affect your job. I don't think there is any we're in your terms and conditions in your employment letter where it is stated that you can not partake in such activities and if that be the case you will have to face a panel if you are discovered to be a gambler.

Even though we are in the 21st-century, the fact is that there are still many countries where gambling is illegal and the people think about it negatively. Simple example is in my country, aside that gambling is a crime based on the law, gambling is also a sin by most religion. This is why gambling activity may affect our reputation in my country especially someone is a well-known person in where they live. People will think about him/her negatively regardless how good he/she as general person in the community.

No doubt about that. Mostly in the third world countries people are still seeing gambling as a criminal activities and they were doing discrimination to the someone who already caught played gambling. that's quite different with developed countries where people didn't care so much about what others did as long as the activity didn't disturbing others. that's why mostly of gamblers in third world countries have bad reputation compared when it was living in the developed countries.

[bekti3]

I don't think recreational gambling will cause a loss of reputation. People need to have fun every once in a while and reduce their stress. If a person is a fierce gambler and only thinks about gambling of course he is not respected. But the fact that people with teaching-style professions gamble worries families. This is unacceptable for families who entrust their children to teachers. Nobody wants people who are educators to gamble.

For some areas and countries that are quite free, it might be possible but for some countries that are strict with rules and here maybe my country, including being a gambler, will definitely be labeled as one of the people who can be said to have failed and their reputation has been affected.
Even though we don't say it explicitly but from a few glances and talking behind our backs it is clear that we will be considered as people who do have a bad reputation when gambling.

[lalabotax]

I disagree that in 21 century people don't care about gambling. Gambling is still a taboo in many culture - many society still disapproves gambler.
People don't trust a gambler and sometime - the gamblor too takes an advantage of time and funds.
Had I to decide. I would not have gamblor on board.

You are right. People still care about gambling in many places until now, and people view gambling as a taboo. I guess in your place, gambling is still taboo, too. For everyone who comes from a place that the society still thinks gambling is taboo, better to not tell anyone about your gambling activities. It will risk you to tell your neighbor about your gambling activities. Even, it is not necessary to tell your family, too.

[goaldigger]

I disagree that in 21 century people don't care about gambling. Gambling is still a taboo in many culture - many society still disapproves gambler.
People don't trust a gambler and sometime - the gamblor too takes an advantage of time and funds.
Had I to decide. I would not have gamblor on board.

You are right. People still care about gambling in many places until now, and people view gambling as a taboo. I guess in your place, gambling is still taboo, too. For everyone who comes from a place that the society still thinks gambling is taboo, better to not tell anyone about your gambling activities. It will risk you to tell your neighbor about your gambling activities. Even, it is not necessary to tell your family, too.

Even if there’s a lot of ways to gamble now, many still believe that gambling is a bad activities and in my country many still believes on this so better not to expose your activities especially if you are a professionals since it might affect your career if ever. There’s a law that prohibits government employees though to involve in gambling, I don’t know if this is also available in other country, but in my country they are strictly following such law or else they’ll face dismissal.

[BitDane]

You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.

I don't need to explain anything to people.  I know what I am doing and explaining them about my personal activities seems off to me.  Besides, I do not have to prove myself to them since they don't bother proving their point of view towards me.  I just let them think whatever they think is right and just prove myself through actions since it speaks better that words.

[Kasabus]

You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.

Considering the said facts above, I can still consider myself a professional teacher or lawyer because I only seek gambling for entertainment. There's no harm in my reputation for that because it's just a past time, it's not like that I'm so addicted towards gambling. The students are the ones who will be questioned why they are in the casino or gambling houses, they can't know that I'm gambling if they weren't there. Right?

[Finestream]

You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.

Gambling is no longer illegal these days, so expect that a lot of people even professionals will love to engage in gambling. And the fact that we are not compulsive gamblers, and we only gamble for fun, I guess that won’t ruin our reputation and won’t even cause negative influence on part of the students. The reason why we don’t need to explain to them and just ignore whatever they may be thinking.

[BitcoinAccepted]

It wouldn't do your reputation any good. I think it can do more damage than people can imagine. And I don't just mean the comments and esteemed students, I'm also talking about the management of the school. If they find out that a professor/teacher is gambling frequently, they also know that this takes a lot of time and that in turn can lead to problems with concentration and as a result of which one is no longer able to to function properly. Maybe far fetched, but you could get a warning or in some cases even a dismissal. These are things that certainly happen in the business world, and not just among teachers. The track record of a teacher is of course also taken into account.

[DoublerHunter]

You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.

^ This question will depend on which country you are from and if you are abiding by the law because of the gambling while you are a professional which I think has an effect on your reputation. But if not, it is legal and your purpose is for entertainment, why not? I have a lot of professors who gamble when after their class, but it won't affect their reputation because they gamble only after work or on weekends. There is nothing wrong with me if a professional will gamble as long as in a legal way and the amount that can afford.

[lionheart78]

It actually depends on character of the person and where he lives, but the majority of them will cover up any activity including gambling for their reputation. I have acquaintances with some people teachers profession, some of whom teach from elementary school level to advanced level, in fact all of these people have a dark side, gambling etc.

Lol, darkside is an overstatement I think  .  Your statments make them looks like a criminal, would be better to say vices.  People loves gossip and intrigues especially those who have nothing to do in their life.  These degenerate people who often judge other people wanted to pull them down since they are too jealous of other people's achievement.

But they can manage lives in order to maintain a reputation, even they are very good at camouflaging. For those who work as lawyers, to be honest I haven't found the dark side, maybe they are also good at camouflaging. Most importantly they can work with professional !

Those people just don't mind what other say to them since they know themselves much better than anyone else.  I think they are not camouflaging but rather just ignore these people and never try to lower themselves by entertaining these rumors and belief of other people towards them.

You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.

^ This question will depend on which country you are from and if you are abiding by the law because of the gambling while you are a professional which I think has an effect on your reputation. But if not, it is legal and your purpose is for entertainment, why not? I have a lot of professors who gamble when after their class, but it won't affect their reputation because they gamble only after work or on weekends. There is nothing wrong with me if a professional will gamble as long as in a legal way and the amount that can afford.

True it depends on the culture where the people is living but obviously, a person being a profesional wouldn't care whatever other people thinks since they know themselves better than these gossip loving, judgemental people.  Professional people devote themselves on their profession than giving time to people that they know wasn't worth their attention.

[Reatim]

True it depends on the culture where the people is living but obviously, a person being a profesional wouldn't care whatever other people thinks since they know themselves better than these gossip loving, judgemental people.  Professional people devote themselves on their profession than giving time to people that they know wasn't worth their attention.

That is correct too - it depend on culture too but no culture / society / person in the world would appreciated someone over drinking - someone over spending in gambling - someone being too frequent with adultery - someone gambling day and night and drinking all day. Would there be any culture in the world which would support all that what I mentioned above. I doubt that!

Mostly gamblers are also other vices and we cannot take that against them because it is always associated , also how could a literal gambler(meaning addicted) cans kip from those vices when it is given that they are there to gamble and risk everything even their reputations?

[Oilacris]

Mostly gamblers are also other vices and we cannot take that against them because it is always associated , also how could a literal gambler(meaning addicted) cans kip from those vices when it is given that they are there to gamble and risk everything even their reputations?

Sometimes people get so greedy for the money that they lose control on their minds. They get crazy for the wealth and money
I read in another forum that a woman almost killed a 4 year while she was busy gambling in shop. What a pity - people go crazy for the money

You could really able to see those extreme dumb decisions on what the hell these people been thinking and they are doing things unrealistically and even putting up someones life in danger
just for them to deal up with gambling which is totally crazy.
We do know that any sort of addiction could really turn out things make a mess if you arent that good on handling up yourself on such condition.
Addiction on any form or way would really be affecting things around or even your proper thinking on different situations or conditions.
Its not bad to gamble as long you do know on how to make yourself control and be sensible into your actions.