Who among you here is gambling at work?

[gabbie2010]

I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

I gambled during weekends that is lately on Friday for Saturday matches while I also bet on Saturday for Sunday matches thus with that situation I am exempted to bet during working days, those are my work-free period that wouldn't affect me in my working place, moreso I gamble with the amount of money I can afford to lose even If incur a lose it doesn't affect me in my working place, my effectiveness is not affected because I moved on that is part of the game that is if you gamble for fun, I believe gambler who lost a massive bet would feel bad and become aggressive in their work place by transferring aggression to coworkers or colleagues obviously it is a self inflicted issue

[zuzie]

It is a proven fact that currently many employees also gamble at work, most of them play slots that they like, and this also gets special attention for people who don't like gambling. And I also don't blame your advice, because everyone has their own views regarding gambling.

Of course it's not good if you do it continuously, it would be better if you play when you feel tired with the aim of entertaining yourself because you feel bored with the current conditions and the most important thing is to be able to manage your money. limit when betting on slots so as not to cause negative impacts. from the game.
Yes, it would be better if you had principles like that by not gambling at the company where you work but when you come home from work and also keeping the gambling you do a secret from other people so you don't get caught.

Regardless of the reasons, it is for the better to avoid gambling at your job, in a way I can get that a job can be a very stressful activity and that people may want a way to relax themselves a little bit from all the responsibilities they face there, but there are many ways to achieve this that involve no risk of getting fired, and even if you could get away with gambling at your job for a long time, sooner or later you will get caught, and I doubt you would like to explain to your partner you got fired over such reason.

Not all jobs are stressful unless if you are doing such field work then it is something a stressful one but if you are on an office type of work then there would be those people
would really be that having some extra time on doing something at their mobile and if you are a gambler then likely you would really be playing some games at your work.
I could say that it is really indeed that more risky once your supervisor or your boss would be able to caught you on which playing on your work time which you are really that
imposing such risks into your job and you might be losing it. Better to gamble when its your break time or simply when you are already at home.
Everything could wait up.

Agree with you, I think it depends on how a person regulates the time when he can gamble, meaning he cannot gamble during his working hours because it violates company rules, and if he is caught he will receive sanctions, either a warning or perhaps even being fired. However, if someone can manage their time during rest hours then this will not be a problem for them, because it is entertainment when filling free time and entertainment when they feel tired and this will not trigger problems in their work.
Yes, that's right, you can gamble at any time, while waiting for the right time, as long as we are smart in placing it.

[btc_angela]

I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

I gambled during weekends that is lately on Friday for Saturday matches while I also bet on Saturday for Sunday matches thus with that situation I am exempted to bet during working days, those are my work-free period that wouldn't affect me in my working place, moreso I gamble with the amount of money I can afford to lose even If incur a lose it doesn't affect me in my working place, my effectiveness is not affected because I moved on that is part of the game that is if you gamble for fun, I believe gambler who lost a massive bet would feel bad and become aggressive in their work place by transferring aggression to coworkers or colleagues obviously it is a self inflicted issue

Well every gamblers are very different, maybe you have the discipline to play only on weekends or even says that you can gamble what you can afford to lose. But I will say that maybe more than 90% of the gamblers here have a bad experience in gambling like what the OP had in the past. And it could really affect his mentality because it awful to experience a lost, not just a lost but a big one. And just like what he explained it, the money should be for other things for his family and obviously the priority for all of us, to bring food in the table. But if he lost, then it's really going to be bad not just for him but for his family as well as he diverted that very important money to gamble. And if we have this kind of experienced, he should learned from it because again, it involved your family already.

[len01]

self control from the past until now is still a mystery that is difficult for any gambler to do and this is not just about addiction or self control but about someone who gambles at work and this behavior is really very careless if done by anyone because it will not only be an addiction. but his career will be threatened if his boss finds out and he is fired.

sometimes I also think why someone loses their mind when gambling at work.

Self-control is still a mystery, but we can still train it so that we don't gamble excessively. But if we continue to gamble at work, it is our carelessness because we are not relaxing but working and even though we get rest time, we must use it to rest and not gamble which can make us lose focus on work.

Yes, I also think that he can actually earn income from work, but he takes risks that could get him into trouble and he could even be fired from his job. He should be grateful that he was able to get a job so he could earn an income. He should not gamble at his workplace rather than get into trouble later.

well, that bad mindset a reckless gambler who can not control his mind to separate gambling and work, whereas if we only think about getting profits from gambling but are at risk, it would be better to focus on work to get bonuses from our work rather than busying ourselves to gambling while working.

and from some of these replies I have the idea that it seems like someone who gambles at work is one of the signs that he is addicted to gambling because if he is a regular gambler they can separate their time at work and will focus on work but for a gambling addict he will continue to gamble wherever he is. right?

[TopTort777]

I would be honest if I say that I gamble at work from time to time These are short sessions, just like few bets or several minutes of slots. The reason I do it is pretty simple - wallet widget in browser few clicks and deposit is made. I see nothing bad in gambling a little at work, if the work is done or when you have a lunch break. Also I remember that during football, hockey worlds championships, or Olympic games, we place bets among colleagues. Ohh, and I remember we used to have a darts in past between collegues.

I think you might have time for that but not everyone has time to gamble at work, every person's job is definitely different from work regulations and also work activities, that's why we can't judge from our own point of view and need to looking at it from other people's point of view too, there are things that other users might not be able to do at their workplace let alone play gambling.

For example, at my workplace there is a rule where users are prohibited from gambling or doing anything during work hours, especially in the workroom other than doing their work, they could be fired, if they only play during breaks and during leisure time, I think as long as they are still there, In the work area it is very dangerous, if a co-worker reports that our behavior is against the rules, of course we can also be fired. In essence, just gambling in a place where we don't do anything in our free time, for example at home, will be much better.

I understand that we all have different jobs, teams and bosses. But I see nothing really bad if during lunch I would spend few minutes and placing few bets in blackjack. Of course I judge those who came to work at 9, and at 9:01 they are already at casino webpage Like youve said, it depends from the job. If a bank manager uses his pc to access gambling page, while being watch by security camera, then this is really bad for his work and he should be given a warning. But if you are sort of a guy who uses pc for any kids of simple or monotenous tasks, then I see no evil to spend few minutes of rest playing games.

[Renampun]

I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

Losing at gambling is actually not much different from having your heart broken because of love, it can affect our productivity because it attacks our psychology directly, so the most important thing that must be prepared before gambling is the mentality to accept defeat, it has been discussed many times to continue gambling with a conscious mind - responsible - careful, and having high expectations in gambling is normal but when we face a situation where we have to stop then do it, don't force yourself and then go into debt, well if you think like that, be sure you will be fired from your job and your relationship with your family will be damaged, gambling addiction is dangerous.

[junder]

self control from the past until now is still a mystery that is difficult for any gambler to do and this is not just about addiction or self control but about someone who gambles at work and this behavior is really very careless if done by anyone because it will not only be an addiction. but his career will be threatened if his boss finds out and he is fired.

sometimes I also think why someone loses their mind when gambling at work.

Self-control is still a mystery, but we can still train it so that we don't gamble excessively. But if we continue to gamble at work, it is our carelessness because we are not relaxing but working and even though we get rest time, we must use it to rest and not gamble which can make us lose focus on work.

Yes, I also think that he can actually earn income from work, but he takes risks that could get him into trouble and he could even be fired from his job. He should be grateful that he was able to get a job so he could earn an income. He should not gamble at his workplace rather than get into trouble later.

That's right, not everyone can control themselves when gambling. of course gambling while relaxing can still cause problems, especially if they play during working hours, of course it is very vulnerable that they will get problems at work because gambling will cause an effect that will have a dangerous impact on themselves and their work.

It is certain that the work he is doing is a clear income for himself, but if they gamble at work, they may be bored with their work so and so so they try to gamble to cause problems hahaha.

Yes, self-control is the only preventive measure that is mandatory because it is very necessary when we are gambling, no matter if your goal is just for fun - fun because it always cannot rule out the possibility that it is very possible that you can get addicted because you are careless not to apply some precautions or forget to apply them because of the fun of gambling, especially yes as I said before if you are one of those people who have a character that is easily provoked then it will be very easy to happen. Yes, the problem is not only endangering yourself but your job, because of course if your boss knows about your bad habits at work then obviously one of the impacts for your profession in a job where your boss will no longer trust you and they will think that you are an unprofessional and disciplined worker, and another bad impact is of course very likely to end in dismissal. Yes, that's right, therefore we must think first before acting, think about what risks can occur from these activities, don't just think about pleasure and lust because there are other impacts that can occur, especially in your work career.

And because gambling is entertainment, we must be able to position ourselves where and when we can gamble and not need to gamble when we are working. Even though we can control ourselves, that doesn't guarantee that we can maintain self-control so that we don't need to gamble or do other things while we are working. It is better for us to restrain ourselves from gambling while we are at the office rather than having problems later. That is why we must have good self-control so that we understand when we can gamble and so that we do not experience disturbances when we are gambling. After all, if we gamble at home, we can be comfortable and enjoy every gambling game we play and no one bothers us. For this reason, we have to really be able to take care of ourselves when we are working because that is where we can make money so we have to work as well as possible. We will lose if we try to gamble and are caught by our superiors and that will definitely have fatal consequences for our position in the office.

I think, even people who play casually and can control themselves sometimes still get emotional when they lose gambling, especially if they gamble at work it's very ineffective. As you said they should refrain from looking for problems at work, because the company pays them to work with their best performance, not paid to play gambling, although there is a break time but it is unethical if they use the break time to gamble. And of course the boss also wants the maximum performance of his employees, not employees who are always negligent about their work, because the company also wants profit so there is no way they want employees who are always negligent about their work.
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Losing is very possible, as we know in gambling the percentage of wins is much smaller than losses, which means you will lose more often than you win and it has been proven that many people suffer because they experience a lot of losses when they lose. too ambitious and serious. Seeing this  gambling indirectly is a natural risk that they have to face.

Yes, basically it is true that the impact of gambling does not only affect one thing but other  things in your life will also be affected, for example work or family relationships can also be destroyed, of course they will not focus on work when they have the time. Work. use it for other activities, especially gambling, which has psychological and mental impacts, so I hope you try to think about it and reconsider it.

Experiencing loss is very possible and loss will come regardless of where we are and if we gamble at the office, we can experience loss because this is gambling. We can't expect to win because it won't be easy so it will definitely impact our emotions and self-control. And we already know what will happen if we experience loss more often so we also predict what will happen to us after that loss. Our emotions will increase and that will also definitely have an impact on the work we do so that later it will expand the impact on our co-workers so that everything can fall apart.

Instead of experiencing things we cannot imagine, it is better for us to anticipate them by not gambling while working. After all we don't work all day so we will have more time when we are at home. It will be safer for us to gamble because we can play in the room without anyone disturbing us when we gamble.

It is clear that even if they do it at home, there is a high probability of losing money, especially if they do it in the work environment, not only will their money be lost, it could be that their job positions will also be lost because of their wrong behavior.

Yes that's right, it's better to keep than to cure, that's what they should remember, instead of them being addicted and difficult to recover, it's better for them to refrain from gambling in any place because as you said it can be done when you go home from work and play casually while enjoying the rounds that will give defeat hahaha, kidding, victory is certainly what all players or everyone wants but it returns to their luck that will determine the future. It's just that they themselves can control themselves so that addiction does not occur which will be detrimental in the future because everyone certainly wants the good in the future, but it depends on them themselves who will determine it, because they themselves will make decisions when they have to choose something to consider.

There is nothing wrong with reminding others about the harmful effects of gambling, especially with people who have been called addicted. Because in my opinion, basically everyone should remind each other of the good things they should take. one of them is about gambling, which of course has harmful and good effects, but as far as I know, the harmful effects are more dominant.
If we can control ourselves when gambling, it will bring good things and can even reduce the risk of losing the money we have, because in my opinion, self-control also determines the future. When winning or losing, control must be there to make us realize and consider it before acting. So I myself always prioritize self-control when gambling, especially when gambling slots.

We really have to remind each other so that other people can avoid the bad impacts that will happen to them. After all, they are not supposed to gamble anywhere, let alone gamble while they are working in the office. Of course, this will endanger their work position, especially with their co-workers because there are many impacts that can happen to us and not just to our co-workers because the negative effects can be even greater. That's where we have to realize that when we are, we have to focus on our work and not do anything else. We also have to remember that we can lose self-control when gambling, so just imagine if we lost self-control when we were at the office, it would definitely have an effect on us and our co-workers. So don't let us get into trouble at the office just because of trivial things.

If they lose their jobs because of gambling, that in my opinion is ridiculous. because how yes, you see, "you already got a job that definitely produces, so you don't look for problems" just live it, be grateful for what you've got, don't invite problems by gambling, which obviously will make things worse. Even though they play with the aim of having fun, no one knows if when they lose what will happen, it will also predominantly lead to emotions that will increase which will make everything chaotic. It's better for them to focus on their work to do what they have to do as well as possible, after all, if their performance is good, they might get a bonus from their boss so they have more money to do gambling outside if that's the case.

As you said. This is about gambling where there will be a sense of pleasure and annoyance, of course, when they lose, they may feel upset, this can also be what everyone feels when they lose at gambling, even though people who can limit or control themselves when gambling and they lose, maybe they also feel upset because they lose, especially if they lose gambling during work hours or work breaks.

Winning or losing in my opinion will have its own impact on work. because not necessarily people who win when gambling can stop their game, there is a sense of wanting to win more when they win too so they can continue their game and ignore their work if they win, especially if they lose, of course, it will bring a sense of annoyance which will also have an impact on their work which is never finished because they only focus on gambling.

We can see our friends playing games on their phones while they are working. We will hear the noisy voices of those who are enthusiastic about playing and of course there will be colleagues who feel disturbed by those who are playing the game. Maybe our boss can also hear noisy voices from us and our boss clearly doesn't like it and he can give us a warning letter not to do it again. If we don't pay attention to this, over time our boss can fire us easily and we will lose the job that has provided us with an income.

Especially if we gamble at the office. We won't be able to stop ourselves when we experience loss because we will react and maybe even scream regretting the defeat we experienced. This feeling of annoyance will definitely be heard in our room and maybe also in other rooms so that it will disturb our colleagues who are working.

Yes that's right, even if they do it during break time it will disturb other people or other coworkers, especially if they do what you said, maybe their coworkers who already know that he did what you said will think that he is crazy for gambling in the work environment. Not only that, there could even be a lot of rumors that become the subject of conversation if there are people like this, and of course the rumors will quickly reach the superiors because it is common that if there is gossip, it must spread quickly, and if they have done the things you said, in my opinion it is already severe, because what he did wrong also disturbed other coworkers so that they could lose their focus at work.

The emotions that are on them are their own doing who gamble without good self-control and cannot limit their games so that it has a dangerous impact on themselves and their work, besides it is not good and not recommended to gamble in a work environment which is certain that there are responsibilities that they must complete because they work not play.

As I said before they should use their break time properly not to gamble which could cause problems later, because no one wants to have problems at work, but if there are people who gamble during working hours maybe it's stupid people who don't think about the things that will have an impact on themselves and their jobs which could fire them.

The rest time provided for each employee is only for resting from work and we should not use it for gambling because it will have an impact after we finish work. Maybe we can still control it after we finish gambling, but no one knows whether our emotions will not increase after a while because we might still remember what we got from gambling. And it will disturb our minds at work so that our work will not be finished that day.

And other problems will also arise where there is a possibility that we will feel annoyed if our work is disrupted and that will make our attitude different from usual. Later, our colleagues will also feel discomfort when we try to vent our frustrations on our colleagues and that will cause arguments between us.

You seem to be mistaken, maybe you mean "it will have an impact when we finish our break" not "it will have an impact when we finish work", because you said initially the break time should be done only for rest not for gambling.
This is because it's not ethical for him to play but for other people to be the outlet for his anger. and it can be seen from what you said, this is one of the things that makes them not responsible for what they made before. if they dare to do it, they should be able to be responsible by dealing with everything properly and not taking it out on other people who don't know anything. So what they themselves did before, they themselves have to accept it, don't throw it on others so that other people become uncomfortable with this behavior which will cause conflict with each other.

Why practice self-control when you already know the harmful effects of gambling? Wouldn't it be better for them to quit gambling?
It may be difficult to stop gambling, but there is nothing wrong with trying to stop gambling even if it is difficult to leave it they can reduce the frequency of gambling. That way it will also be better for them in the future, because there is no way they will continue to gamble until old but I don't force them, because they themselves have a brain that is certainly used to think and to determine which things are good for them which things are bad for them. So it all comes back to them. Please gamble with the money we have only, do not exaggerate it by chasing losses that have been lost because it is also impossible to chase losses that have been lost very unlikely to be able to restore the loss. if you have got a good job, do not gamble in the work environment because the loss of the main job because of gambling is not funny.

They can stop gambling while they are working because their reason for making extra money from gambling is unacceptable, especially since they are working to make money. If they don't try to stop gambling and control themselves while they are working, they can lose their job quickly because it will interfere with their work. Those who can work in a good place, earn a good income, should think about not gambling rather than risk being fired which their office can easily do. They don't need to force themselves to keep gambling and can see the situation and conditions so they can work calmly, get their salary, go home and gamble at home. That would be better than them gambling in his office.

Yes, that's why, not practicing self-control when you already know the harmful effects of gambling, if you already know what the future will be like, don't try to minimize it, if you already know the harmful effects as you said, hopefully they will realize, and no longer do gambling at work or outside the work environment. Most likely the boss does not want his employees to gamble,  but that is their own right, so if they want to gamble they can do it at home like you said, but if they already know what the impact will be like, they should be able to realize that it will harm themselves in the future.
Show good performance, do your best, that way they will also survive in their jobs, they can even get promoted if their job performance is good, it also has a big impact on their company which will make their superiors impressed or appreciate their maximum job performance. If they can't work optimally, at least don't look for problems in a workplace that clearly produces every month.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

- I believe that each of us has something that affects our main work. Gambling, or allowing your mind to be affected by it, I think, is one of the worst things. It not only steals efficient working hours but also keeps us in a state of anxiety and worry. This, in turn, affects your primary job or your gambling results as well.
- In the past, I've sometimes used my working hours to engage in online betting or follow charts for trading. Initially, I thought I could make use of my downtime for this, but gradually it turned into a habit that I would do during working hours. When work got busier, I found it frustrating that I couldn't indulge in these activities as I used to.
- I consider it a bad habit that can be somewhat addictive because it gives you a false sense of accomplishing more. It took me around 1-2 months to quit this habit.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

I gambled during weekends that is lately on Friday for Saturday matches while I also bet on Saturday for Sunday matches thus with that situation I am exempted to bet during working days, those are my work-free period that wouldn't affect me in my working place, moreso I gamble with the amount of money I can afford to lose even If incur a lose it doesn't affect me in my working place, my effectiveness is not affected because I moved on that is part of the game that is if you gamble for fun, I believe gambler who lost a massive bet would feel bad and become aggressive in their work place by transferring aggression to coworkers or colleagues obviously it is a self inflicted issue

Well every gamblers are very different, maybe you have the discipline to play only on weekends or even says that you can gamble what you can afford to lose. But I will say that maybe more than 90% of the gamblers here have a bad experience in gambling like what the OP had in the past. And it could really affect his mentality because it awful to experience a lost, not just a lost but a big one. And just like what he explained it, the money should be for other things for his family and obviously the priority for all of us, to bring food in the table. But if he lost, then it's really going to be bad not just for him but for his family as well as he diverted that very important money to gamble. And if we have this kind of experienced, he should learned from it because again, it involved your family already.

   -   Maybe those kinds of gamblers have a permanent itinerary, and the weekend is really reserved for them to play gambling in a casino. And I don't see anything wrong with his task activity. I also rarely see a gambler who has such a habit every weekend.

Maybe the weekdays are reserved for him for personal work, so it's like that, so his work won't be affected, and if what I'm thinking is right, he's doing a good job then. And I hope all gamblers are like him when he really is like that.

[Despairo]

   -   Maybe those kinds of gamblers have a permanent itinerary, and the weekend is really reserved for them to play gambling in a casino. And I don't see anything wrong with his task activity. I also rarely see a gambler who has such a habit every weekend.

Maybe the weekdays are reserved for him for personal work, so it's like that, so his work won't be affected, and if what I'm thinking is right, he's doing a good job then. And I hope all gamblers are like him when he really is like that.

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

[swogerino]

   -   Maybe those kinds of gamblers have a permanent itinerary, and the weekend is really reserved for them to play gambling in a casino. And I don't see anything wrong with his task activity. I also rarely see a gambler who has such a habit every weekend.

Maybe the weekdays are reserved for him for personal work, so it's like that, so his work won't be affected, and if what I'm thinking is right, he's doing a good job then. And I hope all gamblers are like him when he really is like that.

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

I did it although it is not looked at a good way by the so called "colleagues" who are ready to stab you at your back for anything minor and get some sort of promotion or by their ill thinking getting closer to the management or the boss himself.

That is why I only play sport bets,I do the analysis and then through my phone with 4G,not with ISP of the company as there is everything tracked (funny thing I insisted for that in the first place) and place my bets,that is what I do regarding gambling at work,not much of course.

[piebeyb]

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

As long as your boss doesn't forbid it, it won't be a problem and if you can't stop your desire to gamble, there's nothing that forbids it. Moreover, every workplace has different rules so it's definitely not the same, maybe if the workplace is strict it won't be possible to gamble while working because you can Just being fired just because you accessed a gambling site and gambled would definitely violate the rules too.

But if your workplace allows it and your boss doesn't forbid it, I think it's a little strange, unless your boss is a gambler too and wants his workers to be lazy about working because of the emotion of losing at gambling and making their work a mess, to be honest, that will definitely have a bad impact on work. .

[Hypnosis00]

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

As long as your boss doesn't forbid it, it won't be a problem and if you can't stop your desire to gamble, there's nothing that forbids it. Moreover, every workplace has different rules so it's definitely not the same, maybe if the workplace is strict it won't be possible to gamble while working because you can Just being fired just because you accessed a gambling site and gambled would definitely violate the rules too.

But if your workplace allows it and your boss doesn't forbid it, I think it's a little strange, unless your boss is a gambler too and wants his workers to be lazy about working because of the emotion of losing at gambling and making their work a mess, to be honest, that will definitely have a bad impact on work. .

I honestly don't know any company where a boss allows its employees to gamble. Maybe some companies don't strictly enforce the rules, but I'm sure the 'no gambling at work' policy is part of the basic rules. It's not okay to gamble just because we're not caught; it's still unethical to gamble at work as an employee who is paid to be productive during working hours.

[Hispo]

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

As long as your boss doesn't forbid it, it won't be a problem and if you can't stop your desire to gamble, there's nothing that forbids it. Moreover, every workplace has different rules so it's definitely not the same, maybe if the workplace is strict it won't be possible to gamble while working because you can Just being fired just because you accessed a gambling site and gambled would definitely violate the rules too.

But if your workplace allows it and your boss doesn't forbid it, I think it's a little strange, unless your boss is a gambler too and wants his workers to be lazy about working because of the emotion of losing at gambling and making their work a mess, to be honest, that will definitely have a bad impact on work. .

I honestly don't know any company where a boss allows its employees to gamble. Maybe some companies don't strictly enforce the rules, but I'm sure the 'no gambling at work' policy is part of the basic rules. It's not okay to gamble just because we're not caught; it's still unethical to gamble at work as an employee who is paid to be productive during working hours.

In any normal job or orthodox job, anyone being caught gambling at their work place would be scolded and possibly fired, that is a reality. However, I have got friends who have had jobs which are less orthodox and more flexible when comes to free time and what one is or not allowed to do during work hours, for example, one could take extra spare time or free days, as long as the work one was supposed to do by a certain deadline would be finished and ready to go.
It pretty much depends on the job and the mentally of the boss when comes to the nature of his workers. Also depends on the security measures one needs to keep in mind while working, by the way, it is not the same gambling while typing a document on the computer than operating heaving machinery and gambling while doing so from the phone.

[slaman29]

Me. But my work actually allows it

Since years actually, I go online and use forum, even gambling, all from my work computer, I don't have my own computer, sometimes using phone but I don't enjoy using phone with cheap data it's not fun.

Basically, at work, we're not allowed to do anything personal for our shift of 8 hours, BUT they allow unlimited time after work, you can whitelist sites, I add my gambling sites as "gaming" and it's all cool. Only no porn and hate sites allowed.

It works out really good because my online time is limited, addiction is prevented, and I don't do it at home

[ethereumhunter]

well, that bad mindset a reckless gambler who can not control his mind to separate gambling and work, whereas if we only think about getting profits from gambling but are at risk, it would be better to focus on work to get bonuses from our work rather than busying ourselves to gambling while working.

and from some of these replies I have the idea that it seems like someone who gambles at work is one of the signs that he is addicted to gambling because if he is a regular gambler they can separate their time at work and will focus on work but for a gambling addict he will continue to gamble wherever he is. right?

We should prioritize our work because that is where we can earn income and if we work well, it is likely that we will get rewards from the company and we can also be promoted to a higher position. If we can get that, of course, our salary will also rise high and we will no longer worry about making money and we can even gamble and enjoy the moments of gambling.

There is a possibility that they are addicted to gambling so they don't pay attention to where they are and only think about gambling but don't think about the consequences they could receive. If he is not a gambling addict, he will not gamble at work and can consider that he is working and will not use his work time to gamble. Well, that is indeed a choice for people who gamble frequently, whether they still choose to gamble at work or they prefer to gamble at home when they are free.

That's right, not everyone can control themselves when gambling. of course gambling while relaxing can still cause problems, especially if they play during working hours, of course it is very vulnerable that they will get problems at work because gambling will cause an effect that will have a dangerous impact on themselves and their work.

It is certain that the work he is doing is a clear income for himself, but if they gamble at work, they may be bored with their work so and so so they try to gamble to cause problems hahaha.

Many people cannot control themselves when gambling. Well, they can control themselves in the beginning when they gamble but after playing a few rounds, they slowly lose control of themselves and in the end, they completely lose control of themselves. And that will clearly have an impact on their work and they become emotional, which can result in disruption to their work.

They should be grateful to be able to get a job that can provide income for them and should not waste it because out there, there are still many people who cannot get a job like them. And from there, they must be able to use their work as best as possible by always working seriously so they can get satisfactory results.

I think, even people who play casually and can control themselves sometimes still get emotional when they lose gambling, especially if they gamble at work it's very ineffective. As you said they should refrain from looking for problems at work, because the company pays them to work with their best performance, not paid to play gambling, although there is a break time but it is unethical if they use the break time to gamble. And of course the boss also wants the maximum performance of his employees, not employees who are always negligent about their work, because the company also wants profit so there is no way they want employees who are always negligent about their work.

If we talk about emotions, it can clearly influence anyone easily because a person's emotions can immediately change according to what they receive. So it is not surprising if there is someone who can control himself well but in the end, he becomes someone who has a bad temper and cannot control himself. We can imagine what would happen to that person if he experienced a lot of losses in gambling and became emotional. It could definitely make him irritable and have other negative effects. And yes, the company pays them to work for the company and not use their time for anything other than work. Employees who must be able to adapt themselves to their workplace so that they can work as well as possible.
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It is clear that even if they do it at home, there is a high probability of losing money, especially if they do it in the work environment, not only will their money be lost, it could be that their job positions will also be lost because of their wrong behavior.

Yes that's right, it's better to keep than to cure, that's what they should remember, instead of them being addicted and difficult to recover, it's better for them to refrain from gambling in any place because as you said it can be done when you go home from work and play casually while enjoying the rounds that will give defeat hahaha, kidding, victory is certainly what all players or everyone wants but it returns to their luck that will determine the future. It's just that they themselves can control themselves so that addiction does not occur which will be detrimental in the future because everyone certainly wants the good in the future, but it depends on them themselves who will determine it, because they themselves will make decisions when they have to choose something to consider.

For a normal person, they wouldn't risk losing their job just because they gambled at the office. In fact, they will work as well as possible so that they can provide the best for their office and many of them also try to get a higher salary by getting a promotion to a higher position.

If they can restrain themselves by not gambling at work, they certainly won't get into any trouble and maybe their work will be assessed with satisfactory results so that they can get a promotion to a higher position. They should gamble at home after they get home from work or on weekends when they are not working or on holiday so that they can focus on their gambling activities and no one will disturb them. It's not good if they gamble to satisfy their desires, let alone to chase victory.
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If they lose their jobs because of gambling, that in my opinion is ridiculous. because how yes, you see, "you already got a job that definitely produces, so you don't look for problems" just live it, be grateful for what you've got, don't invite problems by gambling, which obviously will make things worse. Even though they play with the aim of having fun, no one knows if when they lose what will happen, it will also predominantly lead to emotions that will increase which will make everything chaotic. It's better for them to focus on their work to do what they have to do as well as possible, after all, if their performance is good, they might get a bonus from their boss so they have more money to do gambling outside if that's the case.

If they lose their job, they will not be able to earn the income they had before and that will obviously affect their finances because they will not be able to meet their daily needs. That's what will have the biggest consequences. If they still gamble, wherever they play, they won't get a big chance of winning and instead, they could lose all their money. If that happens, they will really have difficulty meeting their daily needs because all their money has been used for gambling. That will make his life messy, and if he has a family, there might be a fight between him and his wife/husband, which could result in even bigger things like divorce. Everything has side effects that they have to accept, so before they do something, they should think about it first.

Yes that's right, even if they do it during break time it will disturb other people or other coworkers, especially if they do what you said, maybe their coworkers who already know that he did what you said will think that he is crazy for gambling in the work environment. Not only that, there could even be a lot of rumors that become the subject of conversation if there are people like this, and of course the rumors will quickly reach the superiors because it is common that if there is gossip, it must spread quickly, and if they have done the things you said, in my opinion it is already severe, because what he did wrong also disturbed other coworkers so that they could lose their focus at work.

The worry is that once they return to work again, they may still feel the effects of what they experienced the last time they gambled. Whatever the result, it will affect their work, especially if the result is that they suffer a big defeat during the break. They cannot focus on their work and there is a possibility that they will become irritable and cause arguments with their co-workers. Not only that, their anger could spread everywhere because someone will definitely be disturbed by their quarrel, especially their boss, who will immediately find out. If his boss finds out that his anger actually triggered it due to losing at gambling, his boss might immediately take action and sanction him.

You seem to be mistaken, maybe you mean "it will have an impact when we finish our break" not "it will have an impact when we finish work", because you said initially the break time should be done only for rest not for gambling.
This is because it's not ethical for him to play but for other people to be the outlet for his anger. and it can be seen from what you said, this is one of the things that makes them not responsible for what they made before. if they dare to do it, they should be able to be responsible by dealing with everything properly and not taking it out on other people who don't know anything. So what they themselves did before, they themselves have to accept it, don't throw it on others so that other people become uncomfortable with this behavior which will cause conflict with each other.

That's what I meant. And there's indeed a possibility that might happen. It is indeed unethical if he gambles while he is working because this could cause displeasure from his office colleagues, and they could report it to their superiors. If his boss finds out, that person will be involved in something more serious, which could cause him to lose his job just because of a trivial problem that should not have happened. His co-workers will also be happy if he no longer works there because they can work in peace and comfort. But whatever it is, if that person gambles at work, they could get into trouble, so don't let them lose the job that should be where they make money.

Yes, that's why, not practicing self-control when you already know the harmful effects of gambling, if you already know what the future will be like, don't try to minimize it, if you already know the harmful effects as you said, hopefully they will realize, and no longer do gambling at work or outside the work environment. Most likely the boss does not want his employees to gamble,  but that is their own right, so if they want to gamble they can do it at home like you said, but if they already know what the impact will be like, they should be able to realize that it will harm themselves in the future.
Show good performance, do your best, that way they will also survive in their jobs, they can even get promoted if their job performance is good, it also has a big impact on their company which will make their superiors impressed or appreciate their maximum job performance. If they can't work optimally, at least don't look for problems in a workplace that clearly produces every month.

By having good self-control, a person will not gamble if he is in the wrong place and time and will not force himself to keep gambling. He will also realize that there are more important things than just gambling, where gambling is just entertainment and does not need to be taken seriously. If they are at work, they will show their work optimally and not mess around with unnecessary things. If he already works in an office, he only needs to focus on his work where he can later get a promotion, which can give him an even greater income. He can gamble at home in peace and no one will be disturbed by what he does, especially if he gambles in his room.

[Blitzboy]

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced this or are still dealing with it. Please share your testimonies.

- I believe that each of us has something that affects our main work. Gambling, or allowing your mind to be affected by it, I think, is one of the worst things. It not only steals efficient working hours but also keeps us in a state of anxiety and worry. This, in turn, affects your primary job or your gambling results as well.
- In the past, I've sometimes used my working hours to engage in online betting or follow charts for trading. Initially, I thought I could make use of my downtime for this, but gradually it turned into a habit that I would do during working hours. When work got busier, I found it frustrating that I couldn't indulge in these activities as I used to.
- I consider it a bad habit that can be somewhat addictive because it gives you a false sense of accomplishing more. It took me around 1-2 months to quit this habit.

Sneaky trap, right? First innocent diversion, then boom. This loop makes you feel productive, but its only an illusion.

Your experience is consistent with a frequent pattern: gambling or trading during work hours begins as a clever use of "downtime." Theres a fine line between using spare time and letting it consume you. Its hard to handle this gradual change. You soon find yourself more interested in bets and charts than in work.

You accomplished much by overcoming this. It demands self-awareness and determination. Its about changing your lifestyle and thinking, not just eliminating a habit. What worked for you in your 1-2 months of freedom? Shared this could be gold for others in similar struggles. Your story shows how quickly pseudo-productive pursuits may hijack our mental space, which we typically undervalue.

[Docnaster]

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

As long as your boss doesn't forbid it, it won't be a problem and if you can't stop your desire to gamble, there's nothing that forbids it. Moreover, every workplace has different rules so it's definitely not the same, maybe if the workplace is strict it won't be possible to gamble while working because you can Just being fired just because you accessed a gambling site and gambled would definitely violate the rules too.

But if your workplace allows it and your boss doesn't forbid it, I think it's a little strange, unless your boss is a gambler too and wants his workers to be lazy about working because of the emotion of losing at gambling and making their work a mess, to be honest, that will definitely have a bad impact on work. .

In as much as some work places gives their workers free time and space to engage in other things that aren't related to their work, no head of a firm or company will be happy to see his staff member gambling at work be it at free time or not.
I think everything have time and places they can be done and I don't think gambling in a work place is a right thing to do not matter how we twist it

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I think it's hard to only gamble in weekend because we're free and we can do anything that we want. As long as our working friends or boss is allow us to gamble, most of people will being transparent and gamble at work.

Gambling is one of many ways about entertainment, similar like people who're playing game at work.

As long as your boss doesn't forbid it, it won't be a problem and if you can't stop your desire to gamble, there's nothing that forbids it. Moreover, every workplace has different rules so it's definitely not the same, maybe if the workplace is strict it won't be possible to gamble while working because you can Just being fired just because you accessed a gambling site and gambled would definitely violate the rules too.

But if your workplace allows it and your boss doesn't forbid it, I think it's a little strange, unless your boss is a gambler too and wants his workers to be lazy about working because of the emotion of losing at gambling and making their work a mess, to be honest, that will definitely have a bad impact on work. .

In as much as some work places gives their workers free time and space to engage in other things that aren't related to their work, no head of a firm or company will be happy to see his staff member gambling at work be it at free time or not.
I think everything have time and places they can be done and I don't think gambling in a work place is a right thing to do not matter how we twist it

Well, I do not completely agree with you, in one's free time, he or she I believe has the liberty to do what ever he wants to do, as long as its not something the company will frown upon.
When you are at work, and maybe during lunch break or any other free time, you decide to play some gambling games to ease yourself off the stress of the day, what business does the head of that firm have with seeing one of his workers gambling, when it's not like the worker is using the company's money to gamble?.

If I am at work and decide to use my free time to gamble, that is absolutely no body's business as long as its my money i am using to gamble, and also now disturbing anyone.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, self-control is the only preventive measure that is mandatory because it is very necessary when we are gambling, no matter if your goal is just for fun - fun because it always cannot rule out the possibility that it is very possible that you can get addicted because you are careless not to apply some precautions or forget to apply them because of the fun of gambling, especially yes as I said before if you are one of those people who have a character that is easily provoked then it will be very easy to happen. Yes, the problem is not only endangering yourself but your job, because of course if your boss knows about your bad habits at work then obviously one of the impacts for your profession in a job where your boss will no longer trust you and they will think that you are an unprofessional and disciplined worker, and another bad impact is of course very likely to end in dismissal. Yes, that's right, therefore we must think first before acting, think about what risks can occur from these activities, don't just think about pleasure and lust because there are other impacts that can occur, especially in your work career.

And because gambling is entertainment, we must be able to position ourselves where and when we can gamble and not need to gamble when we are working. Even though we can control ourselves, that doesn't guarantee that we can maintain self-control so that we don't need to gamble or do other things while we are working. It is better for us to restrain ourselves from gambling while we are at the office rather than having problems later. That is why we must have good self-control so that we understand when we can gamble and so that we do not experience disturbances when we are gambling. After all, if we gamble at home, we can be comfortable and enjoy every gambling game we play and no one bothers us. For this reason, we have to really be able to take care of ourselves when we are working because that is where we can make money so we have to work as well as possible. We will lose if we try to gamble and are caught by our superiors and that will definitely have fatal consequences for our position in the office.
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Gambling is entertainment only for those who can always limit their involvement and in the sense of not overdoing it, but unfortunately it is always difficult or that means that such a mindset is always difficult to be applied by them to their own minds, none other than because they are too serious in seeing the opportunities that exist in gambling, even though on the other hand as we know the opportunities that exist there are very small and after all the percentage of defeat is always higher than victory, therefore it is absolutely not recommended for anyone to make money from gambling.

Especially if you gamble while doing other activities such as work for example, it is very clear that gambling will greatly interfere with your activities, yes maybe you are trying your luck there, but that does not mean you have to gamble at work too friends. We must really be able to position everything according to what it should be, like you said. Yes it's better to just hold it, anyway you can still gamble when you get home from work freely in your own home. So you have to really consider before deciding something because obviously there will be new problems later, especially if your boss knows about it. Your job is your main income so you should think about not interfering with your work at all, because it's ridiculous if you lose your job because of gambling.