Who among you here is gambling at work?

[Blitzboy]

Yeah, you're right.

At the end of the day you have to be smart about your life.

If you are at work, simply work and don't do anything else, gambling or social media while working could potentially backfire at you, so why bother.

It's the safest approach to simply work at your work hours.

It’s surely the safest approach. Why do anything else during work hours than the actual work assignments and for which you’re being paid.
Social media would only distract you from whatever tasks you’ve got and you’ll end up burning more time than initially intended. Gambling in my opinion, is much worse at after placing bets and maybe losing out on the bets placed, it could emotionally affect the person which could in turn affect the work performance of the person.
I doubt anyone would still feel motivated at work after losing some good money while gambling at work.

Well, sorry but I have to disagree with your both of you, a little play while at work does not cause any distraction except the person is lazy and doesn't want to work., during work hours, there is always a break or  lunch time, this time usually is like one hour long or more for some companies, this time is a time a worker can use to do whatever he or she likes and wants to do, like taking a nap, watching a movie, playing video games, having lunch, visiting a friend who lives nearby, escorting a friend somewhere and so on.

A worker instead of doing any of the above in their free time at work might choose to rather play some gambling games, just for fun by the way, this is nothing wrong to do, as long as the worker does not allow what ever be the outcome of his or her gambling affect his or her productivity at work.
When I was working, we usually go and play lotto in a nearby lotto shop in our free time at work, never have the outcome go the lotto I played affect my productivity at work, only a worker who is lazy and doesn't want to work will use outcome of a gambling as an excuse to why they are unable to meet up with their work target.

Your perspective is appreciated, however mine differs. Gambling during breaks can be fun, but isnt there a diminishing return? Casino excitement, even in moderation, can distract me. Intellectual focus, not laziness.

Even casual gambling activates brain reward circuits. These pathways dons turn off at our desks. Even a brief lunchtime gaming session can distract me from work by making me think about outcomes or strategy.

Its oversimplified to say that only lazy people gamble with their output. We're complicated. Attitudes, wins, losses, and gambling thrills affect us. Understanding how these activities affect our mental state is more important than willpower. I like fun gambling, but I also like mindfulness—knowing how our leisure choices affect our work.

[nara1892]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

Of course the boss will take issue with this because they are only allowed to do work at that time and absolutely no other activities at the same time, they are paid by their boss and that means they have responsibilities that they really need to do. However, it is careless or even stupid to do something else in the middle of an activity that is very important to your life, work is something that earns you a living and the salary you get from work is something that has been paying for all your needs.

Besides, I think there is enough time for you to gamble, I understand that you can engage in online gambling anytime and anywhere but on the other hand you also have to have time management where you have to be able to divide the time between time to work and time to do other things, or that means you have to be able to divide things according to their portions.

[Viscore]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

It makes no difference because both are violating the rules of the company. however, in terms of effect, gambling could have a big effect especially if an employee is getting addicted with gambling as it could result to stealing some company funds especially if he has some access on cash like being the signatory of the company working as a manager or something. I'm sure you heard stories about an employee slowly but consistently stealing money from the company to fund his gambling addiction, but with playing solitaire or any game as long as you are not gambling, that is not gonna happen.

[Cryptoprincess101]

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.

Gambling during working hours isn't that insanity? Because your attention would be divided between your job and the gambling you are playing as it will make you not to concentrate in your work place. No matter the passion you have for gambling never gamble at your workplace as anything that would put your job at a stake should be avoided because that's where you earn your major income from so you shouldn't joke with it all.

[wxa7115]

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.

Gambling during working hours isn't that insanity? Because your attention would be divided between your job and the gambling you are playing as it will make you not to concentrate in your work place. No matter the passion you have for gambling never gamble at your workplace as anything that would put your job at a stake should be avoided because that's where you earn your major income from so you shouldn't joke with it all.

Besides these days it is really easy to get caught, if you are using a computer or a smartphone that was given to you by the company in which you work, you can be sure they will monitor from time to time your activities just to see if you are actually working as you should.

And if they find out that you are gambling when you should be working, you will have to give a great deal of explanations, and even that may not be enough to save yourself from getting fired.

[klidex]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

Of course the boss will take issue with this because they are only allowed to do work at that time and absolutely no other activities at the same time, they are paid by their boss and that means they have responsibilities that they really need to do. However, it is careless or even stupid to do something else in the middle of an activity that is very important to your life, work is something that earns you a living and the salary you get from work is something that has been paying for all your needs.

Besides, I think there is enough time for you to gamble, I understand that you can engage in online gambling anytime and anywhere but on the other hand you also have to have time management where you have to be able to divide the time between time to work and time to do other things, or that means you have to be able to divide things according to their portions.

Bosses will not be happy to see their workers doing things outside of work because this is the same as not respecting their work, if they work it means they have to have full responsibility for their work and have to obey any rules that their bosses, including gambling at work. if I put myself as a boss of course I would be angry if I saw my employees gambling or doing things outside of work because even though it's just entertainment because at work they have time or hours to rest and that time can be used to have fun or it's up to them but When you start working, it's better to use that time to do busy work.

Of course, because you still go home and can do it at home because online gambling can be done anywhere so you don't need to worry if you can't gamble as long as you have internet access you can still gamble, apart from that by gambling at home you can feel the sensation more and can think focused on gambling to be able to gain profit opportunities.

[zuzie]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

That's right, during working hours it is clear that employers or superiors will not like the actions of their subordinates who violate the rules in a company or workplace, especially if they are used for gambling activities, this is clearly prohibited and will be reprimanded. However, during break times, if employees fill their free time by gambling by playing slots for example, in my opinion it will not cause a problem because it is not part of working hours and in the end it depends on how the workers discipline them. gambling activities on time so that it is not a problem while still working.

[nullama]

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Besides these days it is really easy to get caught, if you are using a computer or a smartphone that was given to you by the company in which you work, you can be sure they will monitor from time to time your activities just to see if you are actually working as you should.

And if they find out that you are gambling when you should be working, you will have to give a great deal of explanations, and even that may not be enough to save yourself from getting fired.

You can always use your own mobile phone data plan to connect to the gambling sites though, and the company wouldn't even know.

So, I don't think that's a massive issue.

It's usually more on the productivity side in my mind.

[borovichok]

So correct. I can say because I've been there. Not gambling, but social media. It will eat a lot of your time at work and you will never even notice the time passing by until your time at work is almost over and you are not even a little productive. What more when you combine gambling and social media at work? I bet an employee would not even do any work the whole day he is there sitting in front of the computer.
That's why the owner of the business decided to tell our computer technician to make an internet blocker that would stop us from doing it because he saw how low the production was. The technician was successful at blocking it and the owner was thankful that he saw some changes in our production.

This accounts for the reason some jobs do not permit the use of personal cell phones during work. Apart from gambling as you have noted, mobile phones can be a big distractor during work, social media, calls, the SMS are capable of distracting us from our job and thus affect productivity and safety depending on the job. I came across a story on Facebook. The narrator of the story was telling how he lost his job. He was a prison guard and they have a policy of not using personal mobile phones at work sometimes he sneaked in his phone to work and hid to make calls but he was caught and that led to his dismissal.

[ARTOIS]

You can bet while working whether you work for yourself or have the capabilities to do both things at the same time

Personally, I do not do two jobs at the same time because everything requires time, effort, and focus. I prefer to do my work on time and as it should, and I always leave the gambling until the end of my day to avoid unwanted remarks from the person in charge of me,
 because if I were an employer, I would not accept a worker who leaves. His work is for personal purposes

[noormcs5]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

You can bet on cricket / football matches in offices but you should know that you are coming to the office to work, and normally in offices the television is hanging on the wall and also on where a cricket match or news or sports match is playing, and at the same time if you watch cricket at the office so you can't concentrate on your original work, and you also can't complete your work and your work slowly become a pending work.

Yes, if your work is finished and you have free time wait for a break or holiday so you can see and bet on it. You can do all the things in the office if you just focus on the work that you come to office.

[oktana]

It is very wrong to gamble at work. If the company is one that takes employee performance very seriously you will and should get fired (at least after a warning) because you know very well that it can affect your performance for the whole day and possible a whole week. And if anyone disagrees with me then tell me if it’s okay for someone to get high at work (even if they still look in order), when you know that they aren’t themselves and can ruin things for you.

[Fredomago]

It is very wrong to gamble at work. If the company is one that takes employee performance very seriously you will and should get fired (at least after a warning) because you know very well that it can affect your performance for the whole day and possible a whole week. And if anyone disagrees with me then tell me if it’s okay for someone to get high at work (even if they still look in order), when you know that they aren’t themselves and can ruin things for you.

I agree after giving warning you should be fired out as you are not reliable with your work, the focus is not on you while you are at work and also playing or betting with any gambling that you are involve, getting the point with your last statement and it's valid no employer will allow their employee to go at work when they are high right? Similar to gambling where it can dominate your entire mindset when you get attach and probably chances to let your job being taking for granted.

Better to make that gambling away from your working hours to make sure that you are doing  your job in the manner that you are being paid.

[Betwrong]

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So that's right, before we start to get involved in gambling, as much as possible we must be able to agree with ourselves about all the possibilities and impacts that we can experience when we are involved in this activity, do research first and make sure to consider it because this will result in a the final decision is whether or not you can be a responsible gambler. If we have agreed with ourselves then we can decide to get involved, because as we know that most gamblers now always misunderstand what gambling actually is, most of the people who are now involved do not have the correct understanding about gambling which in the end makes them down because they use gambling as a place to earn money just because they see an opportunity to win.

So this is why it is always recommended to treat gambling as a place or activity for entertainment only because with a mindset like this it is clear that they will not be serious about their gambling activities. Yes, I understand what you are saying regarding the issue of time, the point is not that we have to gamble every day when we have free time, but what is certain is that somehow we have to be able to divide our time and the point is not too often because after all gambling is an activity that involves risk in addition to purpose for enjoyment.

But it's not like most gamblers are like that. The vast majority understands what gambling is and is it for. Yes, they see an opportunity to win, but that's not the only thing they can see. They know that they can lose and therefore they don't bet more than they can afford to lose. As I see, it's a common misconception that most gamblers are so so short-sighted.

[nara1892]

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If an employee spends work time on personal activities or entertainment, the employer will obviously not like it. And it makes no difference whether you are gambling, scrolling through your favorite social network or something else. In your free time you can do whatever you want, but at work you just have to spend all your time on work.

Whether to follow it or not everyone decides for himself, but we all know how nice it is to do our own things.

Of course the boss will take issue with this because they are only allowed to do work at that time and absolutely no other activities at the same time, they are paid by their boss and that means they have responsibilities that they really need to do. However, it is careless or even stupid to do something else in the middle of an activity that is very important to your life, work is something that earns you a living and the salary you get from work is something that has been paying for all your needs.

Besides, I think there is enough time for you to gamble, I understand that you can engage in online gambling anytime and anywhere but on the other hand you also have to have time management where you have to be able to divide the time between time to work and time to do other things, or that means you have to be able to divide things according to their portions.

Bosses will not be happy to see their workers doing things outside of work because this is the same as not respecting their work, if they work it means they have to have full responsibility for their work and have to obey any rules that their bosses, including gambling at work. if I put myself as a boss of course I would be angry if I saw my employees gambling or doing things outside of work because even though it's just entertainment because at work they have time or hours to rest and that time can be used to have fun or it's up to them but When you start working, it's better to use that time to do busy work.

Of course, because you still go home and can do it at home because online gambling can be done anywhere so you don't need to worry if you can't gamble as long as you have internet access you can still gamble, apart from that by gambling at home you can feel the sensation more and can think focused on gambling to be able to gain profit opportunities.

Well right, while on the other hand they have full responsibility for the time and work they have, meaning they really can't gamble when they are on work time because obviously if we look in terms of consequences then it can be fatal, as you said that the boss will not be happy when he sees his employees doing other things during working hours and especially if the activity is gambling which gambling has a very negative point of view in the eyes of society so the boss will definitely be much wiser in terms of making decisions, the first possibility is probably yes you will get a warning and if the next time you are caught making the same mistake by gambling during work time then I think it is clear that it is very likely that you will lose your job or simply be fired.

This is what happens when you do something without careful consideration, as I said earlier that gambling in the workplace is a very careless or stupid decision and action. And there is no other advice other than you must really be able to divide your time according to portions, if it's time to work then focus on work and if you are on vacation then obviously you are free to do anything and one of them might be gambling.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Gambling at work is tolerable if you are working at home. At least when you're working at home you can contain yourself when you lose, you can make  yourself at ease because you know that you are in your own safe space. But if it is in office, I think it is hard because your workmates can notice your change of mood, either you are sad or angry, and it much harder to contain yourself because you are in the office. And yes, it can affect your performance. Because of your bad mood, you tend to get lazy and much harder to work.

So for me, let's prioritize our work first because it is our source of income. Without work, you have no money, when you have no money, you can't gamble. Gambling is just there for side hustle and for fun. Do not let gambling ruin your work.

[Pierre 2]

Gambling at work is tolerable if you are working at home. At least when you're working at home you can contain yourself when you lose, you can make  yourself at ease because you know that you are in your own safe space. But if it is in office, I think it is hard because your workmates can notice your change of mood, either you are sad or angry, and it much harder to contain yourself because you are in the office. And yes, it can affect your performance. Because of your bad mood, you tend to get lazy and much harder to work.

So for me, let's prioritize our work first because it is our source of income. Without work, you have no money, when you have no money, you can't gamble. Gambling is just there for side hustle and for fun. Do not let gambling ruin your work.

I think its hard to gamble even at home, remote working atmosphere nowadays. Companies generally monitor your work directly from computer they give you. It logs your every mouse or keyboard move. It even warns you if you don't hold your work open. It could impossible to focus on gambling in such atmosphere even if you had second personal computer. Anyways its less risky than gambling directly at workplace obviously.

[serveria.com]

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'm self-employed now and I gamble sometimes, so I guess that could qualify as gambling at work? Although, I must admit when I worked at my 9-5 job I've never gambled at work.

As to exceeding gambling budget, I always gamble for fun so I only risk with what I can afford to lose. Just my 2c.

[Su-asa]

Gambling at work is tolerable if you are working at home. At least when you're working at home you can contain yourself when you lose, you can make  yourself at ease because you know that you are in your own safe space. But if it is in office, I think it is hard because your workmates can notice your change of mood, either you are sad or angry, and it much harder to contain yourself because you are in the office. And yes, it can affect your performance. Because of your bad mood, you tend to get lazy and much harder to work.

So for me, let's prioritize our work first because it is our source of income. Without work, you have no money, when you have no money, you can't gamble. Gambling is just there for side hustle and for fun. Do not let gambling ruin your work.

This is the perfect reason for a worker not to gamble while working outside your house, you can be noticed by others through the change of mood. Although, you must not have to gamble if you are not in your house essentially when you are working, distractions makes gamblers to lose both the bets they would have won as they are busy with work they will not have the time to gamble on the accurate odd. When you gamble at office you don't only lost the bet but lose many of your clients and trust of other coworkers at your office. When you lose and get sad clients will not have to talk to you perfectly and many who don't leave will not have the number of trust they have for you before, as some people don't like gamble you will not know if the client is a gambler or not and when you are gambling right in front of them you look like someone who's not ready to succeed and not serious for work and they might walk away and maybe never comes back again.

[junder]

Gambling at work is tolerable if you are working at home. At least when you're working at home you can contain yourself when you lose, you can make  yourself at ease because you know that you are in your own safe space. But if it is in office, I think it is hard because your workmates can notice your change of mood, either you are sad or angry, and it much harder to contain yourself because you are in the office. And yes, it can affect your performance. Because of your bad mood, you tend to get lazy and much harder to work.

So for me, let's prioritize our work first because it is our source of income. Without work, you have no money, when you have no money, you can't gamble. Gambling is just there for side hustle and for fun. Do not let gambling ruin your work.

I think its hard to gamble even at home, remote working atmosphere nowadays. Companies generally monitor your work directly from computer they give you. It logs your every mouse or keyboard move. It even warns you if you don't hold your work open. It could impossible to focus on gambling in such atmosphere even if you had second personal computer. Anyways its less risky than gambling directly at workplace obviously.

that makes sense, also I think if we have work to do at home we should be able to finish it first so we can gamble comfortably, I myself have work to do at home because basically it's mandatory so I always finish the work first then after the work is really finished, then I gamble, if I want to, don't I gamble every day, not because I work every day and gamble every day, that's crazy.

Moreover, in my opinion, if we gamble with our work unfinished, it makes the gambling we do uncomfortable. I myself feel that if I gamble but my work is not finished, I always feel like something is holding me back, that's why I always finish my work first before gambling. This applies if the work is done at home, because if the work is not done at home I will not gamble at all because it is better to be safe than to look for disease.