Who among you here is gambling at work?

[serveria.com]

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.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

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[Psynthax]

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

honestly it can take off the stress in our head, just make sure not to get addicted like as you said, just use the money we can afford to lose.
using small money is fine, after all its gambling nothing limiting the bets placed except the very few bottom cap, but thats okay.
the thing with people is that some people gets tilted if they lose affect their performance in their working definitely gonna cause them to slowly but sure lose their career.
those people need to learn anger management and know how to let go, its a gambling with the odd of 50:50 surely they can be losing or they can win, but always expect lose.
if its only for fun its generally gonna be fine, don't be tilted playing,  because when you do you're already losing before you starts.

[Betwrong]

Gambling is blocked by most work computers like a few other vice subjects people might know of.   Obvious reasoning its a clear distraction to a large extent and there is no crossover interest from one to the other, nothing work related is gambling most of the time so its an easy exclusion and many utility providers will do this by default rule set.   That software then is sold across entire company network and set in policy, Ive seen it built into routers and anti virus software.   Theres always a way around it but in addition a work place may search actively for traffic resembling that which is banned, Ive seen that done.

It depends on where someone is working. In big companies' offices it''s like you described it, but if it's company without computer work at all, like a factory or something like that, of course people can gamble there using their phones. They can, but they shouldn't, that's what most people in this thread would agree with.

[slapper]

Totally depends if they would really be that strict when it comes to that or not but most of them wont really be liking on seeing their workers do play on work hours on which they arent paying their workers just for them to play. If its talking about those vacant times then it would be understandable as long it wont really be done on working hours. Just like on what been said by most people that
it is better that you shouldnt really be playing at all because you are really just that putting up yourself on such trouble or risks on losing your job. We do know that there's no such thing about
permanent on this world and everything would really be based up with your performance and behavior. So better to avoid those things which could really affect these main things.

If company regulations are really strict in supervising their workers, no one will dare to violate the regulations because they will be punished. Workers will not use their working hours to playing gambling or doing other activities that are not related to work at the company. Workers must not risk losing their jobs just to satisfy their passion to playing gambling because this will give a problems at their work.

It's best to avoid things that can give them a problems. They can gamble at home. And that means they don't have to playing gambling at work. And no need to risk losing your job. If they lose their jobs because of playing gambling, it will give bigger problems for workers.

We can't live in an ideal world where everyone follows rules because they're there. Strict rules? Some will be deterred. However, the human element must not be disregarded. People are complex. They have needs, desires, and, yes, weaknesses

Why not a carrot instead of a stick? Support, true participation during breaks, and a culture that values more than output are needed. The aim? To not even consider gambling at work. Balance matters. Create a meaningful work environment to reduce distractions. It's not perfect, but it's progress. You can influence the environment that influences acts, but not every action

[LUCKMCFLY]

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

honestly it can take off the stress in our head, just make sure not to get addicted like as you said, just use the money we can afford to lose.
using small money is fine, after all its gambling nothing limiting the bets placed except the very few bottom cap, but thats okay.
the thing with people is that some people gets tilted if they lose affect their performance in their working definitely gonna cause them to slowly but sure lose their career.
those people need to learn anger management and know how to let go, its a gambling with the odd of 50:50 surely they can be losing or they can win, but always expect lose.
if its only for fun its generally gonna be fine, don't be tilted playing,  because when you do you're already losing before you starts.

Gambling will always be one of the reasons why people have to learn to have fun and manage all their money, for me it is easier to control my money than to control my emotions, although to be honest I don't find it good to commit to play a game  in my job It is very risky, I consider that if the person does it without it affecting anything, then that is the responsibility of the player, there is no need to get involved in that because everyone knows their way of work and knows when they should play, but sometimes in the game Concentration and time are needed and if for some reason you run out of time and you can't continue that is a problem, because if they discover you at work glued to the phone and playing in a casino, well I think that first what you will win is a Warning, this is given that many jobs are very demanding and require maximum concentration for their players, that is something I think everyone is looking for.

In another order of ideas, I think that in a job you can't do that, unless it's during break time, which is lunch, or it's done when you have something free, but for example, I learned that work is sacred and that the time that one dedicates to the company belongs to the company and one must do everything one can bet for the company, there is no other reason and because I don't see playing very well there, it is clear that one seeks to have fun, seeks to earn , you want to have the best experience, but to play well as it is best to do it from the comfort of home where you can have maximum concentration, it can happen that by not concentrating well on the game while at work you lose more money and that is a good reason not to do it, other than that it shouldn't be done.

[nullama]

Gambling is blocked by most work computers like a few other vice subjects people might know of.   Obvious reasoning its a clear distraction to a large extent and there is no crossover interest from one to the other, nothing work related is gambling most of the time so its an easy exclusion and many utility providers will do this by default rule set.   That software then is sold across entire company network and set in policy, Ive seen it built into routers and anti virus software.   Theres always a way around it but in addition a work place may search actively for traffic resembling that which is banned, Ive seen that done.

It depends on where someone is working. In big companies' offices it''s like you described it, but if it's company without computer work at all, like a factory or something like that, of course people can gamble there using their phones. They can, but they shouldn't, that's what most people in this thread would agree with.

Yeah, but even at offices with computers, many people will have some down time, and they usually go to social media.

If they go to a gambling site instead, I don't really see a massive difference.

Of course if they are addicted to it then it's a different story.

[wakier]

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.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

If you keep doing it in the middle of your work activities and don't experience problems with your performance then it will be fine for you and your work, but most people think that gambling at work is not a professional attitude because no matter how you are just a worker who doesn't have the authority to gamble as he pleases, but yes that's up to you and that's also your right but if one day your boss finds out and your job is threatened then don't ever regret it because you did it consciously.
Some people think that as long as they have free time while they are working they take the time to gamble for a while as long as it doesn't cause problems and they don't get caught they will continue doing it but remember that over time if this bad habit is carried out it will one day cause problems too

[ethereumhunter]

We can't live in an ideal world where everyone follows rules because they're there. Strict rules? Some will be deterred. However, the human element must not be disregarded. People are complex. They have needs, desires, and, yes, weaknesses

Why not a carrot instead of a stick? Support, true participation during breaks, and a culture that values more than output are needed. The aim? To not even consider gambling at work. Balance matters. Create a meaningful work environment to reduce distractions. It's not perfect, but it's progress. You can influence the environment that influences acts, but not every action

For this reason, we must be able to adapted to the circumstances around us to stay away from problems. If we are in the office that have rules, we must obey the rules so we don't have to get a problems. I am sure that we don't wants to get fired from our office because of small thing that suppose not happen. Maybe in our office doesn't have a strict rules for their employee but we must not violates these regulations because there will be sanctions for employees that violate them.

If you don't wants to get any problems at your office, you should obey all rules on the office. We must take cares ourselves while we work and avoiding something that can affects us to lose our focus in work. If we can give our best perform while we work, there will attention from our boss and who knows we can get reward for what we give to our office.

[bakasabo]

I see a lot of you discuss if it ethical or not to gamble at work, but isnt it depends on who you work with and what are your duties, when we look for an answer for topic question? If you are bank manager who works with clients and there dozens of security cameras directed to you, plus you have an unstoppable flow of customers, then it is isnt acceptable to gamble at work. But if you work in a shop with  25-30 yo guys, your duties are to trade sell sports inventory and to fix or maintain bicycles, then there is nothing bad to place a bet or two.

I personally dont gamble at work, or do it extra rare. I prefer sports betting, but if I bet, I love to watch the game. For me it is impossible to do it at work. I am not much interested in slots. Regards table games, then I can play a game or two in blackjack during lunch. But that would happen if I really dont have anything else to do.

[wxa7115]

I see a lot of you discuss if it ethical or not to gamble at work, but isnt it depends on who you work with and what are your duties, when we look for an answer for topic question? If you are bank manager who works with clients and there dozens of security cameras directed to you, plus you have an unstoppable flow of customers, then it is isnt acceptable to gamble at work. But if you work in a shop with  25-30 yo guys, your duties are to trade sell sports inventory and to fix or maintain bicycles, then there is nothing bad to place a bet or two.

I personally dont gamble at work, or do it extra rare. I prefer sports betting, but if I bet, I love to watch the game. For me it is impossible to do it at work. I am not much interested in slots. Regards table games, then I can play a game or two in blackjack during lunch. But that would happen if I really dont have anything else to do.

The answer to the question without a doubt is dependent on the context, with some jobs allowing a person to gamble without anyone making any mention about it, while in other jobs being caught gambling even for a short period of time could be grounds for your immediate dismissal.

And since each person is the best aware of the conditions they are facing at their job, most likely they already know if it is a good idea to gamble on their job or not.

[junder]

If you keep doing it in the middle of your work activities and don't experience problems with your performance then it will be fine for you and your work, but most people think that gambling at work is not a professional attitude because no matter how you are just a worker who doesn't have the authority to gamble as he pleases, but yes that's up to you and that's also your right but if one day your boss finds out and your job is threatened then don't ever regret it because you did it consciously.
Some people think that as long as they have free time while they are working they take the time to gamble for a while as long as it doesn't cause problems and they don't get caught they will continue doing it but remember that over time if this bad habit is carried out it will one day cause problems too

with the job you have, you should act professionally because the job you have is a diamond and gambling is a pebble, so don't let us lose diamonds because pebbles are a ridiculous case. We should be able to do our best with the job we already have, because that is our clear main source of income, whereas gambling is not a clear source of income. Also, the reality is that not everyone likes gambling, so it is possible that if we gamble in the middle of our work activities, perhaps our co-workers and even our boss will criticize us or scold us for gambling at the wrong time. Responsibility must be emphasized, even though there is time to rest, in my opinion, that time is not suitable for gambling, because it is time that should be used to rest. by gambling during our breaks, of course, it might trigger our emotions to become uncontrollable and other things, this could also have an impact on our own work performance, and could possibly cause serious problems that would involve superiors and possibly end up in us being fired, because we prioritize pebbles rather than diamonds. As much as possible, don't gamble in the middle of gambling activities because that is not recommended.

I agree with you, indeed this is also a bad habit, and if you gamble in your spare time at work and it is always safe, of course it will become a habit that may in the future have more visible impacts and result in unfinished work or other things. That's right, when the boss finds out about this bad action and the boss makes a sad decision such as being fired then it should be accepted because we ourselves made the mistake and also did it consciously, and if that really happened then make it happen lesson. don't let it happen again after getting a job, but I don't know when we were accepted at another company and they asked the reason why we stopped at the previous company, whether it was there or not? and if there is anything maybe we should lie? If the new company asks the previous company why he left the company, it seems impossible.

[TopTort777]

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.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

If you keep doing it in the middle of your work activities and don't experience problems with your performance then it will be fine for you and your work, but most people think that gambling at work is not a professional attitude because no matter how you are just a worker who doesn't have the authority to gamble as he pleases, but yes that's up to you and that's also your right but if one day your boss finds out and your job is threatened then don't ever regret it because you did it consciously.
Some people think that as long as they have free time while they are working they take the time to gamble for a while as long as it doesn't cause problems and they don't get caught they will continue doing it but remember that over time if this bad habit is carried out it will one day cause problems too

You know, we all do different none-work-related things at work. So your post can be related to everyone who works. We read news, chat on the phones, use social media and etc. Of course if you really piss off your boss, he could use gambling activity at work as one of the reasons to fire his employee. But that wont be a major reason to do that. After all, we are evaluated by the work we have done, by results, but not by what we do at free moments during work. Otherwise a person then can get fired because he went to take a piss.

My vision on situation is following - the work is done, it is done perfectly, you dont have anything else to do at the moment, nor help someone, then you can do something during your free time, instead of sitting, watching on one spot and wait for working day to get finished.

[EarnOnVictor]

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.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm.  

I've always said it, the nature of the work matters. There are works that you will not even be with your phone or gadgets not to mention gambling or doing ignoble things during working hours. Just as there are some that you might be with the gadget but will not have that time for it until the break or the closing time due to the tedious nature of the job. But there are some that almost do nothing all day but just collect money as cheaply as possible. The example is in my country. You can imagine the government workers in my country, they are too many, and perhaps is because the government wants to reduce unemployment. These people hardly do anything on most days, the real responsibility has been saddled to some core staff unless they need their service. But those days such true duty calls would come are not many. To the point that some of them would sign in the morning and leave the office as fast as 12 noon. Of course, the government will not know, or else there will be sanctions, yet they do it.

It is that bad, and if anyone is in this category, they can surely gamble and nothing would happen. Other categories are those people who are artisans or expatriates, they know their free time even during working hours, so they can excuse themselves to do gambling when they know that they have enough time for the activities and it will not affect their work whatsoever. Just like you as well, you have a good plan I must say, even if your work is so tedious, you might still have time for some personal activities no matter how little the time is. One can still do a game or two at that time without affecting the work or questioning the integrity of the person whatsoever. I am actually referring to conscience in this regard if the person is even worth the job.

However,  I frown at those who are addicted to it and who would be dragging their work with gambling. Such people are just not responsible, they should stop that ignoble act even for their minds to heal.

[klidex]

I see a lot of you discuss if it ethical or not to gamble at work, but isnt it depends on who you work with and what are your duties, when we look for an answer for topic question? If you are bank manager who works with clients and there dozens of security cameras directed to you, plus you have an unstoppable flow of customers, then it is isnt acceptable to gamble at work. But if you work in a shop with  25-30 yo guys, your duties are to trade sell sports inventory and to fix or maintain bicycles, then there is nothing bad to place a bet or two.

I personally dont gamble at work, or do it extra rare. I prefer sports betting, but if I bet, I love to watch the game. For me it is impossible to do it at work. I am not much interested in slots. Regards table games, then I can play a game or two in blackjack during lunch. But that would happen if I really dont have anything else to do.

Yes, it's true that it depends on what job we do and who we work for. If you have direct contact with customers and are always busy with work, of course you can't gamble because gambling is more fun when you have free time. Even if you're not busy with customers and there is still free time but you still can't gamble if there are surveillance cameras on every corner because if you are caught gambling then your job will be threatened, but if we have our own business like you said when we are sell, this will not be a problem because there are times when it is quiet and there are no customers. Moreover, that is your right because it is your business, so whether you gamble or not, your job is your own.

That is a good decision because gambling at work is not recommended, but betting on sports betting can actually be done in between busy schedules if you don't watch the game because you only place bets. Unlike other casino games where you have to keep looking screen and pressing buttons such as rollet games, slots, plinko, this will certainly interfere with your work and you will also be looked at badly by your colleagues because you are not professional in doing your job.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

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.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

          -   If you are a regular employee in a company and you know that work is important to you, but you are also tempted to gamble at the same time as work, for sure there will be some nervousness while doing it. Of course, you are worried that your superior might catch you and make you lose your job.

But if work is really important to you, you shouldn't do gambling at the same time while you're at work, which gives you passive income; unlike gambling, you're not always lucky.
Instead in gambling most of the time you will get lose in it.

[Rampagoe004]

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.

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

You cannot combine gambling and work because it will reduce your performance. As you said, when gambling we will think about strategies to win. It requires energy and focus and you can't divide it between work and gambling. Your boss will scold you and you will not be productive at work. You also cannot enjoy your gambling because you do it during working hours. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were in your position because it's very unpleasant when you can't enjoy the game you're playing.

[TopTort777]

You cannot combine gambling and work because it will reduce your performance. As you said, when gambling we will think about strategies to win. It requires energy and focus and you can't divide it between work and gambling. Your boss will scold you and you will not be productive at work. You also cannot enjoy your gambling because you do it during working hours. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were in your position because it's very unpleasant when you can't enjoy the game you're playing.

Your performance can not be reduced when you have done all your work It is Friday and there is 1 hour left to work. Do you think someone is going to push himself hard during that one hour? Of course not. Especially on a salary day. Even the clients would come or call unobtrusively, as they understand that everyone is about to run home after a working week.

Of course there are jobs the require focus and working hard. Not everyone can make a pause and take a rest during work. But nobody is killing himself at work. There are rare cases, but such people are few.

[milewilda]

You cannot combine gambling and work because it will reduce your performance. As you said, when gambling we will think about strategies to win. It requires energy and focus and you can't divide it between work and gambling. Your boss will scold you and you will not be productive at work. You also cannot enjoy your gambling because you do it during working hours. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were in your position because it's very unpleasant when you can't enjoy the game you're playing.

Your performance can not be reduced when you have done all your work It is Friday and there is 1 hour left to work. Do you think someone is going to push himself hard during that one hour? Of course not. Especially on a salary day. Even the clients would come or call unobtrusively, as they understand that everyone is about to run home after a working week.

Of course there are jobs the require focus and working hard. Not everyone can make a pause and take a rest during work. But nobody is killing himself at work. There are rare cases, but such people are few.

There would really be certain conditions that might having that kind of exemptions but we know that we shouldnt really be able to tolerate out such behavior. You could do it one or twice
but not every friday on which you would really be that playing on the last hour since you've been confident that it is the last hour of the week plus its payday. Well, not all people would really be
too die hard with their jobs and really that spending their times on last drops on doing hard work. It would really be just that there are people who are dedicated to work and there
are ones who are really just simply do the things that they do have in mind.

The thing you should really be that in concern that you arent that affecting your work or not putting up on risks just because you have done something which its not recommended.
Its not bad to gamble but of course not on the time that you do work. You are really that making problems on which it shouldnt really be done in the first place.

[LUCKMCFLY]

You cannot combine gambling and work because it will reduce your performance. As you said, when gambling we will think about strategies to win. It requires energy and focus and you can't divide it between work and gambling. Your boss will scold you and you will not be productive at work. You also cannot enjoy your gambling because you do it during working hours. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were in your position because it's very unpleasant when you can't enjoy the game you're playing.

Your performance can not be reduced when you have done all your work It is Friday and there is 1 hour left to work. Do you think someone is going to push himself hard during that one hour? Of course not. Especially on a salary day. Even the clients would come or call unobtrusively, as they understand that everyone is about to run home after a working week.

Of course there are jobs the require focus and working hard. Not everyone can make a pause and take a rest during work. But nobody is killing himself at work. There are rare cases, but such people are few.

I understand that point, and it's very true, to think about what you're saying, there's a lot of reason when doing purely physical work, but even so concentration is required, but in the case that, for example, I sometimes have to do automation and control work. of a PLC for a certain process in a company, I need time to make my control plane to see if it is compatible with that of the engineer who sends it from Germany, or any other country, then I carry it out with the connections, it is worth highlighting If I make a mistake in one of the connections I am capable of killing many people because they are in a room that could be energized, and that is very delicate, in fact many engineers have lost their license for things like this, and that is true. It's sad just to realize that I'm in that job and then because I'm playing I start to see that I can lose a lot in the casino and I leave aside the work of energizing, but I forget and I do it, just because I'm playing in the casino using the telephone, that could cause many deaths, and that is totally irresponsible, apart from the fact that they put me in prison.

So in this type of work I don't recommend that, now it is a job that I also do, for example carrying optical fiber for the community or the Internet, it is a field job, I have to go by car, it takes me some time. time and even so I go to be able to see my things well and on the trip that I was in the car, there I was able to take my phones and play calmly, but that is another thing, it is another mention of seeing the game and yes, it can be applied , but it is something that I do not recommend doing, because even though it is a boss job I am going to need concentration, first to get out quickly and second so that the things I am going to do are completely planned, that is what I call a good system To do it, there are also people who when they do maintenance on machines use the 6WH method just to do it faster, which is a very nice technique, and it also requires concentration.

[STT]

Active gambling while employed to do a job seems too much to justify, too much risk and too cheeky an action to ever justify if caught.  However if you gamble via lottery or entry type contests which is also a kind of gamble thats fair enough, any game or entry you can start and stop as the work requires or to answer the phone is fair.   You are not using up much resources just filling out a form or similar kind of low level interaction during work, I've done that previously and its fine imo.