Who among you here is gambling at work?

[Betwrong]

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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.

Yeah but they don't lose their money on social media, do they? That's the difference and it's a huge one. After losing your money one might end up stressed and unable to concentrate on their main job.

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Some companies in my locality have very strict rules when it comes to the use of mobile devices.
 
They have noticed that many people always get so addicted to their phones that it distracts them from what actually brought them to the company, and one of these things is them gambling with their phones without you knowing what they are doing. 
 
Country in someone's company here unless they're in the managerial positions once you resum duty, you are expected to hand over your phone and sign it off, and you won't be allowed to use it until the hour break period or when you have signed out of work for that day.

Sounds like a prison  to me.

[Fredomago]

Indeed, they are limiting to avoid any distractions inside the working area, though there are other company who allows the use of cellphone depending to the line of business, but most of the time especially when the nature is producing products they are not allowed to use their phones, not just limited to gambling but also to use their time browsing online or taking time to chat with their friends of relatives, they are not being paid to do that but instead they are being paid to work and accomplished their daily task.

Each company has varying regulations, including regulations that limit the use of cell phones or completely prohibit users while working, cell phone use can trigger users to carry out habitual activities while working, some workers will access gambling in secret to avoid CCTV footage installed in various corners of the office. I agree with your opinion that the company pays for every activity you do related to company activities and they don't pay a penny for being careless and playing on your cell phone.

So, don't ever do external activities while you are working, the boss will monitor every employee, even though he won't reprimand them directly, but he will wait for the right moment to call you to talk personally about your status in the company.

Even though there might be something which might not be written or included up on gambling at work in regarding with your work regulation or whatever it would be but still its not really that ethical
or something ideal or recommended that you do make yourself having that involvement with gambling while you do work. Its never been that appealing for your work or employer on seeing
that you've been dealing up with other things in working hours. It would really be totally that better that you should really be avoiding yourself on such issues or potential problems if you
do really just that simply quit up on the things that you are doing on work site. You could always deal up with gambling activity on the time that you would really be going at home.

Your employer might not be having those kind of complains about on your gambling in work but sooner or later when things turns out to be that excessive anymore
then this is the time that you might be told up on having at least some break or the worst that you might be totally laid off or you would really be the ones who will
be the first candidate if ever there would really be some removal. It would really be that depending on the efficiency of course.

Sure thing to happen as if you already compromising your job, either physically or mentally if the only matter for you is your gambling activities your employer will not have any other options but to cut your ties with them,  we all know what gambling can do especially if you already been deeply engaged,  your decision making is affected and all the activities that you have in life will also be affected,  gambling iis something that can really ruined your life, maybe at first you can control but as time goes by your appetite and your engagement will be deeper to the point that you are willing to risk everything in life.

[Orpichukwu]

Every company regulations have implemented strict rules to limit cell phone use during work time because they have to focus on doing their work optimally without the influence of cell phones or other external influences.

I have seen several videos of company workers, they never use cell phones even though their line of work is only moving goods or wrapping goods, even though they have free time to wait for goods to be produced but they are not allowed to use cell phones while working except during rest time then they will be exempt from rules for using mobile phones.

Not all companies allow the use of cell phones. Even though I have seen many that don't allow the use of cell phones in the organisation, I have still seen most of them that still allow the use of cell phones in my country, but they are just told not to allow it to distract them from the work they are doing. 
 
It's only when the person has been cut off doing something that is not related to their job or has violated one of the company's policies that they can use the ban on cell phone usage as punishment.

I have seen a few health organisations and their workers still being allowed to make use of phones here in my country, even when those staff are informed of playing video games at the time of duty.

[TelolettOm]

Every company regulations have implemented strict rules to limit cell phone use during work time because they have to focus on doing their work optimally without the influence of cell phones or other external influences.

I have seen several videos of company workers, they never use cell phones even though their line of work is only moving goods or wrapping goods, even though they have free time to wait for goods to be produced but they are not allowed to use cell phones while working except during rest time then they will be exempt from rules for using mobile phones.

The company hire them to work, so every one must focus to work. They have a break time, the worker can use this time if they want to gamble or to do any activity apart from the work. It is too much if a worker tries to gamble when it is the time for working in the company. He deserves to fire from the job, he shows a bad attitude in the working area. Using phone also ruins the focus in working, it may bring bad impact to the quality of the job.

Indeed. For some jobs, the use of cellphones is completely prohibited. I think it is very reasonable because it can harm the workers and the company. It must lower the quality of their works. I also think using cellphones will be useless for some jobs. So, the chance to gambler during working is actually not so easy.

Always remember that we go to company for working, we don't go there for gambling. 

[carlfebz2]

Every company regulations have implemented strict rules to limit cell phone use during work time because they have to focus on doing their work optimally without the influence of cell phones or other external influences.

I have seen several videos of company workers, they never use cell phones even though their line of work is only moving goods or wrapping goods, even though they have free time to wait for goods to be produced but they are not allowed to use cell phones while working except during rest time then they will be exempt from rules for using mobile phones.

The company hire them to work, so every one must focus to work. They have a break time, the worker can use this time if they want to gamble or to do any activity apart from the work. It is too much if a worker tries to gamble when it is the time for working in the company. He deserves to fire from the job, he shows a bad attitude in the working area. Using phone also ruins the focus in working, it may bring bad impact to the quality of the job.

Indeed. For some jobs, the use of cellphones is completely prohibited. I think it is very reasonable because it can harm the workers and the company. It must lower the quality of their works. I also think using cellphones will be useless for some jobs. So, the chance to gambler during working is actually not so easy.

Always remember that we go to company for working, we don't go there for gambling.  

This is only the best time that you would really be doing gambling on which on the time that you would really be vacant or free time. Dont tend to go against with the rules since you are just a worker and you have been hired to do work and not to gamble specially on working hours. Just like been said above by other people that if you cant bare up to put up the risks on losing your job then you should simply quit up on the things that you've been currently doing.Your boss or your fellow workers might really be just that looks fine on the time that you do gamble but you dont really know in background that they are alkready making out those kind of complaints basing up into the situation that you are in. This is why it would be better that you should really be avoiding it at all cost if you dont really like for some potential
problems or would really be totally lose your work.

If  you dont care then its up to you but i would say that it would be better that you should only gamble on the time that you do go home or with your free time. There would be no someone
who would stop you on doing that and you've been paid to do your work and not to gamble specially into those working hours.

[nullama]

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The company hire them to work, so every one must focus to work. They have a break time, the worker can use this time if they want to gamble or to do any activity apart from the work. It is too much if a worker tries to gamble when it is the time for working in the company. He deserves to fire from the job, he shows a bad attitude in the working area. Using phone also ruins the focus in working, it may bring bad impact to the quality of the job.

Indeed. For some jobs, the use of cellphones is completely prohibited. I think it is very reasonable because it can harm the workers and the company. It must lower the quality of their works. I also think using cellphones will be useless for some jobs. So, the chance to gambler during working is actually not so easy.

Always remember that we go to company for working, we don't go there for gambling. 

It really depends on the type of job you have.

Some jobs require full undivided attention whereas others can be done while watching a movie for example.

Gambling in the second case should probably not be a big deal.

[Kristiyana]

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The company hire them to work, so every one must focus to work. They have a break time, the worker can use this time if they want to gamble or to do any activity apart from the work. It is too much if a worker tries to gamble when it is the time for working in the company. He deserves to fire from the job, he shows a bad attitude in the working area. Using phone also ruins the focus in working, it may bring bad impact to the quality of the job.

Indeed. For some jobs, the use of cellphones is completely prohibited. I think it is very reasonable because it can harm the workers and the company. It must lower the quality of their works. I also think using cellphones will be useless for some jobs. So, the chance to gambler during working is actually not so easy.

Always remember that we go to company for working, we don't go there for gambling. 

It really depends on the type of job you have.

Some jobs require full undivided attention whereas others can be done while watching a movie for example.

Gambling in the second case should probably not be a big deal.

You're absolutely right in my own opinion as a learned person you're suppose to know the implications of gambling when you're at work,you should know that there is always time for everything once is time for work you have to concentrate on the work.probably when you return from work,you have all day to do whatever thing you wish to do either.is only a foolish person that will play gamble when he's at work,what if you get fired?what will become of you? someone who has plan and a better future will never think of gambling when he's at work.

[mirakal]

It really depends on the type of job you have.

Some jobs require full undivided attention whereas others can be done while watching a movie for example.

Gambling in the second case should probably not be a big deal.

I think the kind of job is irrelevant, as we know the effect of gambling during work. For some, maybe it's no big deal, but gambling could lead to addiction, while watching a movie does not in most cases. The rule is very specific from the company's end: "No gambling at work" because they want to emphasize that it will make employees unproductive. They don't want to waste resources paying people who are not producing for the company.

Just think this way.. Why would some countries ban gambling if they doesn't have bad effect to people?

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[swogerino]

It really depends on the type of job you have.

Some jobs require full undivided attention whereas others can be done while watching a movie for example.

Gambling in the second case should probably not be a big deal.

I think the kind of job is irrelevant, as we know the effect of gambling during work. For some, maybe it's no big deal, but gambling could lead to addiction, while watching a movie does not in most cases. The rule is very specific from the company's end: "No gambling at work" because they want to emphasize that it will make employees unproductive. They don't want to waste resources paying people who are not producing for the company.

Just think this way.. Why would some countries ban gambling if they doesn't have bad effect to people?

An In-Depth Guide On Countries Where Gambling Is Illegal

I agree that it depends on the job.Some jobs do not require full attention,when I was working as an IT in not a really needy environment for IT I used to wait for users to call me for their problems and I used to gamble there any time I wanted to do so.Since I changed job and work in a very dynamic company,a bank I now barely have time to post here in the forum let alone gambling so I have no time at all in this job to gamble as I am concentrated almost all the time checking things are working like they should.

[bakasabo]

But even if it is depends on the job, those who gamble from work, still are less focused on the game than those who gamble at free time. They are more relaxed. Isnt it a double stress when you gamble at work? First you get a dose of stress during the game, then you get a dose of stress from a possibility that during your game, you might get a work and you would have to stop the game suddenly. Or not stopping, but pausing or alt+tab the game and work.

[borovichok]

I agree that it depends on the job.Some jobs do not require full attention,when I was working as an IT in not a really needy environment for IT I used to wait for users to call me for their problems and I used to gamble there any time I wanted to do so.Since I changed job and work in a very dynamic company,a bank I now barely have time to post here in the forum let alone gambling so I have no time at all in this job to gamble as I am concentrated almost all the time checking things are working like they should.

While it is true that some jobs may not require constant attention, maintaining focus and concentration during work hours is generally essential. Giving full attention to the tasks at hand can directly influence job performance. When employees are fully engaged and focused on their work, they are more likely to produce high-quality results promptly. Gambling can distort emotions and so what happens when you lose your bet which can affect your state of mind what is the guarantee that you can perform optimally when you need to perform? It will be difficult to give your best because your mind is not stable.

Even when you try to perform, it becomes easy to be distracted or have divided attention because you might be thinking about your loss and also trying to do your job. Distractions or lack of attention can lead to errors, oversights, and subpar outcomes. Maintaining full attention at work demonstrates professionalism and dedication to one’s job responsibilities. It shows respect for the organization also.

[Hispo]

But even if it is depends on the job, those who gamble from work, still are less focused on the game than those who gamble at free time. They are more relaxed. Isnt it a double stress when you gamble at work? First you get a dose of stress during the game, then you get a dose of stress from a possibility that during your game, you might get a work and you would have to stop the game suddenly. Or not stopping, but pausing or alt+tab the game and work.

It is not so much about getting focused in the game, you know, because when comes to the majority of casino games, one does not need to have much focus or be completely concentrated on them for us to play. I personally believe games like dices, Plinko or mines could easily fit within the category of idle games. Though, games like Crash and Blackjack require more concentration than the first ones I mentioned.

The risk then, it is not about the game but the job, instead. If one has a job which require us to have concentration on the task, then it becomes risky to gamble while working. Could you imagine to have a crane operator gambling while working in his heavy machine? If he gets distracted  enough from the game, he may lose 10 bucks in crash, if he gets distracted from the controls of the machine, he could actually crash against a building or people. One needs to have one's priorities clear when comes to gambling and working and in the case of this thread, I would definitely say the priority is the job, since thanks to the job one is able to gamble. 

[angrybirdy]

But even if it is depends on the job, those who gamble from work, still are less focused on the game than those who gamble at free time. They are more relaxed. Isnt it a double stress when you gamble at work? First you get a dose of stress during the game, then you get a dose of stress from a possibility that during your game, you might get a work and you would have to stop the game suddenly. Or not stopping, but pausing or alt+tab the game and work.

It's stressful and at the same time it loses focus on something, no matter how good you multitask, if you mix it with gambling, it will really ruin your mind. But many do so, but if you look at their work history and gambling, there is one who suffers, either the result of your work is not good or whether your game is always losing. The other people who have been doing this for a long time, they are used to balancing the work while gambling, only in case they have developed the gambling obsession where they can no longer work properly until it is accompanied by any gambling activities.

[taufik123]

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. 

Doing active gambling like Slots, Dominoes, poker etc. that requires more focus while in the main job is not allowed.
It will instead interfere with those main jobs and just focus more on gambling.
Such employees lack loyalty and focus on the work they do, more concerned with what can actually be done elsewhere after work.

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.

If you only do lottery or do football club betting, it can be done anywhere and anytime.
Just need to go in and determine how many bets to make and just have to wait for the outcome to happen.
It doesn't require more focus, so you can focus on the main work.

Based on the experience I have experienced, there is a friend of mine who is too focused on playing slots in the office and even neglects his own work.
Finally, some tasks that need to be completed are not on target.
This resulted in his position in the office not being good and getting a warning.

[Fatunad]

I agree that it depends on the job.Some jobs do not require full attention,when I was working as an IT in not a really needy environment for IT I used to wait for users to call me for their problems and I used to gamble there any time I wanted to do so.Since I changed job and work in a very dynamic company,a bank I now barely have time to post here in the forum let alone gambling so I have no time at all in this job to gamble as I am concentrated almost all the time checking things are working like they should.

While it is true that some jobs may not require constant attention, maintaining focus and concentration during work hours is generally essential. Giving full attention to the tasks at hand can directly influence job performance. When employees are fully engaged and focused on their work, they are more likely to produce high-quality results promptly. Gambling can distort emotions and so what happens when you lose your bet which can affect your state of mind what is the guarantee that you can perform optimally when you need to perform? It will be difficult to give your best because your mind is not stable.

Even when you try to perform, it becomes easy to be distracted or have divided attention because you might be thinking about your loss and also trying to do your job. Distractions or lack of attention can lead to errors, oversights, and subpar outcomes. Maintaining full attention at work demonstrates professionalism and dedication to one’s job responsibilities. It shows respect for the organization also.

Your point is that professionalism depends on attentiveness. Without it, you're a rudderless ship wandering aimlessly. The loss of bets is also a loss of mental equilibrium. Gamble affects your judgment and concentration because of your emotions

Domino effect exists. Today, it's a loss; tomorrow, a disaster. Cost? Your reputation and company's financials. My friend, it's slippery. Remember respect. Respecting peers, work, and yourself demands bringing your A-game. Conflicted focus? Beyond personal issues, it breaches professional confidence. In conclusion, focus on the ball, not the bet

Totally a distraction specially when you do your day job but you do end up on getting distracted just because your mind or brain is really that thinking about on playing gambling. This is something
that you should really be avoiding in the first place on which you arent that making yourself that putting at risk on your job but also you are putting up yourself on huge loss of money.
You dont have a job + you do have huge debt + you are that depressed. Then what would be the result? You wont really be having a good life. This is why everything in life
and every decisions and every steps you should make is something that would really be that putting you on such miserable life.

[Poker Player]

Doing active gambling like Slots, Dominoes, poker etc. that requires more focus while in the main job is not allowed.
It will instead interfere with those main jobs and just focus more on gambling.
Such employees lack loyalty and focus on the work they do, more concerned with what can actually be done elsewhere after work.

To me, that's not the point. The point is that someone who can't wait to finish work to gamble like that clearly has a gambling problem.

If you only do lottery or do football club betting, it can be done anywhere and anytime.
Just need to go in and determine how many bets to make and just have to wait for the outcome to happen.
It doesn't require more focus, so you can focus on the main work.

You're absolutely right. In those cases, it's a different story. Buying lottery tickets doesn't require much time or concentration. You can do it quickly, like when you go to the bathroom, and once you've bought them, all you have to do is wait for the draw.

[zuzie]

Totally a distraction specially when you do your day job but you do end up on getting distracted just because your mind or brain is really that thinking about on playing gambling. This is something
that you should really be avoiding in the first place on which you arent that making yourself that putting at risk on your job but also you are putting up yourself on huge loss of money.
You dont have a job + you do have huge debt + you are that depressed. Then what would be the result? You wont really be having a good life. This is why everything in life
and every decisions and every steps you should make is something that would really be that putting you on such miserable life.

This should be immediately avoided by all gamblers, because gambling should not be a priority in daily activities. This means that if you want to gamble at work, it's okay as long as we know the limits and when to gamble, at work there must be rest time, so that's where we are. You can gamble during your breaks and of course it doesn't interfere with your work hours.
The point is, we have to be very clever at managing our time when gambling at the office so that we stay focused on our main job, which is actually the main thing in making money and not think about gambling, which doesn't necessarily make us money.

[Pi-network314159]

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.

When I was working I don't gamble at work because I know the implications it will cause. You knowost times if you predicted a game and you played it online, as the game is running you will make sure you keep an eye on the game to see if there is a possibility of cashing out if need be. And in the process of doing that, you might endanger your job because it will creat absent mindedness where you will not be able to listen to your boss of even delay him work buy becoming slow in activity. So I totally don't play game while at work and I will advice anyone not to do thesame even in construction site is against the rule.

[bakasabo]

But even if it is depends on the job, those who gamble from work, still are less focused on the game than those who gamble at free time. They are more relaxed. Isnt it a double stress when you gamble at work? First you get a dose of stress during the game, then you get a dose of stress from a possibility that during your game, you might get a work and you would have to stop the game suddenly. Or not stopping, but pausing or alt+tab the game and work.

It is not so much about getting focused in the game, you know, because when comes to the majority of casino games, one does not need to have much focus or be completely concentrated on them for us to play. I personally believe games like dices, Plinko or mines could easily fit within the category of idle games. Though, games like Crash and Blackjack require more concentration than the first ones I mentioned.

The risk then, it is not about the game but the job, instead. If one has a job which require us to have concentration on the task, then it becomes risky to gamble while working. Could you imagine to have a crane operator gambling while working in his heavy machine? If he gets distracted  enough from the game, he may lose 10 bucks in crash, if he gets distracted from the controls of the machine, he could actually crash against a building or people. One needs to have one's priorities clear when comes to gambling and working and in the case of this thread, I would definitely say the priority is the job, since thanks to the job one is able to gamble. 

Then I gamble different games, as they require focus. Like you have mentioned crash. If you dont follow the game, you might place a bet after a crash with a high multiplier, and the chance that it is going to crash quicker is high. Also when it has crashed at 1.00, the chance that it is going to crash at 1.00 again next time are rather low. And when you alt+tab all the time, or got distracted, it is easy to miss that moment.

Ive said it depends on the job. As a crane operator, I would not gamble at work, even though their work does not require operating all the time. Part of the time they just wait and watch how the cargo is being unloaded. And that does not happen quick. So theoretically, he has half an hour of free time.

[Hispo]

But even if it is depends on the job, those who gamble from work, still are less focused on the game than those who gamble at free time. They are more relaxed. Isnt it a double stress when you gamble at work? First you get a dose of stress during the game, then you get a dose of stress from a possibility that during your game, you might get a work and you would have to stop the game suddenly. Or not stopping, but pausing or alt+tab the game and work.

It is not so much about getting focused in the game, you know, because when comes to the majority of casino games, one does not need to have much focus or be completely concentrated on them for us to play. I personally believe games like dices, Plinko or mines could easily fit within the category of idle games. Though, games like Crash and Blackjack require more concentration than the first ones I mentioned.

The risk then, it is not about the game but the job, instead. If one has a job which require us to have concentration on the task, then it becomes risky to gamble while working. Could you imagine to have a crane operator gambling while working in his heavy machine? If he gets distracted  enough from the game, he may lose 10 bucks in crash, if he gets distracted from the controls of the machine, he could actually crash against a building or people. One needs to have one's priorities clear when comes to gambling and working and in the case of this thread, I would definitely say the priority is the job, since thanks to the job one is able to gamble. 

Then I gamble different games, as they require focus. Like you have mentioned crash. If you dont follow the game, you might place a bet after a crash with a high multiplier, and the chance that it is going to crash quicker is high. Also when it has crashed at 1.00, the chance that it is going to crash at 1.00 again next time are rather low. And when you alt+tab all the time, or got distracted, it is easy to miss that moment.

Ive said it depends on the job. As a crane operator, I would not gamble at work, even though their work does not require operating all the time. Part of the time they just wait and watch how the cargo is being unloaded. And that does not happen quick. So theoretically, he has half an hour of free time.

Actually, it is funny you mention that little "strategy" for crash, because it is something I have actually done in the past while playing. I try to wait for the game to crash at a very low number before going it and seek for a multiplier of at least 3x, though I am aware that it is not as reliable as it sounds because there is always a change for the game to crash between X2 and X3.
Crash is one of the games which in my opinion require the most attention and concentration to the able to have a good chance to pocket some money, you know, even more than blackjack. So it weird to me someone would even use the automatic betting feature to play crash  .

What is even the point of setting the automatic cash out at X2 (for example), and then going away and allowing the bot to gamble for you? It is a very quick way to lose money, it would not even take advantage of the rare occasions big multipliers appear. While people managed to cash out at 20x, one is stuck at 2x  .

And I get your point from the perspective of a crane operator, they could certainly have some time to gamble a bit, like other kind of workers, but crash is to be reserved for leisure time at home, regardless of what kind of job one has, it is just too focus demanding...