Is it a cause of concern if your employer frequent casinos?

[Questat]

It would be a big concern if he starts seeing negative changes in the business, but if there is none and seems everything looks normal and the business still looks stable, I guess the current gambling habit of his own boss should not be his concern. Not all who's into gambling are gambling to lose, if they are smart business owners, then most likely they can also be smart and wise in making gambling decisions.

However, I understand how gambling impacts business primarily that can lead to severe financial, operational, and psychological consequences especially if gambling addiction is seen. But this is no longer a concern of an employee, unless if his boss ask him for some suggestions and advices.

[purple_sparkles]

Of course, for an employee, this is a worrying situation, especially if the business is owned by an individual. It's not uncommon for me to see business owners go bankrupt due to debts stemming from gambling addiction. For employees, the most worrying thing is not getting paid because their boss has run out of money. But this depends on how responsible the business owner is. If they are trustworthy and responsible, they should still be able to pay their workers because wages are the employee's right, no matter what.
My advice is that employees should be prepared. If, for example, salaries are late or there are other signs, they should immediately make decisions that won't be too detrimental to themselves.

For me, this is an alarming sign, because I once saw how a person got into debt because of gambling. The scariest part is that their mistake can have serious consequences for the employees as well, one day they might not receive their salary on time. I would be very concerned if wages started being delayed, and I would recommend clearly setting boundaries and, if necessary, demanding to be paid on time. A person with a gambling addiction may take advantage of access to company funds if they have the opportunity.

[Hispo]

This is coming from a friend, he's been with a company that is a restaurant and a catering service for 15 years, and is a regular employee. This is not really a big company, but it's been stable for the last 20 years.
But he learned that the owner became hooked in casino, and he was just starting to frequent casinos.

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

He should probably not to think about it, as he is just an employee of the company, as long as he is getting his pay check with no delay, then there should not be any problem, in the end, his employer/boss is supposed to do whatever they want with their money, in the same way he (as employee) is entitled to do whatever he wants with his.

It would be a very different scenario if he was a shareholder of that company and had some stake on it, in that case, he would be completely right when comes to feeling concerned on that person getting engaged on casinos.

Just my personal opinion, of course.

It seems your friend have grown fond of that company and wish it no harm, but again... That is not his company.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

This is coming from a friend, he's been with a company that is a restaurant and a catering service for 15 years, and is a regular employee. This is not really a big company, but it's been stable for the last 20 years.
But he learned that the owner became hooked in casino, and he was just starting to frequent casinos.

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

With the way casinos are designed, in the sense that gamblers are always most of the time, the ones at the losing end, the owner of the company's new found adventure may indeed be a cause for concern for the employees in the company because eventually, the ceo frequent gambling will no doubt affect the company sooner or later.

Had it been the owner of the company has been gambling for the past 20 years the company has operated safely and stably, then I personally can say that the employees have nothing to worry about, but the fact that the ceo just started gambling now is really a big problem.
But the big question is, what can the employees do to help their boss, maybe there is an employee who is really close enough to the boss to advice him.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Personally for me, it's not my concern because they didn't hire me to give personal advice but rather to do a different job which as long as I'm doing my job, I don't have to middle Into the afires of the company owner except he or she seeks my advice. He can frequent the casino but not addicted, meaning that it's not a problem if your employers does that. It would only be a concern if they are addicted but even if they are addicted, I am not in the position of advising them except they seek for it, and if the case is worse, I will start looking for another job.

[promise444c5]

He learned?? What if the Employer had been gambling before even employing that your friend as a staff?
Then there's one more question, any strange pattern that feels like it might result to ruining the company? Seeing him on multiple Casinos doesn’t necessarily means he’s a degen..

Sometimes, it’s hard to really tell what’s going on  when you just assume  but if there’s a way to jokingly get more info or know  what’s really going on , your friend might actually be of help if his employer doesn’t resist and eventually sack him.

    The best option is to just leave him alone without violating his privacy..

[Miles2006]

I’m curious to know what kind of employer will publicly display such often, I’m not saying gambling is bad rather showcasing this act publicly always seems strange.
When it comes to advising your boss concerning frequent gambling might sometimes result to something else so it’s better to watch and see probably if this act is affecting the business it’s left for anyone who’s not interested to find some other job that’s well suitable than choosing to advise the boss or teach them what’s right, why not avoid all this and respect a healthy relationship with the employer besides the employer in question started the business and knows what’s best for the growth.

[mirakal]

It's a big concern if it's a sole proprietorship, in which he is the sole manager, because it will go under or suffer losses if he focuses more on casinos than on his business.
You just have to check the sign, if he spends more time in the casino, and there are delays in his workers' salaries, and the company cannot replenish the supply, and many clients are not getting or renewing their service

I have to agree with you. Seeing your boss gambling is never a big concern unless if you are noticing sudden changes that create signs that the business is no longer doing well and productive enough. Seeing delays in salaries, productivity goals aren't met and to think not only you but the rest of the employees are also noticing this, then this is really concerning for all of you. But then again, employees have no right to interfere to their employers personal business and decisions making, you just have to wait if there are announcements from the business owner.

[Agbamoni]

The work of the employee is to focus on the duty assigned to him, not to observe if the employer is a frequent casino visitor. The concern should only be raised when the employer cannot meet up in paying salary/wage. If the frequent visit to the casino affects the worker's paycheck, it is understandable that an employee can tailor the issue to the spouse of the employer if they can help him/her out.

[freedomgo]

Yes, it could possibly harm the company if this simple gambling habit leads to severe addiction. That's why its very concerning not just for the owner itself, but most especially to the job workers who are breadwinners to their family. However, they can only make speculations and anticipations, but they can never intervene and tell the owner to stop frequent gambling before it leads to extreme addiction.

There is always privacy between the employee and the employer, but an employer can always deal with its staffs stuffs if the work is already affected, but no employee can butt in into its employer's stuffs even if it means putting the business at a future risk.

[dimonstration]

The work of the employee is to focus on the duty assigned to him, not to observe if the employer is a frequent casino visitor. The concern should only be raised when the employer cannot meet up in paying salary/wage. If the frequent visit to the casino affects the worker's paycheck, it is understandable that an employee can tailor the issue to the spouse of the employer if they can help him/her out.

On point about we as employee don’t have any say about what the employer does even if it’s gambling unless it’s illegal on their country to do it.

Employee gossip is very popular on a workplace. The OP probably just asking for an opinion on the potential outcome if his employer continue gambling.

As if we have an option to stop him as an employee only.

[alastantiger]

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

Yes it should be a cause of concern if your employer is constantly visiting the casino but you should not panic yet because from your explanation he is just a recent gambler and not yet addicted. The only time that you should start to panic is when your employer is using the money meant for growing the company for gambling and he has become addicted to this since you can see him constantly gambling without thinking about the benefit and upliftment of the company that he is in charge of.

An addicted gambler is hard to change because before they become addicted they must have had a habit of always wasting money on the casinos and when this money is not their spare money but that of a company it becomes a problem because they can end up running down the company to it's grave which will be bad for the employees since they won't be able to receive their salary and continue working in an healthy environment. Just keep on monitoring your employee and when you notice his behaviour isn't changing then you can start looking for a new job because that company is as good as dead.

[Sonia_123]

This is coming from a friend, he's been with a company that is a restaurant and a catering service for 15 years, and is a regular employee. This is not really a big company, but it's been stable for the last 20 years.
But he learned that the owner became hooked in casino, and he was just starting to frequent casinos.

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

Definitely it is because the risk in gambling is more that is why he is concern in other for him to be able to pay his workers and to avoid future destruction and collapse of the company , since he just got hooked with gambling, then it will be very dangerous to him because new gamblers tends to be carried away with their first win, thinking it will continue like that which will definitely lead him astray mainly when he has not set his limit both in bankroll and time.

[qwertyup23]

This is coming from a friend, he's been with a company that is a restaurant and a catering service for 15 years, and is a regular employee. This is not really a big company, but it's been stable for the last 20 years.
But he learned that the owner became hooked in casino, and he was just starting to frequent casinos.

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

Nope- the fact that the company has lasted for twenty (20) years without some issue financially speaks volume on how the owner operates.

Remember: gambling is not the issue; it's being financially irresponsible and addiction that destroys the livelihood and capacity of a person to think rationally that ultimately affects his/her business in the process. Additionally, you can also ask your friend if he encountered any issue with his salary (e.g. late salary, insufficient salary, etc.). If there is none, then rest assured that his employer is at least responsible enough not to damage his business in the process.

The work of the employee is to focus on the duty assigned to him, not to observe if the employer is a frequent casino visitor. The concern should only be raised when the employer cannot meet up in paying salary/wage. If the frequent visit to the casino affects the worker's paycheck, it is understandable that an employee can tailor the issue to the spouse of the employer if they can help him/her out.

I agree with you. Again, being a gambler should not be a reason of concern especially if the business has been consistently operating for years now. It will only be a concern if there are issues with his salary or any business-related concern that the employees are affected.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Such things are part of personal matters, so unless they have a relationship that goes beyond employee/employer, there is nothing to be discussed.

Obviously the employer has been doing well until now. If your friend thinks his job is in danger because of his gambling then he should look for a new job. But if the employer is a dear friend to him, then I can understand why he wants to get involved.

Yes, just as I thought, the only exception would be that they have a good relationship together that create an opening for such conversations.

This man has been successful over the last 15 years even being a die-hard gambler, why would he fear for bankruptcy over someone's pockets? How hilarious this is.So let me get this straight, this man doesn't have any plan to quit being the slave? At this stage, the employer is already lucky to have someone so invested into whatever job this is for as long as...

[Versatile_choice]

An employee doesn't have business with this above mention. What employer is doing, how the employer choose to live his or her life. although sometimes it's good to call your employer to order if you notice some strange behavior in him or her or probably they are trying to engage themselves into something that  can't bring anything positive instead it's going to bring destruction or even affect his finance, but the problem about this employers is that they don't listen to instructions especially the one that is coming from their employee.

[Onyeeze]

I know that nobody can object the plan of another person so as human being you have your right to do anything that you want to do that we favor you especially, but they are some certain decisions that will make you to fall back to zero if you don't take a good careful of it it can destabilize you totally, in my own opinion I will say that it is no suppose to involve in anything that has to do with gambling because there is no clarity that is going to do well or make well through gambling, because gambling is all about luck

[Kelvinid]

That's already his personal business, just mind your own. There is no wrong with gambling, it only gets bad when the gambler itself is no longer gambling to get entertained or making some profits, but gambling just to satisfy his gambling urge and if done uncontrollably, that's where gambling habit becomes at risk with gambling addiction.

For now, if you think this could lead to future closure due to wrong financial decisions, then start eyeing a new job that you could easily jump from where you are now. It gets you prepared any time the worst scenario you once anticipated is finally happening.

[bhadz]

Now he is asking me, is it a big concern if your employer starts to frequent casinos? Or he is just speculating that it will harm the company eventually.

That surely is. I've experienced as an employee many times our salaries got delayed for some reasons and that can be a sign why there can internal problem by knowing the employer is a gambler by that chance. While he can give him the benefit of the doubt but when these signs appear, then he gets the idea of when he should leave that job and find another one. Because as an employee, you don't want to experience such after working yourself hard for how many days waiting for that salary and yet, it might get delayed for this very reason.

[Finestream]

If your employer is into responsible gambling, I don't think one should worry about it, unless when the rest of your co-workers witness a threat to their own financial security, workplace stability, or the company's reputation.

Managing a business is challenging but risky, that's why some owners resort into gambling to find entertainment and relaxation. Not actually to develop gambling addiction. However, some could still fall into compulsive gambling, and experience financial crisis that leads to tapping their business assets just to secure gambling funds.