Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Do you tell your coworkers you play WOW?

Okies *kick* back to reality ! yes and no. There are dangers to "coming out" to your coworkers that you play wow friends too but honestly it's a different world and its best to keep it separate.

You dont really want your coworkers/bosses making a toon on your main's realm and spying on you would you? Imagine you call out sick to play wow and next thing you know a work spy has logged on thier level 1 toon and reports to your boss that they see you instancing, raiding and otherwise seemingly well OR worst they engage you in conversation and you let drop that you skipped out on work to play WOW. Walla info gathered and now your RL work job is in danger. You are probably oblvious to the fact that people have a paper trail to your activities and its just a matter of time until they have enough to fire you.

5 Legal reasons to fire you:
while it's illegal to fire you for playing WOW nonstop however when your WOW life interferes with your RL that's when it's time to stop and takes things into perspective.

Play too much you neglect your health, family, friends and work. Work while ranking last its because that is the last thing that will make you hit rock bottom. Read your employee handbook all the rules in there are also what can be used to fire you aka as in you didn't follow the contract you signed.

1.) using work internet for personal use (checking guild forums, raid boss infos, wow forums etc)
2.) excessive lateness or leaving early: you stayed up until 4am downing a boss so didnt' hear your 6am alarm clock
3.) poor work product: you're rushing a job because you've got to get it done by 5pm for your 6pm server time raid and turned in crappy work.
4.) insubordination - lack of sleep, wow withdrawal will probably make you snappier, grumpier to your coworkers and one of them probably your boss.
5.) abuse of sick days: you call out too much and your boss can prove you weren't sick at all but raider.

Note: have i ever told anyone at work i play wow? hells no. I trust no one and frankly could do without the RL drama. I do know a few people who actually play WOW with their coworkers and end the night with a see you tomorrow Sam. One guy played with his boss and powered leveled him and such .. that I think is a little too much.

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