Report Indicates Workers Play A Lot of Games On the Job

A report released by casual gaming mecca PopCap Games indicates that white collar workers play games constantly throughout the day. The study indicates that as salaries and titles improve on the organizational chart, the amount of gameplaying in a given day increases substantially. "Considering that the casual games market is around 200 million people, PopCap estimates that the executive crowd is very much into casual gaming, with about 80 million 'white collar' workers playing. 24 percent of the 'white collar' employees said they do play at work, and that number jumps up to 35 percent for CEOs, CFOs and other senior executives. 98 percent said that they play casual games at home too." What's your favorite on-the-job casual title?

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Re:Game playing by profession

[DaedalusHKX]

Yeah... I had a secretary like that. I fired her about 5 seconds after walking in, and realizing she had done nothing but shop online and chatting on the phone while I was on site doing work. And people wonder why Americans can't keep jobs. Sure some are good workers and get shafted, but the majority just need a place to slack off and get paid. I know this first person from when I first worked for my father and saw other people wasting billable time (while they were on the clock) to sit around and do nothing. I have no respect for any scumbag that gets paid 16 to 30 bucks an hour, and slacks off. Especially in a place where a decent apartment rents for 600.00/month.

But see, I include a nice clause with my "employees". I don't hire ANYONE that has ever claimed unemployment, unless they have a REALLY good explanation and can deliver it with a straight face. I also reserve the right to fire ANY hired help I have if they so much as steal a screw or a lugnut from a job site. If they ask me for left overs that's fine, but if they steal it, gone they are.