Did you see the blog post about the controversy about hiring WOW players? It is on the NYT here, and it reports that recruiters are telling people NOT to mention that they play WOW -- because employers find it too comprehensive a distraction -- making the prospect unable to work to their fullest potential. Here's an excerpt:
Online gamers in the market for a new job may want to skip any mention of “guild master” on their resume.
A member on F13, a forum for game-related news, recounted a recent job interview where his hobby of playing online games like World of Warcraft came up in conversation, with disastrous results: “I happened to mention I’d spent way too much time in the early 2000s playing online game… He replied that employers specifically instruct him not to send them World of Warcraft players. He said there is a belief that WOW players cannot give 100 percent because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc.”
Now, the articles cite others who feel WOW is good leadership training. But the post concludes with the thought that most people agree -- it's not productive to get into such game playing in an interview:
Still, most of the readers in the F13 comment section shared a similar sentiment: When in doubt about the job compatibility of your gaming alter ego, the best policy might be to stay mum.
As one commenter put it rather bluntly, “It’s like telling them you’re into BDSM or something…once they know they’ll always look at you differently.”
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