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		<title>Raising a Gamer? Employers Turning Down World of Warcraft Players</title>
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Employers are specifically instructing managers to not send them World of Warcraft players. It’s believed, and with good cause, that WoW players cannot give 100 percent to their job because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great and varied other factors that play into diminished performance abilities.
I can’t say I blame them.
I know a man who is 40+ years old and was recently placed on 2 weeks suspension, AGAIN, for not showing up to work on time or simply not showing up at all as the result of gaming instead of sleeping.
If your teen has [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.blisstree.com">Blisstree</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><a href="http://www.blisstree.com/files/35/2008/12/gamernc.jpg"><img title="&lt;cutline_leadin&gt;AVID GAMER: &lt;cutline_leadin&gt;Katherine Windsor, 23 of Laguna Niguel, helped arrange last year&#39;s Blizzard&#39;s exhibit at the Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach. The World of Warcraft enthusiast stands next to villian, Arthas Lich King.  ///ADDITIONAL INFO: NOTE The college name use a +, between art + design. Laguna College of Art + Design is having its second-annual Blizzard Art Show. Some pieces are from faculty, who also work for Blizzard. Other Blizzard inspired art is from students. This will probably be a very popular, long lasting slideshow.&#13;&#10;The school will round up students and faculty for us -- we get first look at the art show. : race.robin.0921.cy.jpg  -  090308 CINDY YAMANAKA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - CQ&#39;s" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="206" alt="&lt;cutline_leadin&gt;AVID GAMER: &lt;cutline_leadin&gt;Katherine Windsor, 23 of Laguna Niguel, helped arrange last year&#39;s Blizzard&#39;s exhibit at the Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach. The World of Warcraft enthusiast stands next to villian, Arthas Lich King.  ///ADDITIONAL INFO: NOTE The college name use a +, between art + design. Laguna College of Art + Design is having its second-annual Blizzard Art Show. Some pieces are from faculty, who also work for Blizzard. Other Blizzard inspired art is from students. This will probably be a very popular, long lasting slideshow.&#13;&#10;The school will round up students and faculty for us -- we get first look at the art show. : race.robin.0921.cy.jpg  -  090308 CINDY YAMANAKA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - CQ&#39;s" src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/35/2008/12/gamernc-thumb.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></a> </center></p>
<p>Employers are specifically instructing managers to not send them <strong>World of Warcraft</strong> players. It’s believed, and with good cause, that <strong>WoW</strong> players cannot give 100 percent to their job because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great and varied other factors that play into diminished performance abilities.</p>
<p>I can’t say I blame them.</p>
<p>I know a man who is 40+ years old and was recently placed on 2 weeks suspension, AGAIN, for not showing up to work on time or simply not showing up at all as the result of gaming instead of sleeping.</p>
<p>If your teen has addictive gaming tendencies, you might want to get a grip on that before they get any older. They may just end up becoming a long term liability that won’t leave home rather than a productive taxpayer and fellow citizen.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/world-of-warcraft-players-need-not-apply/">NY Times</a> – Image credit: <a href="http://www.newscom.com">Newscom</a></p>
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