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Looking for a job? Don't mention your passion for WoW

By Amy Bennett 3 comments

December 31, 2008, 10:06 AM — Never mind that a great number of talented techies are avid gamers or that they do their gaming on their own time. Employers are steering clear of online gaming enthusiasts -- a fact that a member of gaming news forum F13 learned the hard way. â€œI happened to mention Iâ€™d spent way too much time in the early 2000s playing online gameâ€¦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% because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc.â€ Keep reading...

Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor. Follow her on Google+ and Twitter @atbennett

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Anonymous 2 years ago

One of the great things about in-game money and virtual economies is that they never went through this whole economic meltdown. So take that to all of those people who think the real world is better then computer games! Eileen==========================Buy WoW Gold

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seetumail 2 years ago

I totally agree with views that are given in the original article.The thoughts are true to my knowledge.Thanks for the articleElizaI am trying to do a business plan for my own massive multiplayer game and was wonder how they spread out the resources. WoW Europe Gold

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Anonymous 3 years ago

If you read the original, you would know that it was a private conversation and the recruiter (for the online media industry, ironically enough) just happened to say that. It did not and does not warrant the attention it is receiving unless you can show that this goes beyond one person. If it does, then I agree it's the wrong attitude to have and it's based on faulty thinking. Otherwise, it's one person's point of view.

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