So obviously not been posting as much of late - partly due to taking a break from gambling and part from doing a few interviews for another job.
Anyway - had a strange experience with one of the places I was talking with. A smaller company - met with the CEO and President of the company and was directly asked about my involvement in “gambling activity” which they found on my background check.
Now we are not talking about offshore - but simply “gambling activity” including legal gaming. It of course will show up on most any background as I went to dealer school over a decade ago and was vetted and approved by the State to work in a casino (never actually took the job - but that’s another story). Anyway - they asked and I was honest about it - yes, I gained my license as a casino employee but decided it would be too much hassle working part time as a dealer while doing a full time job and yes - I have gambled legally in the past as a recreational activity.
The CEO (who is like 100) starts with the whole - “it’s un-Christian to gamble” and the President chimes in with I am being given a high level of financial responsibility and they need to be careful. I’m just like - your giving me no more access to financials than I have had in over a decade (probably less than I have now) - and any company has checks and balances on accounting. As far as the “Christian” aspect of things - a. That’s discriminatory and a big no-no to bring up in hiring someone and b. I don’t see it that way - nor do most religions - Christian or otherwise. Someone who occasionally gambles for recreation is no different than someone who occasionally drinks or participates in any other activity that is considered “immoral”.
Needless to say - we didn’t move forward with that job. Only pisses me off as they wasted a good bit of my time and a full day off for me and had me drive 8 hours round trip on my dime meeting them. Also - turned down another job knowing they were interested - but not convinced that was a great job either - so no loss.
Still - just amazing to me that anyplace would take issue with LEGAL gambling. Hell - even the casinos didn’t have a problem with me betting offshore years ago. Only hard and fast rules were no playing in the property you work at and no “side activity” on the property. You could play at a competitor or in a different city - just not there. It was actually my job at the time who had the issue with me doing it part time - only because they felt it was a bad look for me to be both full time public facing there and part time in a casino - made them look like they didn’t pay me enough - so they gave me a raise and I agreed to not do any other part time work.
Just weird to me that some people still act like gamblers are “dishonest” - at least any more than any other person. Like drug addicts/alcoholics/adulterers ect are LESS likely to steal from their employer…oh well - enough of that crap - I’ll stick it out at my present job for which I am excessively well paid at relative to what I do and keep on gambling (and posting).
Anyway - had a strange experience with one of the places I was talking with. A smaller company - met with the CEO and President of the company and was directly asked about my involvement in “gambling activity” which they found on my background check.
Now we are not talking about offshore - but simply “gambling activity” including legal gaming. It of course will show up on most any background as I went to dealer school over a decade ago and was vetted and approved by the State to work in a casino (never actually took the job - but that’s another story). Anyway - they asked and I was honest about it - yes, I gained my license as a casino employee but decided it would be too much hassle working part time as a dealer while doing a full time job and yes - I have gambled legally in the past as a recreational activity.
The CEO (who is like 100) starts with the whole - “it’s un-Christian to gamble” and the President chimes in with I am being given a high level of financial responsibility and they need to be careful. I’m just like - your giving me no more access to financials than I have had in over a decade (probably less than I have now) - and any company has checks and balances on accounting. As far as the “Christian” aspect of things - a. That’s discriminatory and a big no-no to bring up in hiring someone and b. I don’t see it that way - nor do most religions - Christian or otherwise. Someone who occasionally gambles for recreation is no different than someone who occasionally drinks or participates in any other activity that is considered “immoral”.
Needless to say - we didn’t move forward with that job. Only pisses me off as they wasted a good bit of my time and a full day off for me and had me drive 8 hours round trip on my dime meeting them. Also - turned down another job knowing they were interested - but not convinced that was a great job either - so no loss.
Still - just amazing to me that anyplace would take issue with LEGAL gambling. Hell - even the casinos didn’t have a problem with me betting offshore years ago. Only hard and fast rules were no playing in the property you work at and no “side activity” on the property. You could play at a competitor or in a different city - just not there. It was actually my job at the time who had the issue with me doing it part time - only because they felt it was a bad look for me to be both full time public facing there and part time in a casino - made them look like they didn’t pay me enough - so they gave me a raise and I agreed to not do any other part time work.
Just weird to me that some people still act like gamblers are “dishonest” - at least any more than any other person. Like drug addicts/alcoholics/adulterers ect are LESS likely to steal from their employer…oh well - enough of that crap - I’ll stick it out at my present job for which I am excessively well paid at relative to what I do and keep on gambling (and posting).
