Compulsive gambling has been called the “hidden disease,” as there are few overt signs of it in the workplace until the problem is in its most advanced stage. Astute observers may, however, pick up clues.
Extensive gambling can be time-consuming. Doing everything required to gain the information required to gamble intelligently, to place bets, follow the action, borrow money and make payments often has an impact that can be observed in the workplace. An educational pamphlet on compulsive gambling lists these indicators that may be observed at work:
Late to work (due to late night card game, casino venture, or bad night’s sleep worrying about gambling-related problems).
Long lunches (off-track betting, meeting bookmaker or loan shark or creditors).
Mysterious disappearance in the afternoon (typically at the track, off-track betting, afternoon card or dice game, or listening to sporting events).
Sick days taken right when they become available rather than allowed to accumulate (uses sick days to gamble).
Vacation used in isolated days rather than blocks.
Excessive use of rest room (reads sports pages or listens to...
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