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Paari Cuman	Posted - 2006.09.05 14:58:00 - [1] So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got **ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? So far I have done the SMART thing and haven't told him my name or corporation or whatnot. For the sake of my own job, I won't even tell you what company or industry I work for. But I do know his alliance, his corp, and where he hangs... maybe one day when he leaves that pile of papers on my desk or asks me to come in on Saturday, I'm pretty sure I know what I'll be doing that Sunday.
Baldour Ngarr Artemis Rising	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:00:00 - [2] Originally by: Paari Cuman So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got **ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? ] Only if you live in a country with really, really, REALLY stupid laws. In the UK, if he fires you because of something that happened in an online game, he'd be up in court before you could say BoB. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
Locke DieDrake Port Royal Independent Kontractors Imperial Republic Of the North	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:01:00 - [3] Where I work, I am the boss, and 4 out of 10 employees that work for me play eve. Mainly because I keep talking about it, and because our conferance room has a 1600x1200 projector running eve on friday afternoons. :) ___________________________________________ The deeper you stick it in your vein, the deeper the thoughts there's no more pain. ___________________________________________
Paari Cuman	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:01:00 - [4] Thanks. I didn't know that. But I'm not sure if America has caught up to that idea yet...
jamesw Omniscient Order	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:01:00 - [5] haha. I would create/buy an alt and hunt him constantly. -- NEW Vid: Domi For the Win!
Paari Cuman	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:03:00 - [6] Originally by: Locke DieDrake Where I work, I am the boss, and 4 out of 10 employees that work for me play eve. Mainly because I keep talking about it, and because our conferance room has a 1600x1200 projector running eve on friday afternoons. :) Wow. Can I work for you? I promise I won't sleep much.
coolzero Gallente Horizon.Inc	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:05:00 - [7] Originally by: Locke DieDrake Where I work, I am the boss, and 4 out of 10 employees that work for me play eve. Mainly because I keep talking about it, and because our conferance room has a 1600x1200 projector running eve on friday afternoons. :) any job opening :P Jack of all trades, master of none... Horizon-Inc (dutch only)
Leverton Caldari Research Associates	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:06:00 - [8] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: Paari Cuman So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? ] Only if you live in a country with really, really, REALLY stupid laws. In the UK, if he fires you because of something that happened in an online game, he'd be up in court before you could say BoB. If he were to be fired over that, he wouldn't come out and say "you're fired because you podded me." He would simple say "you're fired"; no explanation, no reason. (They can do that, he's your boss.) -- The universe is governed by the aggressive use of force.** Hows this for a little note! Oh, and YARRRRR!! - Petwraith I prefer the term RAWR - Xorus
Pinky Denmark	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:07:00 - [9] It's not really bad until you pod him during workhours
Kastar Chronodynamics	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:07:00 - [10] It's not so much a problem that he can not fire you for such a thing. It's rather the fact that the OP doesn't want to have his boss be mad, annoyed or frustrated because of the hypothetical clash ingame. While you might not be fired, it's never good to have the boss mad at you, it's not that black/white and I do understand the question. It's a rare situation though. To be honest, I'd never mix job and passtime like that and I wuoldn't give away my ingame identity. -----------------------------------------------
Dixon Caldari	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:10:00 - [11] You could hunt him, kill his ship, scramble his pod and demand a raise. - - - - - - I have no strong feelings one way or the other...
Clavain Gobuchul Minmatar Conjoined	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:10:00 - [12] If he's in charge, then he should be professional enough to leave game issues in game and not take it out on you at work.
Tachy	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:10:00 - [13] My char name is not of any concern for my boss - as long as I am not working for ccp, I guess. Keeping work and none-work separated normally helps a lot. --==*-- Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.
Gericault m0id Contention Inc	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:11:00 - [14] Originally by: Paari Cuman Thanks. I didn't know that. But I'm not sure if America has caught up to that idea yet... What? The birth place of civil litigation
Sul Condbax Federal Navy Academy	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:13:00 - [15] Originally by: Dixon You could hunt him, kill his ship, scramble his pod and demand a raise.
OMG Celizatis	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:18:00 - [16] I'm trying to get my supervisor to play Eve.... he's a big RPG fan already. I think I can convert him if I give him the free 14 day trial.
Testy Mctest	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:18:00 - [17] Originally by: Leverton If he were to be fired over that, he wouldn't come out and say "you're fired because you podded me." He would simple say "you're fired"; no explanation, no reason. (They can do that, he's your boss.) Actually, they can't. They have to give a reason, even if they make one up. And then if they make it up and get found out when you sue them, they're in even deeper water. Alternatively they can make you redundant, and never be able to hire anyone in your place, and pay you for the privilege. Time off work ftw :) Originally by: D'Hofren The amazing boost amarr thread with it's amorphic elastic maths Scrapheap Challenge!
Scoundrelus The Black Fleet Pirate Coalition	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:25:00 - [18] Edited by: Scoundrelus on 05/09/2006 15:25:55 In Canada, employees have a 3 month probationary period when they start in which they can be fired with no reason given. Its true that employers cannot fire an employee without a legitimate reason, however an employer can force you to quit by making your life miserable. So in a way, they CAN fire you for no/stupid reason. But hey, you think YOU have it bad, my boss plays WoW... ===============================================
Maximillian Pele Caldari Jewel Enterprises	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:26:00 - [19] You could join his corporation in game, gain his trust in game, and then pull off a massive corp theft in game. Then repeat the above in real life. The Grand Cayman Islands don't have extradition treaties but do have the internet and beaches. In times of doubt I ask myself "What would BoB do?", and then do the opposite.

finnz.	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:28:00 - [20] Originally by: Paari Cuman So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got **ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? So far I have done the SMART thing and haven't told him my name or corporation or whatnot. For the sake of my own job, I won't even tell you what company or industry I work for. But I do know his alliance, his corp, and where he hangs... maybe one day when he leaves that pile of papers on my desk or asks me to come in on Saturday, I'm pretty sure I know what I'll be doing that Sunday. I have the same problem... I don't tell my boss i play EvE!

Xelios Minmatar Rampage Eternal	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:30:00 - [21] Yeah I can just imagine, you're whoring a lvl 4 mission at work when suddenly a convo pops up "JOHNSON!! Why aren't you WORKING?!!" The new BFG.
Death Kill Caldari direkte	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:31:00 - [22] Edited by: Death Kill on 05/09/2006 15:31:38 Originally by: Paari Cuman asks me to come in on Saturday Umm yeah, Im afraid I have to ask you to come in on sunday as well. That would be just great. I wish I was your boss....or in other words.....be glad im not your boss Recruitment

Eldo Davip Forum Moderator Interstellar Services Department	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:36:00 - [23] I told my boss I stopped playing Eve because he asked me what alliance and corp I was in. Apparently we are in rival alliances. Now when I'm reading the forums at work I have to close the browser if he comes around. I have to pretend I don't play Eve for the sake of my job. Email Us \| Forum Rules \| Website

xeom Veto.	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:36:00 - [24] Originally by: Maximillian Pele You could join his corporation in game, gain his trust in game, and then pull off a massive corp theft in game. Then repeat the above in real life. The Grand Cayman Islands don't have extradition treaties but do have the internet and beaches. Sounds like a plan. --- CCP where are our t2 shield power relays?
Jernau Gurgeh Gallente	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:38:00 - [25] Originally by: Scoundrelus Its true that employers cannot fire an employee without a legitimate reason, however an employer can force you to quit by making your life miserable. So in a way, they CAN fire you for no/stupid reason. In the UK, that would be classed as "constructive dismissal" and would get you an even greater amount of moolah in the courtroom. There are 10 sorts of people in the world - those who understand binary, and those who do not.
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:39:00 - [26] I'm glad that my boss doesnn't play Eve. He'd keep hassling me for tips on how to do things. Like undocking... Dulce et decorum est, pro imperator mori
Grimpak Gallente Celestial Horizon Corp. Ascendant Frontier	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:42:00 - [27] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: Paari Cuman So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? ] Only if you live in a country with really, really, REALLY stupid laws. In the UK, if he fires you because of something that happened in an online game, he'd be up in court before you could say BoB. firing people without no reasonable cause = you pay the fired guy ALLOT or he hits the courts and you have to pay even more. at least here in europe (yes it's an european regulation applyed to many european countries). It's a cool law and the employees like it. They like it so much that a few months back they tried to change it in france somewhat. ....the manifestations were as intense as it was in the all-famous may '68 ------- Originally by:** Abdalion Originally by: Jebidus Skari What, in EVE, is a Tyrant? Me. Especially when it comes to troll threads.
Apollo Balthar Minmatar The Bratwurst Burglars	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:42:00 - [28] Originally by: Locke DieDrake Where I work, I am the boss, and 4 out of 10 employees that work for me play eve. Mainly because I keep talking about it, and because our conferance room has a 1600x1200 projector running eve on friday afternoons. :) I would make them mine for me on friday afternoons... This post represent my own, my Corporation's, my mother's and my father's, my mates' and the royal families'point of view. Now shut up and be happy!
GeekWarrior Gallente Isotope Incorporated	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:43:00 - [29] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: Paari Cuman So I found out the other day that my boss plays EVE. Belongs to a very big alliance in game. Some people might think that is really cool, you can talk about EVE during lunch or at work. But consider the scenario where say you are both jumping thru 0.0 space and you get jumped by some pirates and you happen to warp out but your RL boss is left behind. What if he got **ed? Or for any other reason what if he got **ed at you. Then you come into work the next day and have to see him? Do you give him ISKies to keep your job? ] Only if you live in a country with really, really, REALLY stupid laws. In the UK, if he fires you because of something that happened in an online game, he'd be up in court before you could say BoB. It's called At-Will Employment here in the USA and yes you can be fired for no reason at all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment I'd love to listen to the court testimony of somone arguing they were fired for an event in a virtual world though ----------------------------- EVE Addict
Adonis 4174	Posted - 2006.09.05 15:57:00 - [30] Originally by: GeekWarrior I'd love to listen to the court testimony of somone arguing they were fired for an event in a virtual world though Oh hell, imagine what the papers would do with it! Hell, the interview fees would be ... well you can dream. ----- Russell T Davies is my master now.

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