Employment Discrimination and World of Warcraft
Warcraft warriors beware! A recent online discussion among recruiters identifies that certain hiring managers are specifically instructing recruiters to weed out candidates who play World of Warcraft. The rationale given to these recruiters is that Warcraft players cannot give 100% of their focus to their jobs since they are simultaneously concerned with their online personas and their sleep patterns are irregular due to playing the game at night.
It remains to be seen whether this discussion bears any truth. What is clear, however, is that employees who play Warcraft are NOT protected under the employment discrimination laws. The laws, which specifically mention the categories that they protect (ie., age, gender, race), do not include playing Warcraft or any other video game. Even a Hunter at Level 80 is not protected against a boss as evil as Gruul the Dragon Killer.
