"Does Your Boss Know?" Topic

Does your boss know that you're a wargamer?

* yes
* no
* I don't know
* I hope not
* I don't have a boss
* I am the boss

Yes. (I am my Boss. Unless you ask my wife. She knows too, though. or at least suspects.)

No

I don't know. Probably not.

Why would he be bothered either way?

Yes she does.

As Connard Sage said. He and both know we like guns, though. He likes showing me his AR-15, pistols and Mossberg 500 Tac Shotgun! Dean

Yes. And she even approves my spending habits. Mostly.

No.

Yes. And my wife does also. In fact she tolerates it because it keeps my off the streets, out of the bars, and away from "loose wimmen!"

Jim

no

Why would he be bothered either way?

Depends on where you work, and the boss.

Depends on where you work, and the boss.

I can see a possible conflict of interest if one worked for, say, an anti-war group. Otherwise what possible interest is it to my superiors if I play with toy soldiers as long as I don't do it at work?

My riding motorbikes may be a source of concern (LTIs), but wargaming?

yes

No. Never came up.

Pretty sure she knows, but I don't really talk about it at work much.

Old one did, new one I have not gotten to know that well yet.

Yes, given that I have a wargaming related poster which is about 3' x 5' on my office wall.

Which boss?

Yep.

Dave

Yes, but I do it for a living.

Yes, I even took some figs to work one day to show people…and some have never looked at me the same way since. I where my gaming geekdom as a badge of honor!

Allen

You forgot:

* my boss is in my game group

no

DM

Yeah, it came up at the interview.

"Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of a wargaming group?"

Both of my bosses know I'm a wargamer: my wife and the owner of the company where I work.

In the last part of my curriculum there are few information about my hobbies and interests and during the interview to decide if to give me the job the boss asked about wargaming and thought that was an interesting hobby revealing the ability to learn even at an age of almost 50 (as a lot of people stop learning before 30).

Right now as a side job I act as a consultant for a fair on gaming that he's trying to re-launch.

With wifey it was easier, she finds my geekiness amusing and she thinks my little lead dolls are cute.

Luciano

My boss and my coworkers know of my hobby. Not an issue with any of them since everyone has their own thing they like to do.

Jeff

yes he has to give me time off for conventions

All of my previous employers have known (and at least pretended some interest … ) – now I am my own boss.

Yes.

"Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of a wargaming group?"

Something like that.

In as much as I have a boss (I do volunteer work for the National Park Service): yes. In fact, I have already put on one demo/public participation War of 1812 game at the Chalmette Battlefield unit of Jean Lafitte National Park and have them pretty much sold on letting me do more as the bicentennial progresses.

LT

My previous boss was one of my gaming buddies before he hired me. We regularly gamed on lunch breaks. Everyone I work with knows.

I would be very surprised if they did, I don't talk about religion, politics, guns, or wargaming with my boss, co-workers, or customers. If asked about my interests I talk about Golf, football and my interest in American history.

Since relationships and teamwork, are key to my job, there is no upside for me to talk about any of my personal interests, that some people my find controversy or silly.

My old bosses --- yes.
My new boss --- heck no. She wouldn't understand.

Yes but they downplay it and call me a military modeller.

Yes.

Every year I go to a "Geekfest"

Absolutely and so do my students and fellow teachers.

No, my boss knows I reenact but he does not know about wargaming (which I have not really done in 10 years). He knows nothing of my soldiers. He would not care, though, I am sure.

Yes.

I hope not.

I am the boss.

My lady paints bases and horses for me.

No.
None of his business. The boss about 15 years ago did, because the newspaper ran an article on the group the first day I came, so I didn't know to avoid it.
Grelber

I'm not sure my boss is real.

I've only ever had emails from him (her?) & sometimes a memo with a facsimile signature.

He (she?) could be entirely made-up.

He should do. I do all my painting in work.

Well, he could do as I had the WI year planner up on my wall last year. This year I don't have a wall and he'll get tetchy if I put a year planner over the window.

This year I don't have a wall

The recession has bitten hard.

I found this photo of my boss in the in-house journal:

Evidently the banks are hiring homunculi

Yes, he does. I'm not sure how far up the line of management knowledge of my wargaming goes.

No, and that miserable pr*** doesn't need to either.