Fired for Farmvilling: social gaming addiction

A Bulgarian got fired for too much Farmville.  A politician, actually,

was removed from a city council committee because of sinking excessive amounts of time into FarmVille during meetings....

[Dimitar] Kerin was reportedly warned about his behavior several times before his ouster. 

Let's see if Facebook apps, rather than the platform itself, start holding an evil reputation.  Or if FB apps are rethought in more general terms:

And while he might be the first FarmVille firing (on record), it points to the broader trend of social media misdeeds leading to problems at work. Last year, a study found that 8 percent of companies had dismissed employees as a result of their actions on social media sites.

(thanks to Todd Bryant)

Comments

[Peter Naegele]

He should have been playing Civ IV! At least that's work related...

[Bryan Alexander]

Ha! Or Rise of Nations.

[Alexandra Kitty]

I find it interesting that different social media sites have evolved in the different ways that they have -- FB reminds me of Wal-Mart -- a big box of cheap diversions that cost more in the long run than they are actually worth.

I hear so many people gripe how overworked and busy they are, but the second you bring up Farmville or Youville or Mafia Wars, they tell you how far up they made it. I do think some of social media sites have become silent time-stealers -- but not all of them...