Play Solitaire, get Fired

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired office assistant Edward Greenwood IX for playing Solitaire at work:

“The workplace is not an appropriate place for games,” Bloomberg said. “It’s a place where you’ve got to do the job that you’re getting paid for.”

Edward finds it a little harsh:

“It’s not like I’m the only one that ever did this,” said the 39-year-old father of a toddler.

I think it’s time to review the computer use policies where we work. As a game researcher, I guess I can’t be fired for playing games but only for, say, reading a novel…

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