Singapore welcomes WoW-playing employees

by Shawn Schuster on Dec 27th 2008 5:00PM

As if we need more examples of how much more widely-accepted gaming is in the East than the West, a company in Singapore has recently voiced their stance on the whole issue of denying people jobs if they play World of Warcraft. According to GMP Group, a recruiting firm in Singapore, none of their clients have turned down a potential employee for playing WoW.

The company's CEO, Annie Yap, acknowledges the problematic side of gaming addiction, but cites Singaporeans as "more pragmatic in thinking and attitude" as they won't allow gaming to interfere with their job. Does this mean hope for the Western attitude toward gaming? Probably not any time soon, but as the gamer generation gets older, that possibility increases.

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Tags: blizzard, employee, hiring, job, recruiting, singapore, world-of-warcraft, wow

Reader Comments (1)

"Does this mean hope for the Western attitude toward gaming?"

Ummm... the Eastern attitude toward gaming makes the Westerners look like they don't even understand the meaning of the word obsession. Assuming Ms. Yap isn't just lying through her teeth to try and paint a rosier picture, then the Singaporeans are the exception for the Eastern attitudes, not the rule.