Can playing World of Warcraft make you desirable in the job force?

Rick Mackall, a fellow MMORPG player.

Regardless of their stereotypes of being anti-social couch

potatoes, people that play World of Warcraft tend to make

optimal employees. What about WoW players makes them

desirable to employers?


A researcher of organizational studies and digital culture

and has determined that WoW players are more desirable

because they care. The game requires quite a bit of dedication and initiative to do

personal research to produce new strategies.


There is also a big social aspect when dealing with guild members and in other cases other random

players in the world whom you share your findings with to progress farther in the game.


So as most of us know WoW players don’t have the best reputation and are linked to many negative

stereotypes. But when asked, Dr. Nathaniel Frederick linked WoW players to being “more intelligent

than most” and would hire them for their ability to work well in teams and for their great hand-eye

coordination depending on the job. Dr. Frederick says that when looking to hire someone he looks for

qualities such as intelligence, dependability, and initiative. All of which WoW requires.

Dr. Nathaniel Frederick

Ricky Mackall, a fellow student at Winthrop University

said “As a frequent MMO player I have learned a great

deal  about economics from the online world. Its very

easy to spend  hours in front of the trading post

analyzing prices and trends. Making use of supply

and demand to turn a profit.” And  this is just one of

many examples.


How do you feel about this? Do you think that games

like WoW can really make you a better employee?

How do you feel about the stereotypes linked to

MMORPG players? Let us know by commenting below.


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