One of the big myths about working in gaming is that we spend all our days playing games non-stop. Of course, that'll be the case if you're reviewing a new release, but otherwise we spend a lot of our time looking at blinking cursors, spreadsheets, and all that terribly interesting work-related stuff.
Good news though—several studies say that gaming improves skills needed in the workplace, so we can all petition our bosses to allocate some time for a bit of R&R.
The findings range from tabletop gaming encouraging creativity...