Called to HR for Playing Balatro

I got called to HR for playing this game I'm pretty addicted to this game, i play it on my phone at my job. I'm a forkliftter and sometimes at certain times of the day i have some free time (who works in logistics can relate) and i'm playing balatro. They do not really care about you being on your phone if you have nothing to do. Last week i got called to HR unexpectedly. I was kinda worried. I sat down and they looked at me with sadness. Told me they heard i have some problems with "gambling", and that any time im free even a little i start playing cards. Anyways i explained to them what i play, showed it to them and now everyone at HR plays balatro.

A Reddit-style post describes a forklift operator who plays Balatro on his phone during quiet periods at work. HR summons him because they mistake his constant card-playing for a gambling problem, but after he demonstrates the game, everyone in HR starts playing it too. The joke is that Balatro looks like gambling while being an addictive single-player video game. EN: A Reddit-style post describes a forklift operator who plays Balatro on his phone during quiet periods at work. HR summons him because they mistake his constant card-playing for a gambling problem, but after he demonstrates the game, everyone in HR starts playing it too. The joke is that Balatro looks like gambling while being an addictive single-player video game.

• @antichirst / 19842 2025-06-15