SUPER BOWL SUNDAY LEADS TO SLUGGISH DAY TODAY

Work productivity takes a big slide today following the Super Bowl and one study estimates companies will lose $484 million as a result, notes Grumpy Editor.

"Some white-collar workers --- particularly men, Millennials and senior managers --- will be a little sluggish the day after the big game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams," according to Captivate’s Office Pulse, which offers marketers timely analysis and insights from a proprietary panel of upscale professionals. 

 

One so-called positive result, says Office Pulse, is "more than one in five senior managers are going to be hungover or tired, so they’ll probably leave you alone.”

 

The survey also indicates "more than one in 10 business professionals (12 percent) confessed that they’ll show up to work hungover and/or extra tired the day after the Super Bowl.”  

 

Other predictions:

 

• 9 percent of men will take the day after the Super Bowl off from work, another 5 percent will show up late. That’s compared to 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively, for female professionals.
• 7 percent of Millennials will take Monday off. That’s more than Gen Xers (5 percent) and Boomers (3 percent).
• 13 percent of senior managers will take the day after off from work;  7 percent will show up late.

Even if they’re not taking the day off, a considerable amount of professionals (30 percent) feel that the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday.

 

Office Pulse points out "the real winner will be the commercials” — the most popular topic of discussion today.

 

 

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