As NCAA tourney heats up, work productivity cools – The Boston Globe:
“March Madness could be madder than ever this year.
“Mad as in crazy fun for workers who tap into CBS Sports’ free online broadcast of the NCAA basketball tournament at their desks; mad as in just plain peeved for employers tallying lost work hours.
“A Chicago firm that tracks workplace issues estimates that employers will lose $3.8 billion in wages paid to workers who will be too busy cheering their teams on through the brackets to build spreadsheets or write reports on their desktops by the time the championship game is played April 3.
“”Even people who do not follow college basketball for the entire season can easily get wrapped up in the excitement of March Madness,’ said John A. Challenger, chief executive of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. …”