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17 March
2008 March Madness
Brackets Captures 19% Of Office
Workers Productivity in
the office may suffer a potential slowdown when
workers turn to the Internet to check the scores of
their March Madness picks. Nineteen% of workers
said they have participated in March Madness pools
at the office and 24% have paid more than $10 to
enter, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com
survey. The survey titled, "March Madness at Work,"
was conducted from November 13 to December 3, 2007
and included 6,704 workers. Men vs.
Women Men are more
likely to bet on March Madness in the office than
women. Twenty-four% of male workers say they have
participated in March Madness pools in the office,
compared to 13% of females. Eight% of males
indicate that they monitor the games during the
workday, more than double their female
counterparts. By
Region More workers in
the Midwest have played the March Madness brackets
than any other region. Twenty-five% of workers in
the Midwest say they got in on the March Madness
pool at work, compared to 22% in the Northeast, 18%
in the South and 11 in the West. By
Industry The madness over
the next few weeks will be felt across numerous
industries. One third (33%) of Professional and
Business Services workers said they have entered
March Madness pools at work, along with 30% of
workers in Financial Services, 29% in Sales and IT,
21% in Transportation and Utilities, 15% in Retail
and 11% in Hospitality. |
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