Who Works During March Madness?

CareerBuilder just put out an interesting press release about employee productivity during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament or as known to most of us as March Madness. Here are some of highlights of the release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO, March 17, 2008 — 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 percent of workers said they have participated in March Madness pools at the office and 24 percent 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 percent of male workers say they have participated in March Madness pools in the office, compared to 13 percent of females. Eight percent 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 percent of workers in the Midwest say they got in on the March Madness pool at work, compared to 22 percent in the Northeast, 18 percent in the South and 11 percent in the West.

I don't know about you all but I am in a few office pools and I will be tracking the scores online, are you in an office pool? If so, who are your sleepers this year?

Enjoy the NCAA Tournament this year and don't worry about work this month.