The “Super Bowl flu” could cost US businesses several billion dollars and waste nearly 108 million working hours collectively, according to a new study.
An estimated 54 million employed, alcohol-drinking Americans are expected to tune in Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs go for a three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles — with nearly 23 million expected to call out of the work the next day.
And if they do show up, they’re probably not working very hard. Whether viewers are toasting in celebration or drowning their sorrows, hungover workers are about 25% less productive and fumble about two hours of the workday, research shows.
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The average US employee earns $222 per day so if they waste a quarter of that on company time on what has become known as “Super Sick Monday,” it will cost their employers about $55 per person, totaling a whopping $3 billion, online marketing site NetVoucherCodes found.
“It’s very easy to take things too far and find yourself hungover the next day which can severely reduce your productivity depending on the amount you’ve had to drink and how you handle your alcohol,” said Rebecca Bebbington, finance expert for the marketing service.
