Modern Management
US Employers Brace for 16 Million Super Bowl Sick Days
One potential solution to the absenteeism and hit to productivity after the NFL title game is pushing it back to Saturday.
The so-called “Super Bowl flu” is getting out of hand.
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Maybe America should just make the Super Bowl a national holiday.
Well, not the actual game, but the day after. As the Super Bowl spectacle shines ever brighter, so have reports of people not showing up for work on the Monday after the NFL crowns its champion.