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Benefits March 10, 2011
Workers Share Unusual Office Pools
March 10, 2011 (PLANSPOSNOR.com) – A CareerBuilder survey reveals one in five workers have participated in March Madness pools at work.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
However, it also uncovered some more unusual things that workers have bet on.
According to a press release, the most unusual office pools in which workers reported participating, include:
- How long someone could keep binder clips attached to his body;
- What time during the day a co-worker would fall asleep at her desk;
- The number of words a manger would say in a meeting since he was very quiet. The winner was a co-worker who guessed 11 words;
- The measurement in inches around a pregnant co-worker’s belly;
- What a co-worker would use as his next excuse to call off work;
- How many people would call in sick the day a new video game came out;
- How late a co-worker was going to be to a meeting;
- Who would be the next pope;
- Who would win the National Spelling Bee;
- Blood alcohol results on drunk patients;
- How long two co-workers would date; and
- Who could grow the best mustache.
As for March Madness, 28% of male workers said they have participated in March Madness pools in the office, compared to 11% of females. More than one-quarter (27%) of workers in the Midwest said they have bet on a March Madness pool at work, compared to 20% in the Northeast, 17% in the South and 16% in the West.
The survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder among 3,910 U.S. employees (employed full-time; not self-employed; non government) ages 18 and over between November 15 and December 2, 2010.You Might Also Like:
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