March Madness Office Pools

Does Your Office Have The Fever?

With March Madness just days away, office pools will likely be a common sight in the office. One-in-five workers said they have participated in March Madness pools at work, according to CareerBuilder’s annual survey. Highlights show:

• 28% of male workers have participated in March Madness pools in the office, compared to 11% of females.
• 27% of workers in the Midwest said they’ve bet on a March Madness pool at work, compared to 20% in the Northeast, 17% in the South and 16% in the West.

March Madness isn’t the only reason workers are signing up for office pools. Workers also reported the most unusual office pools they’ve placed bets on:

• 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 manager 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.
• Who could grow the best mustache.

[Via:  Career Builder]