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Benefits March 18, 2009
You Bet on What?
March 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - March Madness is
coming and office pools will likely be a common sight in the
office, but sports is not the only thing workers bet
on.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
Workers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com reported the most unusual office pools they’ve placed bets in, including:
- How far the Dow Jones would drop that week,
- Number of emails new manager would send in one day,
- Who in the office would win a burrito eating contest,
- When the gigantic snow pile in the parking lot would melt,
- Co-workers’ cholesterol numbers,
- When the building would be condemned,
- How long it would take for someone to break up, and
- Who would be the next Pope.
Regarding March Madness, nearly one-in-five workers (18%) said they have participated in March Madness pools at work, according to a CareerBuilder.com press release.
Men are more likely to get in on the pools than women. Twenty-four percent of male workers said they have participated in March Madness pools in the office, compared to 11% of females.
By region, more workers in the Midwest have played March Madness brackets than any other region. Nearly a quarter (23%) of workers in the Midwest said they have bet on a March Madness pool at work, compared to 18% in the Northeast, 16% in the South, and 15% in the West, the press release said.
CareerBuilder.com surveyed 8,038 U.S. workers between November 12 and December 1, 2008.