REPORT: Record Number Of Americans Called In “Sick” To Work On Monday Following Super Bowl 59
If your workplace has already fallen behind on performances and production this week, blame Super Bowl 59.
The 2024 NFL season concluded with the Philadelphia Eagles defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday. Jalen Hurts was named the big game MVP after accounting for three total touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing)as Philly denied KC’s bid for a three-peat.
According to a new Harris Poll, a record 22.6 million Americans had planned to miss work on Monday following the Super Bowl. This is a considerable increase from the 16.1 million employees who skipped work the day after Super Bowl 58 a year ago:
“As the Kansas City Chiefs go for the record-breaking three-peat victory this Sunday, U.S. workplaces could see a record of their own on Monday: employee absences. An estimated 22.6 million employed Americans plan to miss work the day after Super Bowl LIX — up from 16.1 million last year.
This breaks the previous record of 18.8 million U.S. employees who said they’d be out in 2023 — which, coincidentally, was the last time the Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles faced off in the big game.”
