Here I am working the phones, mining obscure think-tank reports, and trying my hardest to meet an NR deadline, and my editor is watching a college basketball game in the middle of the day, as if he didn’t have anything better to do. Apparently he’s not alone, according to this Wash Post story on how the NCAA tournament affects the workplace:
Studies show that productivity wanes every year during the tournament. But 2006 stands to be the biggest hit ever to the workplace thanks to the decision by CBS SportsLine.com, whose parent company, CBS, holds the national broadcast rights to the 65-team tournament, to stream the games online at no cost to viewers.