Work sucks, lets watch college basketball

The NCAA men's basketball tournament has begun. And it's a good bet fans are cheering the CBS Sports decision to offer free online viewing.

At the same time, global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas said it's unlikely America's bosses are jumping through hoops.

CG&C said companies will see a significant drop-off in worker productivity. It estimates that for every 13.5 minutes workers spend on the Internet watching, the cost to employers in lost wages alone exceeds $237 million.

Over the 16 days of the tournament, the total loss could climb as high as $3.8 billion.

CEO John Challenger suggested employers might want to expand their Internet blockers to include college basketball sites and encourage workers to refrain from watching entire games at their desks. He also suggested keeping a TV in a break room tuned to coverage.

Yeah, why try to fight it…? I mean honestly, people at work are talking about it, so is everyone in high school, college- we should make it a national holiday vacation break for the United States? Who's with me? Article here.