February 1, 2008 2:05 PM

Will you suffer from. . .Super Bowl Fever?
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 2:05 PM

OK, so you're going to watch T-H-E G-A-M-E this Sunday. And you may just get together with a few buddies and hoist a few at some point, before during or after the game - maybe.

And you might just get into the actual game a bit, especially if Tom Terrific and Co. start looking like they might actually run the table at 19-0. Pretty exciting stuff. Historic, in fact.

But what does that mean for you, personally? Maybe feeling a little ache-y and feverish the next morning? Maybe so much so that you wind up calling in to the office?

Watch out - they're on to you:

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jan. 30, 2008 — New survey findings suggest that an estimated 1.5 million employed U.S. adults may call in sick to work the day after the Super Bowl. The "Super Bowl Fever Sidelines Employees on Monday Morning" survey of 1,430 adults employed full-time was sponsored by The Workforce Institute™ at Kronos ®Incorporated and conducted online via Harris Interactive.
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Super Bowl-related absences could be particularly striking for organizations with a high population of Gen X and Gen Y employees, as the majority of the employed adults who say they may call in sick the day after the Super Bowl are males and females between the ages of 18-34 years (4 percent and 3 percent, respectively).

Before you make that call (or e-mail or text message or IM or whatever), you might want to read this. Forewarned is forearmed.

Now enjoy the game, and GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!