The number of absent employees is expected to skyrocket following last night’s Philadelphia Eagles win. “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,” UKG noted. Social media was littered with jokes about skipping out on the office after a football-and-wings-filled evening.
![[Philadelphia Eagles fans took to the streets following the game. The NFL team bested the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were last year’s champions]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/10/17/54/GettyImages-2198069427.jpeg)
The game was largely a blowout, with the Eagles besting Kansas City 40-22. The Chiefs were back-to-back champions, and were playing for a third ring. Whatever the case, UKG says skipping work after the big game is a longstanding tradition. More than 3 million call in sick even if they’re not, another 3.2 million skip work without telling anyone, 12.9 million take a pre-approved day off, and nearly 5 million swap shifts with a colleague.
![[More Americans believe that the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. 43 percent said it should be over just 37 percent last year]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/10/17/31/GettyImages-2198069071.jpeg)
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