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.
‘Got that birds flu’: More than 22 million American workers will call out sick this Super Bowl Monday 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.
The Chiefs were last year’s champions] The game was largely a blowout, with the Eagles besting Kansas City 40-22.
Whatever the case, UKG says skipping work after the big game is a longstanding tradition.