Many Workers in Oklahoma Plan to Take the Day Off to Watch Soccerr in Spite of Ann Coulter's Admonishment

America's Favorite National Pastime:  Hating Soccer

Great headline in yesterday Oklahoman.  Oklahoma City employers prepare for World Cup hooky.

John neglected to factor in reality.  Projections are that today’s two-hour “break” during the workday to watch the game will cost employers nationwide about $390 million in lost wages, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based employment consulting firm. By comparison, the NCAA basketball tournament, which runs over several days, costs American businesses about $1.2 billion. In reality, there’s probably very little employers can do to make soccer fans focus on their work, said company CEO John Challenger.

Speaking of the cost of lost wages.

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That Banshee Scream you hear is Ann Coulter's reaction to reading this news article.  (6/29/2014)