. . . Not doing anything but watching a live feed of the Kentucky/Marquette game, I realize this article is absolutely right, and pretty funny, too.

We all know that no one really does anything during March Madness — especially the first couple of days — and this article here shows exactly how much damage March Madness really does do to businesses and the productivity of its workers.

According to the study, a shit-ton of money is lost.

Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas in Chicago estimated this whole March Madness obsession at the workplace would cost more than $1.7 billion in lost productivity during this year’s tournament, but those numbers have the ring of exaggeration to them. True, close to 60 million Americans identify themselves as college basketball fans, but of course not all of their teams make the three-week tournament – nor do all of them work.

Based on what I make, I’m not much to contribute to the stat, but every little bit counts. Keep it up, lazy basketballaholics. Keep it up.