America could be the big loser in last night's Super Bowl ... How many workers will not be up to speed today?
Here's WWJ's Business Editor Murray Feldman to add it all up.
Human resource studies show that about 17.5 million people will call in today; Another 11 million will come in late and/or leave early.
Those who drag themseles into the office will cost the company about $5 for every 10 minutes they spend wasting time talking about the game ... or that J-Lo/Shakira halftime show.
The impact will be about $3.7 BILLION lost to corporations.
But wait, there's more! Add in the time spent last week panning Super Bowl parties at work and discussing the game with office pals and the total in lost productivity becomes $5.1 billion.
To add insult to injury for the owners of major corporations, 72 percent of HR managers say that "Super Monday" should be a holiday, according to a Robert Half survey. Senior vice president of Robert Half in Detroit, Robin Ankton, says many workers end up taking the day off anyway or just call in sick.
"Clearly when people come in and they're tired or they've stayed up late celebrating, sometimes the tradeoff is low productivity or somebody takes a vacation day," Ankton told WWJ's Beth Fisher. "As an employer, I prefer somebody just have it scheduled off and enjoy their Super Monday."
