‘Game of Thrones’ hangover could cost $3.3 billion in productivity as many plan to miss work the Monday after the finale
An estimated 10.7 million Americans will skip work the morning after the feature-length series finale of the HBO juggernaut airs on Sunday night, according to The Workforce Institute at Kronos, either by calling in sick, taking a last-minute personal or vacation day, or making some other arrangement. That’s almost as high as the estimated 17 million people who were sidelined the Monday after the NFL’s Patriots beat the Rams in Super Bowl LIII in February.
— Sarah Rae May 13, 2019 This survey also estimated that watching the current season has affected the attendance and/or performance of 20.4 million employees, and that 35.8 million have wasted at least one hour of company time each week talking about, reading about or posting online about “Game of Thrones” since the final season premiered on April 14. After all, fans have been invested in the HBO series for the past decade — and in Martin’s novels for almost 23 years.
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