Its time! By now, everyone has done their mock drafts, tirelessly researched last years rankings and put together a thoughtful fantasy football strategy. Its a lot of work and it requires a considerable amount of time. How this translates into the workplace can be complicated. Play by the rules and it could actually be a benefit. However, if employers are not careful, it could be counterproductive.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, about 32 million Americans spend $467 per person or about $15 billion in total playing fantasy football. Its a time when employees can act like an NFL or college team owner to assemble players and make the real games more exciting. Its fun; its challenging and it has absolutely nothing to do with work. Some benefits managers see it as a distraction, but go along with it as long as it doesn’t disrupt productivity. Some research suggests that these kinds of activities can actually help improve productivity.
