Dive Into Your Office Pool

Greetings waders in the sea of the latest friendly fads.  Have you been busy over the winter  keeping your limbs limber  by filling out forms and stretching your stamina with spreadsheets?  Well,  we hope you’ve been practicing your trendstroke, because without it your likely to drown in the latest friendly trend, The Office Pool.

Don’t be afraid to jump right in, the water’s fine.  Despite the economic downturn nearly every place of business around the country will be installing a man made body of  liquid that isn’t urine, but will certainly get mixed with a good deal of it, just in time for spring.  Yes, the early days of  Spring annually bring about the office festival known as, March Madness.  During March Madness employers have been known to split up their employees into a field of 64 according to institutions of higher learning and stage a tournament of wills  on the chlorinated court otherwise known as Swimmy Basketball.

The Action Heats Up And Stays Cool At The Same Time

Often times the tournament leads to management-sanctioned  gambling that doesn’t involve large portions of pension funds. but more than makes up for it by inspiring plenty of trash talk to signal the renewal of some old college rivalries.

This Year's Field of 64 at General Motors

Participants receive seedings that show just how much their bosses like them, but sometimes even the most favored employees like the company brown noser fall to the janitor  and a whole new office hierarchy is established.  The winner is rewarded handsomely with a bonus, an extra two weeks off, and the title of National Champion.

And really what’s friendlier and trendier than carrying the label of “National Champion” if only for a year.