March Madness is here, and it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement if you’re a sports fan. But before you try to sneak a peek at scores at your work station, you may want to think twice. One-third of IT professionals will take some action to prepare for March Madness, according to a recent survey.
The 2013 survey from Modis shows that 34 percent of IT professionals will take some action, including banning March Madness video, regulating video feeds, or simply blocking content altogether. More broadly, 48 percent of IT professionals say their company takes action to block, throttle, or ban the streaming of all non-work-related content in the workplace.
However, where you fall on the company organizational chart could affect your March Madness access. More than half (66 percent) of respondents indicated they would make an exception for the head of the company (i.e., the CEO or president) and 52 percent would do the same for senior employees.
On top of admitting to giving their bosses special treatment, IT professionals put themselves in the same boat as everyone else with only 12 percent of those surveyed making an exception for themselves as far as content streaming policies.