Columnist John MacIntyre, who writes about society’s numbers in Figuratively Speaking, reports on a survey by CareerBuilder.com about lying at work:
19 - Percentage of workers who say they tell lies at the office at least once a week.
26 – Percentage who lied to appease a customer.
13 – Percentage who lied to cover-up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline.
8 – Percentage who lied to explain an unexcused absence or late arrival.
And if we arrived late from going to the afternoon game at a local major league ballpark, from what MacIntyre says, not only might we be caught in a lie but we are poorer.
$22.21 - Average ticket price to a game professional baseball game.
$46.46 – Average ticket price to see the Boston Red Sox, the highest in the majors.
$7.75 – Price for a beer at the new stadium in St. Louis, also the highest in the majors.
Go figure.
