The Week contest - Lost productivity

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Click here for the results of the previous contest: New Religions

Last week's question: Scientists estimate that workers showing up after a bad night’s sleep — known as "presenteeism" — may cost U.S. companies $63 billion a year in lost productivity. Please create the name of another condition that may cost companies money even when workers do show up.

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THE WINNER: Social Notworking

Frank Letchworth, Knoxville

SECOND PLACE: Irritable Boss Syndrome

BJ Fogg, Stanford, Calif.

THIRD PLACE: Emailaise

Scot Lee, Mountain View, Calif.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Pension Deficit Disorder

Jessica Urriola, Randolph, N.J.

Hangovertime

Jack Miller, Venice, Fla.

Angry Bird Flu

Paul Witte, New Hope, Pa.

MGS: Multiple Gadget Syndrome

Marsha Einhorn, New York City

Twitter Thumb Syndrome

Ryan Redfield, St. Cloud, Minn.

Solitaire-ity

Kevin Gallagher, New York City

Drone’s Disease

Bill Horst, Newtown Square, Pa.

Low Interest Rate

Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.

Social Media Anxiety Disorder

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

Twitterrhea

Wendi Friedman Tush, New York City

Divercheckyou“like”this

Scott “Tom” Dennis, Avalon, Calif.

Elevated Textosterone

Trula M. LaCalle, Sebastopol, Calif.

Napotism

Richard N. Oberg, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Worker App-athy

Bill Kennard, Winston-Salem, N.C.

IDHD (IPod-Diminished Hearing Disorder)

Cindy Kalinoski, York, Pa.

March Sadness

Robert Steele, Hickory, N.C.

App-endicitis

Cheryl Old, San Diego

YouTuberculosis

Lorene Boisvert, Santa Monica, Calif.

Post-Romantic Stress Disorder

John Malatesta, New York City

eBayola Virus

Mark Weaver, Redondo Beach, Calif.

Emailaria

Bob O’Connor, Charlottesville, Va.