So, lately I’ve sort of been thinking that my day job is an awful lot like “Survivor“. 
First of all I have to hang out with a bunch of strangers, very few (if any) of whom I would ever choose to associate with. Next I’m forced to to stay at a small self-contained locale, not unlike an island.
In my first couple of weeks at this job I was presented with a few challenges, most of which I won, and I just sort of took my time to understand the game without taking too many risks. Gradually, I was presented with more challenges, then I made some alliances and slowly became well-liked by my fellow castaways co-workers. I was able to survive a few eliminations and I even got immunity a couple of times.
It didn’t take me very long to become the leader of my tribe; and I survived many more eliminations. A little while back I became the back-up hunter/gatherer shipper-receiver for the whole island. Now after one more elimination, I have moved up another spot to become the head shipper/receiver. If this trend continues, next I should become the Jeff Probst of my job and then the Mark Burnett.
Outwit - well, if you knew the kind of people I work with you’d know that’s not even a little bit difficult to do
Outlast - the ladies will tell you how well I can outlast other guys
Outplay - I never play at work; ’cause work isn’t fun, work is work
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13 responses so far ↓
1 JD at I Do Things // May 27, 2008 at 7:13 am
Hmmm. I didn’t read anything about eating rats or having your butt pixelated when your shorts fell off during a challenge, but I’ll take your word for it.
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2 Tammy // May 27, 2008 at 10:17 am
“Outlast - the ladies will tell you how well I can outlast other guys”….you a funny guy. hehehe
3 Tom from Free MLB Pics // May 27, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I never thought there was such a relation - how observant! lol
4 Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Girl // May 27, 2008 at 5:28 pm
This post is a lot like the behind the scenes interviews on Survivor… If the other guys hear how you really feel, you probably won’t end up the Sole Survivor!
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5 Matt // May 27, 2008 at 11:49 pm
And that bearded guy with the tie-dye shirt who works in the back.
6 Tim Ebl // May 28, 2008 at 6:07 am
Have you had your butt pixelated, Ernie?
7 Corrina // May 29, 2008 at 3:02 am
You just made me feel a lot better about my job. LOL.. At least I like the people I have to be around.
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8 Canucklehead // May 29, 2008 at 6:10 am
I feel the same - but where the HELL is my reward challenge !!!!!
9 lenie from evening dresses // May 29, 2008 at 9:11 am
hahaha! don’t worry! it will come.
10 Rip Van Leasing // May 30, 2008 at 8:58 am
Your job sounds like it needs to be replaced with one that you actually enjoy. Are there any breweries looking for a beer taster?
11 sasha from mlm leads // May 30, 2008 at 10:15 am
Haha! That’s a great analogy! Great read.. I used to watch Survior religiously but not so much anymore. Thanks for the post! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
12 calabria real estate // Jun 2, 2008 at 10:09 am
Well, thank’s for the post. I really watch survivor and I like it!
13 Get Rich Stress Free // Jun 3, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Survivor is really good to watch. It is very exciting and interesting.
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