Coworker's daughter a Survivor finalist

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 07:20 AM

Her daughter (age 25) is one of 35 finalists invited out to L.A. However, she also just landed a job that starts Monday that she is excited about (I don't know what field the job is in).

I've read that lots of contestants come back with parasites and end up with medical bills that cancel out some of their winnings. Also, there is the loss of anonymity to consider.

Finally, there's the theory that you only regret the things in life that you don't do.

What would you tell your daughter if she had this opportunity?

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 07:23 AM

P.S. I don't know her, but have seen her audition video. She's attractive, but not a superstar.

Maple Leafs · 01-26-2016, 07:42 AM

The job field would matter... if she's in some industry where it's nearly impossible to get in the door, that could change things.

But... go on the show. Not only is at a once in a lifetime experience, with a (slim) chance of winning some nice money, but it gives her a good chance at some steady income for years to come through speaking engagements, appearance fees, etc.

A lot of people wouldn't want to be on that show and should never go on that show, but if she's already gone through the trouble of applying, let's assume she thinks she could handle it. Jobs come and go. You're talking about a one-in-a-million chance here.

JPhillips · 01-26-2016, 08:04 AM

Talk to the employer first and see if it's even a problem.

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 08:23 AM

Right now she is leaning against going. I guess the job is in an area unrelated to her schooling, and she was lucky enough to have somebody high in the company that liked her and helped get her in the door.

I told her mom she should at least approach the employer and say "I won't do anything that will jeopardize this job, but I do have an opportunity to try out for Survivor. What are your thoughts?"

flere-imsaho · 01-26-2016, 08:26 AM

I'm with Maple Leafs. She's 25. She'll probably be working for another 50 years (sorry, it's true). Plus, if she puts it on her resume I guarantee it'll be responsible for at least one or two job interviews in the future she otherwise would not have gotten.

larrymcg421 · 01-26-2016, 08:27 AM

I agree with approaching the employer. The one thing that would make me pause is that it's just an audition. If she had to choose between the job and actually going on Survivor, then I would say go. But it would really suck to lose the job to go on the audition and then not get picked. I'd probably still go on the audition, but I'm a huge Survivor nerd.

flere-imsaho · 01-26-2016, 08:32 AM

Speaking as a hiring manager, I'd totally allow it.

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 10:02 AM

She called HR and was basically asked if she wants the job or not.

She told Survivor NO.

bhlloy · 01-26-2016, 10:06 AM

Sounds like a sensible call to me over a very minuscule chance of winning any money out of survivor or even being one of the characters who gets remembered. I have a good job > I was one of the first people voted out of survivor in season x, remember me?

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 10:11 AM

It does make me wonder what they'll be like to work for. It's a fashion industry job in NYC.

britrock88 · 01-26-2016, 10:29 AM

pics or it didn't happen

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 10:33 AM

Sorry.

I think I do have her YouTube Survivor audition somewhere.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-26-2016, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

It does make me wonder what they'll be like to work for. It's a fashion industry job in NYC.

I don't know whether it'll be a bad work environment, but she made the right decision if it's a fashion industry job. It can be extremely difficult to get your foot in the door, so any job in that industry is a good one.

Vince, Pt. II · 01-26-2016, 10:36 AM

I agree with Mizzou. And I didn't even shudder when typing that out.

flere-imsaho · 01-26-2016, 11:06 AM

Plus, she called HR. HR are going to say "no" by default. A hiring manager may have said different, but there's literally no upside for the HR person to tell her "yes".

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 11:16 AM

I think there's a meeting where she's supposed to meet some important clients on the Tuesday after she starts.

JeeberD · 01-26-2016, 11:39 AM

HR people are such assholes.

bhlloy · 01-26-2016, 11:56 AM

If this is an entry level foot in the door job in a massively desirable industry, why would HR allow you to go audition for something that might mean you are unavailable to the company for months at a time in the near future? I'm assuming there are thousands of people who would kill for this opportunity. If you aren't committed to it, thanks and we will find someone who will.

Seems like basic supply and demand to me. Don't think anyone is being an asshole here?

tarcone · 01-26-2016, 01:12 PM

I would let my daughter decide. But I went with the job. Of course if it was a waiting job, then Survivor. If it was something she went to school for and wanted to do, the job.

Circumstances play a huge. part. But, ultimately and obviously, it would be her choice.

JonInMiddleGA · 01-26-2016, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

She called HR and was basically asked if she wants the job or not.

She told Survivor NO.

:/

I hate to say it but I'd say it's less than three years before she begins to regret that choice for the rest of her life.

I'll hope to be wrong but that's my gut.

britrock88 · 01-26-2016, 01:42 PM

Eh, but what is life without regret?

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 01:44 PM

She plans to audition again next year. I imagine her chance has passed though.

flere-imsaho · 01-26-2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Don't think anyone is being an asshole here?

Nope.

A culture where we prioritize a slavish devotion to our jobs, regardless of actual benefit, is the asshole here.

JeeberD · 01-26-2016, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhlloy

If this is an entry level foot in the door job in a massively desirable industry, why would HR allow you to go audition for something that might mean you are unavailable to the company for months at a time in the near future? I'm assuming there are thousands of people who would kill for this opportunity. If you aren't committed to it, thanks and we will find someone who will.

Seems like basic supply and demand to me. Don't think anyone is being an asshole here?

Sorry, forgot the "/sarcasm"

<-----Works in HR

Kodos · 01-26-2016, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

<-----Works in HR

ASSHOLE!

JeeberD · 01-26-2016, 02:51 PM

MacroGuru · 01-26-2016, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

ASSHOLE!

What he meant to say was UTEP FAN!

bob · 01-26-2016, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

:/

I hate to say it but I'd say it's less than three years before she begins to regret that choice for the rest of her life.

I'll hope to be wrong but that's my gut.

What's done is done but I agree with this. As someone else said she has 50 years of work remaining. If you can't take a risk at this age with these few responsibilities then when can you?

Barkeep49 · 01-27-2016, 09:56 AM

If the option was between starting a job she was lucky to have and being on survivor, probably worth the risk. However, it was between starting a job she was lucky to have and maybe being on Survivor. I'm guessing in a couple years when she's more established it would be easier for her to get to that point in casting again without maybe costing herself the job to just maybe get it.

Marmel · 01-27-2016, 10:44 AM

She is 25 years old and has been an adult for 7 years now. Time to start making grown up decisions, which she apparently has. Good job!

PilotMan · 01-27-2016, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bob

What's done is done but I agree with this. As someone else said she has 50 years of work remaining. If you can't take a risk at this age with these few responsibilities then when can you?

This was my initial thought as well. However, the NY Fashion industry is very tight. It's not the kind of thing you walk away from. For me, the choice between a career airline job or being stuck at a smaller airline for years longer because I wanted to go on Survivor, I'd be dumb not to take the job.

heybrad · 01-27-2016, 11:41 AM

The fact that she made a responsible decision would suggest she's not crazy enough for Reality TV.

Kodos · 01-27-2016, 12:48 PM

Her mother said it was okay to share, so here's her audition video.

CU Tiger · 01-27-2016, 02:52 PM

Good thing HA snt around anymore or that number would get spammed.. lol

Kodos · 01-27-2016, 03:08 PM

Yeah, that did give me pause...

Bisbo · 01-27-2016, 06:09 PM

Not even close - Survivor!

wustin · 01-27-2016, 06:43 PM

dream job or risk getting parasites hmmmm

I think a lot of our responses have to do with our age.

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01-26-2016, 07:23 AM	#2
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	P.S. I don't know her, but have seen her audition video. She's attractive, but not a superstar. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-26-2016, 07:42 AM	#3
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	The job field would matter... if she's in some industry where it's nearly impossible to get in the door, that could change things. But... go on the show. Not only is at a once in a lifetime experience, with a (slim) chance of winning some nice money, but it gives her a good chance at some steady income for years to come through speaking engagements, appearance fees, etc. A lot of people wouldn't want to be on that show and should never go on that show, but if she's already gone through the trouble of applying, let's assume she thinks she could handle it. Jobs come and go. You're talking about a one-in-a-million chance here. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

01-26-2016, 08:04 AM	#4
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Talk to the employer first and see if it's even a problem. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-26-2016, 08:23 AM	#5
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Right now she is leaning against going. I guess the job is in an area unrelated to her schooling, and she was lucky enough to have somebody high in the company that liked her and helped get her in the door. I told her mom she should at least approach the employer and say "I won't do anything that will jeopardize this job, but I do have an opportunity to try out for Survivor. What are your thoughts?" __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 01-26-2016 at 08:23 AM.

01-26-2016, 08:26 AM	#6
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I'm with Maple Leafs. She's 25. She'll probably be working for another 50 years (sorry, it's true). Plus, if she puts it on her resume I guarantee it'll be responsible for at least one or two job interviews in the future she otherwise would not have gotten.

01-26-2016, 08:27 AM	#7
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	I agree with approaching the employer. The one thing that would make me pause is that it's just an audition. If she had to choose between the job and actually going on Survivor, then I would say go. But it would really suck to lose the job to go on the audition and then not get picked. I'd probably still go on the audition, but I'm a huge Survivor nerd. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 01-26-2016 at 08:34 AM.

01-26-2016, 08:32 AM	#8
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Speaking as a hiring manager, I'd totally allow it.

01-26-2016, 10:02 AM	#9
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	She called HR and was basically asked if she wants the job or not. She told Survivor NO. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-26-2016, 10:06 AM	#10
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Sounds like a sensible call to me over a very minuscule chance of winning any money out of survivor or even being one of the characters who gets remembered. I have a good job > I was one of the first people voted out of survivor in season x, remember me?

01-26-2016, 10:11 AM	#11
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	It does make me wonder what they'll be like to work for. It's a fashion industry job in NYC. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 01-26-2016 at 10:12 AM.

01-26-2016, 10:29 AM	#12
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	pics or it didn't happen

01-26-2016, 10:33 AM	#13
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Sorry. I think I do have her YouTube Survivor audition somewhere. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-26-2016, 10:36 AM	#15
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I agree with Mizzou. And I didn't even shudder when typing that out.

01-26-2016, 11:06 AM	#16
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Plus, she called HR. HR are going to say "no" by default. A hiring manager may have said different, but there's literally no upside for the HR person to tell her "yes".

01-26-2016, 11:16 AM	#17
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I think there's a meeting where she's supposed to meet some important clients on the Tuesday after she starts. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-26-2016, 11:39 AM	#18
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	HR people are such assholes. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

01-26-2016, 11:56 AM	#19
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	If this is an entry level foot in the door job in a massively desirable industry, why would HR allow you to go audition for something that might mean you are unavailable to the company for months at a time in the near future? I'm assuming there are thousands of people who would kill for this opportunity. If you aren't committed to it, thanks and we will find someone who will. Seems like basic supply and demand to me. Don't think anyone is being an asshole here?

01-26-2016, 01:12 PM	#20
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I would let my daughter decide. But I went with the job. Of course if it was a waiting job, then Survivor. If it was something she went to school for and wanted to do, the job. Circumstances play a huge. part. But, ultimately and obviously, it would be her choice. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-26-2016, 01:42 PM	#22
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Eh, but what is life without regret?

01-26-2016, 01:44 PM	#23
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	She plans to audition again next year. I imagine her chance has passed though.

01-26-2016, 02:51 PM	#27
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	__________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

01-27-2016, 09:56 AM	#30
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	If the option was between starting a job she was lucky to have and being on survivor, probably worth the risk. However, it was between starting a job she was lucky to have and maybe being on Survivor. I'm guessing in a couple years when she's more established it would be easier for her to get to that point in casting again without maybe costing herself the job to just maybe get it.

01-27-2016, 10:44 AM	#31
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	She is 25 years old and has been an adult for 7 years now. Time to start making grown up decisions, which she apparently has. Good job! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

01-27-2016, 11:41 AM	#33
heybrad Norm!!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manassas, VA	The fact that she made a responsible decision would suggest she's not crazy enough for Reality TV.

01-27-2016, 12:48 PM	#34
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Her mother said it was okay to share, so here's her audition video. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-27-2016, 02:52 PM	#35
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	Good thing HA snt around anymore or that number would get spammed.. lol Last edited by CU Tiger : 01-27-2016 at 02:53 PM.

01-27-2016, 03:08 PM	#36
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Yeah, that did give me pause... __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-27-2016, 06:09 PM	#37
Bisbo H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006	Not even close - Survivor!

01-27-2016, 06:43 PM	#38
wustin College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2014	dream job or risk getting parasites hmmmm I think a lot of our responses have to do with our age.

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