Invisible Children is a pretty rad place to work. Besides the incredibly rewarding (intense, exhausting) work we do to reach our goal of #zeroLRA, we have an incredibly innovative office culture that rejuvenates our brains. Dress up days, 4 o’clock Fridays, random employee appreciation days, dance breaks during lunch, the IC running club, and for the past two years, an IC Fantasy Football league.
We’re officially halfway through the 2013 Fantasy Football season. It’s been nine weeks (feels like 19), it’s been stressful (sometimes I cry on Sundays), and it’s been bittersweet (I haven’t been the weekly loser yet).
There are ten of us in the league — nine guys, one girl (yours truly) — and each week one person scores the highest points and is deemed the winner. While it’s an exciting badge of honor (you get bragging rights & a coffee from the café next door), most of us are more consumed with simply not scoring the lowest amount of points each week. Because no one wants to wear the guinea pig shirt reserved for the loser.
2013 FF losers clockwise from top left: Brian, Carl, Juan-David, Chadwick, Steve, Jeremy & Ben
Professionally, I have lived through KONY 2012. Personally, I have lived through childbirth. And I am completely (mostly) serious when I say that Fantasy Football ranks right up there with one of the more anxiety-inducing activities in my life. But oh is it rewarding when your RB runs it in for a touchdown on 3rd down, or when your QB doesn’t throw any interceptions, or when you play against the CEO in week six and crush him so bad that he has to wear the guinea pig shirt to work (you’re welcome, world!)
So if you’re ever faced with the opportunity to join a FF league, I highly encourage you to do so. Or just come work for Invisible Children and you can join ours.
I beat Ben and I’m not afraid to gloat about it.
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