Looks like it was a wayward first day at the office for Best Job in the World winner Ben Southall.
In his first Twitter message from the Whitsundays, Ben got the name of the island he was on incorrect…
Awkward.
Luckily for Ben and Tourism Queensland, an hour and a half later Hayman Island staff or maybe the advertising agency involved with the ‘Best Job’ campaign alerted him to his mistake and the original Hayward Island reference was replaced with Hayman Island…
After an exhaustive search that involved 36,648 applicants wanting to report their adventures on the Great Barrier Reef to a global audience, you’d hope the key selection criteria included knowing the names of where he is enjoying our state’s hospitality.
We can’t be too tough on Ben, the first day in a new job can be difficult. We wish him well during his six month stay in Queensland and look forward to reading his accounts of snorkelling off Dazedream Island and sipping piña coladas on Shamilton Island.
No pressure Ben. You only have the eyes of the world on you.
BTW Anthony congrats on breaking this story. Further to a recent post on this blog about “The Power of Being first”, I noticed that The Courier Mail picked up the above story from this blog.