Friday, December 06, 2002
From CONFESSIONS OF A DEPARTMENT STORE SANTA
Each of us was given a list of reindeer names to memorize and told it was important to have a low voice, friendly attitude, and good hygiene. "We'd like to think Santa brushes his teeth and showers every day." Our training video admonished that the three most common reasons for Santas getting fired were tardiness, insobriety, and shoplifting. The Santa Manual also suggested what to say to children. To my surprise we were not supposed to "HO, HO, HO" because it scares little kids.
Each of us was given a list of reindeer names to memorize and told it was important to have a low voice, friendly attitude, and good hygiene. "We'd like to think Santa brushes his teeth and showers every day." Our training video admonished that the three most common reasons for Santas getting fired were tardiness, insobriety, and shoplifting. The Santa Manual also suggested what to say to children. To my surprise we were not supposed to "HO, HO, HO" because it scares little kids.