The Asbury Park Press in New Jersey ran a Q&A interview Monday with the big man himself, Kriss Kringle, edited for clarity and space by assistant business editor Dennis Carmody.
Here are some snippets:
HOMETOWN: North Pole
EMPLOYER: I’m self-employed. I’m Santa, that’s the employer and that’s me.
JOB DESCRIPTION: My work is many-fold. In the off-season, I oversee a huge workshop of toymakers, and this is run by my elves. I also take care of my reindeer during that time.
During Christmas season, I spend many hours visiting children here at Freehold Raceway Mall. I read their letters and I check their lists — I check them twice. If they give me a letter or list, I take them with me to the North Pole every night, and I just kick back and read them and make sure I know exactly what the children want.
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR JOB? Well, it’s a family business. I come from a long line of toymakers.
SALARY AFTER FIVE YEARS: It fluctuates, based on the amount of cookies I receive. These cookies last me throughout the year. I have never run out of cookies.
The most important thing that I receive as my pay is the love and the laughter of the children.
Read the rest here. Nice to see a business section have some fun with the holiday.
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In a strange coincidence, The Columbian of Vancouver, Wash., published a similar interview with Santa on its Christmas business page:
http://www.columbian.com/business/businessNews/12252006news87208.cfm