Santa and his elves
Single largest employer
Could be a snow job
“There are 760 million Christian children in the world, according to the Pew Research Center. Suppose Santa delivers one gift to each child. What kind of delivery workforce would Santa need?
We couldn’t get an interview with Santa. But we did get Paul Tronsor from FedEx and Mike Mangeot from UPS. They helped us go through the numbers.
Here are just a few of the positions Santa would need to fill to pull off Christmas.”
46 international distribution centers, to allow Santa to reload as he crosses the globe. That means 400,000 workers for loading presents onto Santa’s sleigh.- 60,000 workers to develop optimized flight plans and communicate with the FAA, secure flyover rights, etc.
- 7,000 people monitoring demand and tweaking his route in real time.
- 100 meteorologists to make sure Santa doesn’t fly into a blizzard.
- 40,000 people to help Santa clear customs.
My apologies to whomever and where ever – I can’t find my original source . . . gulp . . .
humourous indeed …I loved it..Happy Christmas week..
oh, that was really cute. thank you.
Humourous indeed…made me smile
Merry Christmas …
delightful sense of humor!!!
Great and unique take on the prompt.
This made me smile. Love your sense of humour here.
A wonderful holiday post….you are quite a wit!
Ah, you can’t beat seasonal work. Nice one.
Love your droll comment, Anthony! It goes well with Judith’s observation.
One Flake
Are they hiring?
Dear Greenie,
Only if you are 3 feet tall and have pointed ears.
You miss the point. Santa is magic. His work force is elves. And he flies by MAGIC! What an adult. =)
Hey Lydia, You’re right! I temporarily forgot my childhood!
P.S. Mall-Santas scared me stiff when I was a child. NOW I want to sit on their lap . . .