A boy used his letter to Santa not to ask for a new toy but to ask St. Nick to talk to his grandfather’s boss and get grandpa the day off.
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“My greatest wish is that you talk to my grandfather’s boss, Mr. John Mathers, and ask him if he could give my grandfather Christmas Day off,” wrote Julian Otero, age 9.
According to FoxConnecticut, the boy’s grandfather, Leo, is chief engineer at the Madison Beach Hotel and was scheduled to work on Christmas. Seeing the boy’s touching and specific request in the letter, the boy’s mother gave it to Leo, who gave it to Mathers, general manager of the waterfront venue.
Well, Santa seemed to think that a workplace intervention was called for! Mathers reported back to Leo in a memo that:
“I received a phone call from the North Pole this morning asking me to contact Santa on his private cell. … I called him, and he was quite concerned that you were planning to work on Christmas Day. Your grandchildren are quite upset about this! I think it would be best if you planned to take the day off and spend it with your family. Work can wait until after Christmas!”
Sounds like a workplace win for everyone involved!
Hmmm. I think we might see an increase in kids’ work-related letters to Santa next year.