I’m proud of my boy...

[unclebilly]

My 10 year old son had an audition / job interview for his first job off our farm tonight. He is hoping to get hired on as an elf for the Polar Express.

I drove him to the interview, he went in by himself, was confident, read his lines, and answered their questions. He thinks he will get the job.

Our kids have been on the Polar Express train ride the last 2 years. I think this is the year that the gig may be up on the ‘magic’ of Christmas...

https://www.aspencrossing.com/polar-express

[Heel n Toe]

Very cool. Moments like that are ones you and the wife will remember forever.

[ckelly78z]

It's not so much getting the job that would make me proud, it would be the part where he walked in by himself with confidence...congrats !

[flatbutt]

Good job uncle"dad"billy!

[KFC911]

Nicely done.... you should be proud

[Sooner or later]

Good stuff! Dang good for a 10 year old.

[stealthn]

That’s cool, never even heard of this train.

[vash]

SWEEET!! i still get nervous at job interviews.. dang.

I"M proud of your kid!! this will translate later in life very very well.

[911 Rod]

Good for him!
For some reason I now have flash backs from the Bad Santa movie.

[masraum]

Nice. That will serve him well over the rest of his life. Well done to you both.

[wdfifteen]

Congratulations on your son! I know he'll do a great job.
I'm not telling you anything, but farm kids are the best.

I took this picture in the field across the road from our place this afternoon. The "man" driving the transfer wagon is 13 years old this year! That's about $120,000 worth of machinery, and the young man handles it like a champ. I wanted to take this picture last year when this boy and his dad were out combining beans, but missed it. He was 12 and driving the same rig.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

It's not so much getting the job that would make me proud, it would be the part where he walked in by himself with confidence...congrats !

Yes. We cannot control all outcomes, but we can do our best. If he walked in their with his shoulders back and his chin up, then he won.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

It's not so much getting the job that would make me proud, it would be the part where he walked in by himself with confidence...congrats !

That is exactly right, Kreskin!

Well done, Uncle...that kind of hutzpah bodes well for the Lad.

[john70t]

Even failures are learning experiences.

Most millionaires/billionaires went broke a few times taking extra risks.
(bigger toys. same people. mostly.)

Keep learning and pushing on.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Congrats!

That's great he interviewed like that!
Working on a polar express is a HUGE deal. We take our daughter to one in West Virginia every December (except for covid last year). From what I understand, they choose towns that could really use the income. The event draws in many people/money from at least three other states and really helps depressed local economies.

One thing that I'd say, is that it seems to be a lot of real work. The trains (we go on) run an early excursion and a late excursion, always crowded, both several hours each and run pretty late into the night. I would think being on both could be pretty much for a ten year old, especially working consecutive nights/weekends.

He could also be needed at the train station for tickets/etc, which might not require as much time. That might be a good way to start.

Basically, the people on the train are like flight attendants working their butts off, singing, entertaining, dancing, serving hot chocolate, bussing, cleaning, etc...Repeating the performance in each car. It's hard work and at the end of the trip, I'm even worn out just watching as we head back to the hotel. All good stuff. It would be a really big deal for a 10 year old.

I'm sure that if they are hiring kids, they've got it worked out though.

Hope it works out!

[A930Rocket]

Well done, dad and son!

[LWJ]

Nice!

[Skytrooper]

That is terrific !! Good job raising him to be a confident young man !!