Sarah was sitting in her apartment, bored out of her mind. She had been trying to find herself some work for the better part of 4 months, with little success. As she scanned the papers, she saw a help wanted add for a holiday display at the mall. The add was for a helper elf, and promised some good pay, for the time worked. It wasn't much, but at least she would have some money coming in. She called the number, and was asked some basic questions, then told to come to the mall, to be outfitted with her costume.
Sarah went to the mall office, and was met by the display manager. "The job is for a Helper Elf, dear. Your job is going to be to help make the kids laugh for their pictures, as well as setup and cleanup after hours. It isn't going to be easy work, we've had 10 girls already quit the job without reason, but we do need the position filled." So saying, the manager passed Sarah 5 pairs of green tights and a green one piece skating dress and a green elf hat. "This is your uniform. You won't need anything beside this, as it may show thru the outfit. You also get one hour for lunch. Good luck missy."
Sarah was expecting a little more, but it seemed the need was great, so she went to a changing room, stripped out of her street clothes, and got into her outfit. The tights were a bit unusual to her, but then, most elves clothing was. She slipped on the skating dress, and zipped up the back, then donned the hat. "Well, at least it is money" she kept repeating to herself.
Sarah walked out to the Santa display, and introduced herself to the other workers, then got busy making sure some stuffed animals and other distractions were ready to go. She knew sometimes kids could be difficult to get pictures from, but she was going to try. The first day wasn't that bad, however, and Sarah often found herself daydreaming, as the customer load wasn't so bad. Finally, the mall announced closing time, and the manager and the staff came together for the after hours meeting.
"We didn't do too badly, today. The week of thanksgiving, at least before the holiday, isn't too difficult. It is usually black Friday that gets to be dangerous. Anyhow, let's clean up here, and then we can call it a night."