#yellow work

[crinolinegumdrops]

As a reminder to any good Meti citizen who does not want distasteful persons in their employ:

It is perfectly legal for any Meti employer to question prospective hires about their character. You may freely inquire if, for example, they have a criminal history. Or indeed about any other unfortunate attributes they may have hidden away. 

And if they were to have any repugnant secrets that may dismay your loyal workers or damage your buisness’ reputation, you are free not to hire them.

Furthermore, lying during the application process is and remains valid grounds for instant dismissal without any form of severance.

Keeping your workplace free of the criminal element, or other such sorts, is of course a valid concern, and I wish you all a swift and easy implementation of whatever protections you choose to put into place.

[crinolinegumdrops]

What do you do for a living?

I’m a personal administrative assistant, darling.

The green I work for is in research and development. Poor dear would drown in memos without me.

[crinolinegumdrops]

I feel sorry for the green you work with. Then again, they must be pretty unusual. Greens don't usually put up with anyone else being this condescending.

Condescending? What in soap’s name are you referring to?

The idea that they don’t like memos?

Darling, my employer is, as any successful green should be, an absolute genius. And additionally, they’re utterly hopeless at keeping track of their paperwork.

None of this is a contradiction, or an insult; greens aren’t supposed to be good at yellow work. We all have our proper places in this world, and theirs is certainly not keeping track of memos.

[crinolinegumdrops]

If you could be financially successful in any business, what type of business would you want to start?

[A fashion line.

But that’s notyellow.

It doesn’t do todwell on the impossible.]

Hm, I must admitthat this is a challenging query to contemplate. My main talents liein the realm of management, which doesn’t immediately suggest itselfto any scenarios of self-employment.

I suppose I wouldenjoy being the executive of something along the lines of anemployment agency, perhaps?

I do relishcoordinating the circumstances of those under my care, in order toallow them them to do their best work, unfettered by more yellow concerns. It would besatisfying to do that for the public as well.

[crinolinegumdrops]

Why don't you want people to know where you work? Are you hiding something?

Certainly not? It’s merely bad praxis to carelessly reveal one’s identity unnecessarily.

Didn’t your parents or perhaps your school give you the talk, dear? 

[crinolinegumdrops]

[random purple 3-year old blog that's into sewing] Is your green anyone important? What exactly do you do? Do you earn a lot of money? Do you have babies? Pets? Favorite fashion designers?

Ahaha, well I shouldn’t gossip, but they aren’t unimportant. 

My purpose, dear, is to make my employer’s life run so smoothly they* don’t even realize their obstacles existed.

To list a few of my functions: I manage their filing and their data organization, keep their scheduling and their budget, carry out the sort of utilitarian research that greens don’t care for, make sure they’re up to date on communications without having to be personally bothered by the details, delegate management, and other such tasks in that vein.

While I do earn a respectable amount, I’m afraid to day I don’t have any children, yet. Tragically, I’m still a bit young to be purchasing my first.

I do have some fashion designers I’m very fond of. I’m absolutely loving what the Rehkiden and Ilkit lines did this season with godets, and I’m partial to what Pelake Lefisaka’s made with box pleats and lace embellishments so far this year. Ethik Zead’s hats are a passion of mine. And, of course, who can ignore the debut of Falo Shihamana! One must appreciate any designer that knows how to properly use a flounce. 

And may I say, I love what you’ve done with the stitching on those sleeves. Do drop me a note if you ever open a boutique, darling!

*[respectful, higher-status, closely-associated pronoun]