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Twitchy, awkward conversations, crappy colleagues, workplace discrimination and a character who meant well but maybe missed the mark. It was good.. ish
Part of The Currency Collection, short stories that explore wealth, class, competition, and collapse.The summary speaks a lot about microaggression, but I have to say the senior staff showed a blatant disregard of inclusion – there was nothing micro about any of it. Still, the point was made and the characters were vivid. A lot was packed into 30 pages.
I read Kiley Reid's debut, "Such a fun age" and really enjoyed it so when I saw she'd written a short story I was all for it.This is an Audible original (short story) and is part of the "Currency" Collection of stories that feature; class, competition, and collapse.This was one of those stories where I feel that the premise was good but the story ends up being mediocre. It hits some serious and important topics of workplace discrimination and racism. The story features Yumi Parr who works for an...
kiley reid is officially an immediate yes for me.3.5 stars
Well written short story about office politics and bitchy co-workers that mistakenly think they can elevate their own positions by stepping on others.
Not a bad start to the series, if a bit subtle.No over the top premises, but a highly identifiable character - you either know Yumi or are Yumi.Pretty good !
Wow this book is so timely especially with what’s going on in the Asian American and the black community right now.
A short story from the "Currency" collection on Kindle. Yumi Parr is one of 8 Asian employees in the 64-strong team at Simplexity Design, a chic upmarket design house. When Yumi notices certain privileges that the white women have, she brings it to the attention of some of the other non-white employees. Her observations are not universally well-received, in what turns out to be a look at micro aggressions, performative activism, and the demands expected of BIPOC that ultimately lead to the conti...
Reid definitely has a way of writing that is so natural; it really feels like you’re overhearing an actual conversation. And she’s so plugged in to the awkward social situations that pop up all the time between strangers who happen to work together or become friends. The only issue with this current story is that, like most short stories, it ends abruptly and without much resolution.
I found this short story really boring, mainly because I hate the sort of company being portrayed and although the message about marginalisation was clear I didn't actually like any of the characters. Having bought my girls up to have a good work ethic I found all these characters the type of worker I would have no problem in managing out of the organisation. Just overshadowed the message for me really.
She's just so good at making you feel slightly uncomfortable
O M G this was amazingI listened to audio and Arden Cho killed it!The story was 28yo Yumi Parr who is working in an office of a design firm called Simplexity who is grappling with micro aggressions and her own moral compass as she tries to right the wrongs and speaking out for her coworkers and herself. She herself is a target of these racial imbalance in the office but more than that is the discrimination she feels from the way she looks, her position and many other issues. Funny and oh so rela...
I don't really rate short stories because usually I either like them or I don't but I did really, really enjoy this. I haven't read Such a Fun Age yet, but I really want to, especially after reading this. Just a great examination of race, workplace culture, some startup culture stuff and Reid brings it together really well in such a short number of pages. If you're looking to pick up a short story, I would definitely recommend this one.
