As you will see, Team/Color Names have been updated to
reflect current trends. However, the actual colors have not changed, so please
refer to the swatch you were given at Orientation to find your team. In case of emergency, Team Leaders will put on a lanyard
with the Team Color Swatch, so that you can find your leader and move smoothly
into action.
Team Aubergine
Aubergine is in charge of First Aid/CPR. Remember to treat J.Crew cardholders first,
in order of accumulated Rewards points.
If the customer doesn’t have his/her Rewards card, you can look it up in
the computer. If the computer is down (or destroyed), then treat according to
severity of injury.
Team Dusky Eggplant
Dusky Egglant will shut off the gas main, if necessary. If
the gas main doesn’t require shut-off, Dusky Eggplant will add customers to the
mailing list.
Team Roasted Eggplant
Roasted Eggplant will monitor and comfort children that have
been separated from their parents.
Team Grape
If the store collapses, Grape is in charge of beating out
morse code in the wreckage to alert emergency teams to the number and location
of survivors.
Team Old Grape
Old Grape replaces any greeters who are on Team Aubergine
that are actively involved in the distribution of first aid.
Team Cabernet Grape
Cabernet Grape distributes oxygen masks, if necessary.
Team Prune
Prune determines whether oxygen masks are necessary.
Team Winter Plum
Winter Plum communicates with/guides our deaf customers to
safety.
Team Blackberry
Blackberry is a floating group that provides verbal
encouragement to struggling teams.
Team Blackest Plum
Blackest Plum ensures our staff retains their professional
look. Duties include neatening hair, removing lint/dust/bloodstains (club soda
is in fridge in staff room), “zhuzhing” sleeves.
Team Dark Violet
Monitors and keeps ample supply of club soda in staff room.
Dark Violet should know the location of several area supermarkets/mini-marts,
in case supply needs to be replaced mid-crisis and the closest supermarkets are
collapsed. Starbucks also has some sort of bubbly water for their Italian
sodas. There are two Starbucks in the mall, but their bubbly water is pricey,
so avoid if possible.
Team Smoked Violet
Smoked Violet should be able to look at the emergency food
supplies in the staff room and come up with 10-12 appetizing recipes for
whatever’s on hand. It’s recommended that Smoked Violet spend a couple of
minutes of every break just looking at the supplies and mentally combining
flavor profiles. Don’t be afraid of
unorthodox pairings. Let the muse run free!
Team Cool Smoked Violet
Cool Smoked Violet will function as sous-chef to Smoked
Violet.
Team Joni Mitchell Plum
If devastation is severe, Joni Mitchell Plum can
automatically reduce all of the rhinestone hair accessories (ponytail holders,
headbands) to clearance, so our inventory will reflect the somber mood of the
times as quickly as possible.
I originally wrote this piece for the online humor journal "Mattress Police", but that baby's gone. So it can live here now.
