posted 2025-03-26
my translation of the second story of 夢で会いましょう [Meet Me in a Dream] by Haruki Murakami and Shigesato Itoi, not guaranteed to be accurate. see the intro post to read more!
- An assistant mustn’t eat any pastry their employer’s set aside for later.
- An assistant mustn’t turn away clients because their employer finds them beautiful.
- An assistant mustn’t toss their employer’s stale tea away on their own discression.
- An assistant mustn’t use word such as “like” or “um” when speaking to their employer.
- An assistant musn’t wish for a nicer chair or salary than their employer.
- An assistant mustn’t add the term ‘manager’ to their business card.
Given all this, from now till the end of time, I do not intend t become an assistant.