1. Health concerns arose after Dandelion’s complexion was observed looking a bit sallow
2. Redundancy in Crayola’s yellow workforce
3. Contract negotiations fell apart when Dandelion demanded a place in the elite 8-color box
4. Middling performance reviews as no kid likes coloring with a vaguely depressing shade of mustard yellow
5. Reduction in the crayon labor force due to outsourcing to markers and colored pencils
6. Numerous harassment complaints from Cerulean and Scarlet
7. Competency questioned after quality consultants pointed out that dandelions aren’t actually that color
8. Replaced by a younger, less experienced crayon that will work for half as much