diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index bab450d4..e5b96ef1 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -153,14 +153,26 @@ class PeopleView(MasterView):
         f.set_readonly('address')
         f.set_label('address', "Mailing Address")
 
-        f.set_readonly('employee')
-        f.set_renderer('employee', self.render_employee)
+        # employee
+        if self.creating:
+            f.remove_field('employee')
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('employee')
+            f.set_renderer('employee', self.render_employee)
 
-        f.set_readonly('customers')
-        f.set_renderer('customers', self.render_customers)
+        # customers
+        if self.creating:
+            f.remove_field('customers')
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('customers')
+            f.set_renderer('customers', self.render_customers)
 
-        f.set_readonly('users')
-        f.set_renderer('users', self.render_users)
+        # users
+        if self.creating:
+            f.remove_field('users')
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('users')
+            f.set_renderer('users', self.render_users)
 
     def render_employee(self, person, field):
         employee = person.employee