October 2005 Comic Strips - Page 3
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Tuesday October 25,
2005
Tags specter of unpaid overtime, guide you, shadowy region, neither life, or death, apparition, ghost
Transcript
"I am the Specter of Unpaid Overtime." "I will guide you to the shadowy region that is neither life nor death. It is existence without meaning." "Where is this awful place?" "Right here. And if any sticky notes fall on the floor, I'll rake 'em up."
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Wednesday October 26,
2005
Tags grim reaping, field, unpaid overtime cases, see guys die
Transcript
"Someday I hope to get into the grim reaping field." "I don't mind working these unpaid overtime cases, but just once I'd like to see one of you guys die." "Hey, I just realized that my rake is very blunt."
Thursday October 27,
2005
Tags pension fund, solevent, workplace safety, ceo, smoking is cool
Transcript
"Management is pleased to announce that it has a plan to make your pension fun solvent." "In unrelated news, the guidelines for workplace safety have been relaxed." "Our CEO reminds you that smoking is cool."
Friday October 28,
2005
Tags specter, unpaid overtime, grim reaper, hit by rake, happened once, insulted wife
Transcript
Then I was visited by the Specter of Unpaid Overtime. He hit me with his rake because he's trying to become a grim reaper. "Hee hee!!" "I just realized that I only enjoy your stories when they involve you getting hit by a rake." "That only happened once." "I plan to tell the gardener that you insulted his wife."
Saturday October 29,
2005
Tags happiness not realted, level of wealth, relative wealth, good job
Transcript
"Research has shown that happiness is not related to one's absolute level of wealth." "What matters is one's relative wealth compared to other people." "So, if I do a good job, could you cut this guy's pay?"
Monday October 31,
2005
Tags overall startegy, never ask questiom, hear the answer
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How does my project fit into our company's overall strategy? "Beats me. I didn't even know we had a strategy." "Never ask a question if you don't want to hear the answer." "That's why I never say 'How are you?'"
Sunday October 02,
2005
Tags negative commentray, blog, fire, freedom of speech, our founding fathers, spitting on graves, not good work, final paycheck
Transcript
"Ted, you've been saying negative things about the company in your personal blog. We have to fire you." "I have freedom of speech. It's my constitutional right to say whatever I want." "If you fire me for my opinions, you'll be spitting on the graves of our founding fathers." "I'll get the best lawyer that money can't buy, and fight you all the way to the Supreme Court!" "The only way you can legally fire me is if my work isn't good." "Ooh. I probably said too much here." "Your work isn't good. Here's your final paycheck." "Stupid founding fathers."
Sunday October 09,
2005
Tags company values, question, action, results, twice as much, imagination, all over the map, soon and perfect
Transcript
Bias for Action Passion for Results "And these are our company values." "Please don't ask any questions." "Question!" "Do the results have to be good ones?" "Um...yes." "I'm not so sure. I think it would say that." "Since action and results are both important, is it okay to have bad results so long as it takes twice as much action?" "JUST DO EVERYTHING SOON AND PERFECTLY!!!" "Is it my imagination or is he all over the map on this?" "I forget what we were talking about."
Sunday October 16,
2005
Tags take the chair, don't sell chairs, sell hope, hope of chairs, ship in 2 months, call and yell, buy a chair
Transcript
SALE "I'll take that chair." "Excellent choice." "Now sit there quietly and try not to ask the one question that will kill this sale." "Is the chair in stock?" "GAAA!!!" "The truth is that we don't sell chairs at all. We sell the hope that a chair will someday be made for you." "How long will that take?" "If I could answer that question, it would be the same as selling you an actual chair." "How about if I tell you it will ship in two months, and you call and yell at me every three months for eternity?" "Did you buy a chair?" "There's no way to know."
Sunday October 23,
2005
Tags evil director, fly on plane, guidelines, key employees, ceo, presdient, same flight, interns, run with sciccors, plastic bags, over heads
Transcript
Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources "I have new guidelines on who can fly on the same plane." "We can't risk losing too many key employees." "The CEO and the president are not allowed to be on the same flight." "No more than three vice presidents may be on the same flight." "What are the guidelines for interns?" "Infinite interns are allowed on the same flight. You are also allowed to run with scissors and put plastic bags over your heads." "How many interns are allowed per plastic bag?"
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