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Basic Instructions started out as a small side-feature Scott Meyer created to entertain people who came to his website looking to hire a comedian. It wasn't long before the comic was far more popular than anything Scott ever did as a comedian.
Basic Instructions is a series of guides meant to help you lead a better life. They cover topics as diverse as "How to Deal with Boredom" and "How to Travel Back in Time to Deliver a Dire Warning to Your Former Self". Basic Instructions is populated with exaggerated versions of Scott, his family and his friends, which has caused no small amount of unpleasantness.
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Randy_B
said, 4 months ago
Being paid in advance takes away just a leeetle bit of motivation…
jimmyh43105
said, 4 months ago
“…My only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job.”
Felix The Cat said, 4 months ago
@jimmyh43105
“But fear of losing your job will only make you work just hard enough not to get fired.”
Stephen Gilberg
said, 4 months ago
I kinda favor paying part in advance and part afterward. That way, neither party can be fully cheated.
Redkaycei Repoc said, 4 months ago
The third panel confuses me… Logically the last bubble at the bottom should be Scott’s remark but it connects to both of them, shouldn’t there be another something from the client that that one answers?
Pacopuddy said, 4 months ago
@Redkaycei Repoc
I thought they were both speaking simultaneously.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
Seems to me he wants to close down the business and put himself out of work—-if he and they even do that.
Randy_B
said, 4 months ago
@Redkaycei Repoc
I agree with Pacopuddy. They’re saying the same thing at the same time.
ujean said, 4 months ago
“I’m not only a client, I’m the only person stupid enough to be their client.”
Never pay in advance. 10% to tease, 20% on completion. The rest if they successfully sue.