Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for December 10, 2008

Baldo, you got to be a teenager without figuring that out? How?

My mom always said “fair is just another 4-letter f-word”

Guess what classic childhood whine I never used.

I guess he didn’t quit yet.

Sheesh, I learned that when I was five!

If Baldo doesn’t quit this job, I am not going to follow the strip any more.

I told my kids life is not fair there is no rule book.

Just proves that people are promoted to the level of their incompetency

Yo! Did any of you read Carlos Castellanos’ comment about the strip yesterday? I did read his. Well, I think he got the point about the job at Mr.Rod’s auto shop. I hate to see the person who did not do nothing around the work and became a “brown nose.” I would be pissed off. I work harder as Baldo did. I don’t care what kind of anything we are but I believe that we are only human being and like to work harder that we deserve at work and earn the money that will be better than nothing. I never got the better promotion that I worked at old job for 20 years so I decided to leave and find another job. So be it. Right now I heard that they at City of Reno were laid off. Too bad! That was their losses!

“SchmoozeMinkey says:

No, there IS a rule book. And bilions will burn forever for violating it without remorse.”

i think i know what its called too

and yeah i did read his comment and i wish he would comment more

Wildmustang, I think Mr. Castellanos was saying that they do the strip more to portray the was life IS, as opposed to how it ought to be. A case in point is your very own situation that you have graciously shared with us. I am wondering if they are preparing to tackle a concept known as “White Privilege” I hope they are for that would be a first in the comic strips, as far as I am aware.

Regarding the discussion a couple days ago about the Peter Principle:

It doesn’t say that the least competent person is promoted or that businesses try to find the job at which a person is least competent. It says they promote the MOST competent person UNTIL they become incompetent. The Peter Principle assured you that even though your boss was an idiot, (s)he used to be able to do something. Just for the record.