Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 21, 2014

Welcome back, Wiley.

I would expect a headless rodent with a message like “YOU’RE NEXT” scrawled in crayon.

Aw…she thinks you’re part of her family! I know it’s gross, but she really does think she’s “feeding” you.

Can anyone tell me how businesses (mainly big businesses) can stay alive after they lay off so many workers. Especially the important workers?

a many sleepless nights out there…I mean heads are going to roll. not me tho, I’m much to important to this company…SMACK!

That kitty must be in love with you!!! gifts every day, you are special X

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I have no idea what this strip means. Can anyone explain?

on my way out the door;“And another thing, that’s a REALLY ugly tie!”

Wow. He must LOVE you!

welcome back wiley – hope your vacation was relaxing and restful

Three points:First, not all companies are bad companies, and not all business owners are bad people.Second, not all employees are bad; if they were, companies would fail in spite of any other efforts. The best companies always try to keep the best people.Third, this is just a comic strip…

You always trim a plant from the top down. Does he get his cardboard box at the checkout?

Breaking news from Microsoft.

“The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower”

I always start at the edge of the lawn but the tallest blade tells me when.

Speaking Truth to Power means standing up to the Man and exposing his lies as exactly that, contradicting the party line and holding forth on common sense and factual reality.It is only socially acceptable to do so if you are speaking truth to the enemy in the name of gaining control for your own power elite, generally.Contradicting the False Truths of your own power elite is a very bad idea, usually, and results in social ostracism at the least, and the occasional firing, as depicted in the cartoon, where they intend to weed out those not loyal to the power elite.Witness the harsh attitudes of commenters across the internet whenever they encounter some truth that is not part of their belief system, and thus cannot be Truth.

Thank you to all who explained Truth to Power. Now the phrase makes sense. .But why be so obtuse? Unless the company is wanting to rid itself of a lot of hot air. Which I guess means a lot of upper middle management & higher may be going home..And I would be safe. Because not only did I not understand the phrase-I have learned not to say the bald truth to mgmt. Way safer.

Wouldn’t ‘speaking truth to power’ make you a government informant?

They just hire new ones for less