Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 26, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  over 2 years ago

    Strangest resignation letter I’ve ever read.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 2 years ago

    And this is an ultimatum . Rat’s career ultimatum.

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    Kurtass Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I have been at my present job for 10 yrs. In the ten years, I have had 5 bosses. When meeting the new boss, the first thing I say to them is, “The last boss couldn’t make me work, what makes you think you can”. I let them know what they are dealing with right off the bat.

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    Bilan  over 2 years ago

    If Rat’s still working at the coffee shop, he should return. It’s easier than using that pipe.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 2 years ago

    now that I think about it, how does a grocery store utility clerk (collect carts, clean aisles/bathrooms, carry shoppers’ groceries from cashier to car, etc.) work from home?

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    Gent  over 2 years ago

    But Rat. Doesn’t you works at the café? How can you works at home for that?

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    sirbadger  over 2 years ago

    He’s writing on paper so he won’t accidentally hit “send.”

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    BasilBruce  over 2 years ago

    Actually, Rat, the Employer didn’t say anything about working at the office; he/she/it just said to return to the office and stop working at home. With a sleazy enough lawyer, you can take great advantage of this.

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    B UTTONS  over 2 years ago

    Rat is a Gavin Newsom protege.

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    Concretionist  over 2 years ago

    Maybe Rat is trying out for the role of “Wally” in another strip?

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    AndreasMartin  over 2 years ago

    And nobody ever fired you for being sassy?Boy, your job must be reeeaaally unpopular :-)

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    unfair.de  over 2 years ago

    This will now be copied and circulating innumerable times among companies all over the world.

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    iggyman  over 2 years ago

    Today Rat reminds me of Wally on Dilbert!

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    dadoctah  over 2 years ago

    “Don’t make me productive. You wouldn’t like me when I’m productive.”

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    Doug K  over 2 years ago

    Reply: Your decision will be reflected in your direct deposit amount.

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    franki_g  over 2 years ago

    Something tells me his reply will be on pink paper

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    juicebruce  over 2 years ago

    Rat you just Won the Slacker Award for today !

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    John Smith  over 2 years ago

    My boss always tell new hires:

    “Don’t think of me as your boss. Think of me as a friend that can fire you.“

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    cdward  over 2 years ago

    My son got hired 10 days before the company sent everyone to work from home due to the virus. He has been promoted twice since then, has never met his new supervisor in person and has no idea where his office is. One supervisor told him to slow down a bit because he was showing everyone up — but since he was alone in his apartment, he had no idea how fast anyone else was working. When they gave fully vaccinated staff the option of coming in to the office, he chose to keep working from home. We’ll see how long that lasts. But he is making them good money, so….

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    gopher gofer  over 2 years ago

    during my previous life as a cog in the corporate machine the various bosses i had over the years were amazingly clueless about my superior level of incompetence. even the ones that were somewhat on the ball showed no inclination whatsoever to fire me. amazes me to this day…

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    Ellis97  over 2 years ago

    So if he doesn’t work, how does he make money for food?

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    Zebrastripes  over 2 years ago

    A note not to be sent …..

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    david_42  over 2 years ago

    My wife has to go into work today. Second time in only five weeks!

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    Kaputnik  over 2 years ago

    Working from home was never an option with my job. Being laid off or “furloughed” was an option, but luckily everyone at our facility was considered essential. The only difference was that traffic was a lot lighter on the way in to work for a while.

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    tripwire45  over 2 years ago

    Fortunately, my employer allows me a hybrid schedule and I decide when I work from home and when I go to the brick and mortar office (which is barely a 15 minute drive from home). Pretty sweet deal. However, the artist of a comic strip works from home all the time. Sweeter.

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    well-i-never  over 2 years ago

    Even if they could have wedged that CNC lathe into my garage, I don’t have the electric service to run it.

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    diskus Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Many could work from home the majority of the time, but change is hard to do. So the freeway fills up

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    aerotica69  over 2 years ago

    My argument for remaining at home is that my production has actually soared once I no longer had to “walk away” from annoying conversations that took place near my desk three or more times a day. Management refused to tell the loudmouths to shut up, they made it my fault for not “tuning them out”.

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    Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Dear Rat:

    Feel free to stay home indefinitely.

    Your former employer

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    Goat from PBS  over 2 years ago

    You can’t say I didn’t warn him. Now to see the ensuing domino reaction.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Hard to refute that argument…

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    zeexenon  over 2 years ago

    Probability problem with this one: This retired Mathematician and Elect. Engineer doubts the efficacy of southpaw rats.

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    knight1192a  over 2 years ago

    They won’t Rat. They’ll make you go to to the unemployment office.

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 2 years ago

    That’s what you call ‘Rattitude!’

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    jtrevor99  over 2 years ago

    A year before COVID our company decided to move our office from a nice suburban spot with walkways, parks, in-building cafeteria, semi-private cubicles, etc. to a downtown location in a cement jungle with large unassigned multiseat tables “to boost morale and productivity”. Between the hour-long speaker phone calls, having to move positions several times a day (since any time you got up someone else could take your spot), acoustics that allowed you to hear every conversation in the wing, and people chomping/popping gum in my ear, the productivity of my team and I plummeted. It went back up the week we were sent home for COVID and hasn’t wavered since. Hmm…

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 2 years ago

    Rat takes the long wait to say ‘I quit’.

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    Sisyphos  over 2 years ago

    Rat’s system is being widely followed, as many workers are not returning to the office. Some employers are adapting….

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    Seed_drill  over 2 years ago

    How does one be a barista from home?

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    Jonathan Bridge Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Rat would not want to talk to Pope Francis today (see today’s “Francis”).

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