Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 27, 2021

It’s important to have direct deposit when you have a no-show job.

No, no, please don’t insult Phred! Phred is sincere and human, both when he was a soldier and later.

Sooo, Phred is an IT management guy. Hire good nerds, sign the paychecks and stay out of the way.

Didn’t Phred represent Viet Nam at the U.N. at one time?

Sounds more like Phred has a cushy government non-job with maybe some kickback action from, is it Roger?

Phred, Vietnams future UN Ambassador

The important work doesn’t happen in the office, anyway.

B.D. seems too, too happy. Which is not his usual state.

PTSD memory deficits. It’s real – just ask a vet.

Phred seems like a Massachusetts-type patronage hire. Wonderful no-show job at a good wage. (To paraphrase Dukakis.)

Phred and George in the old days. https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1972/03/01?ct=v&cti=1143263

He could be a spy…with a not-well-thought-out cover.