Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 13, 2023

The dagger in the desk is a nice touch.

Not to worry, he’s ‘mostly peaceful’.

Another misread of “hostile takeover” by a naive wannabee.

Didn’t this dude show up on the 1/6 videos?

The lady on Ricks right has one of those “Something is gonna happen” smiles!

Is this the newest season, Survivor: Citibank?

Management Teams. Sounds like a euphemism for crisis interventionists. I once worked for a corporation that was all about “Quality Process Management”. What a bunch of baloney. A bunch of guys and gals in polo shirts & khakis spouting off about how their system makes companies better. So we went to these mandatory QPM Meetings that would’ve been fine if it was scheduled around our production runs. It didn’t. Guess what happened? I don’t know. I quit before the dam broke.

A rose by any other name etc.

“Let’s go for Mean — uh, LEAN — Manifacturing! Bonzai!”

Rick is the CEO’s son-in-law. Holds a BA in Primitive Cultures Emily Dickinson College.

I am assuming Rick’s dad own a lot of stock and gave up on junior when military school failed. “Sigh, I’ll try putting him on the board. Maybe that’ll help.”

I wish all of the corporate meetings I had to attend were more like this.

Hmm, maybe this is why I was never promoted to the ranks of senior management.

He has the torch, where’s his pitchfork?

New form of Occupy Wallstreet. This one would probably be more effective.

There’s at least one honest redneck in the group.

He’s just bringing a little culture to the joint

Nepotism hire?

He must be getting ready to set the paperwork on fire, what with the torch and all.

I know this strip is called Non Sequitur because it’s very often quite different from one day to the next, but it never ceases to amaze me what incredible variety Wiley Miller finds in his subject matter. And he cranks out not only an original idea (sure to make you smile) but the artwork to go with it each and every day. He’ll go down in history as the creative love child of Walt Kelly and Bill Watterson.

Let’s call them ‘sects’.

My company calls them BBUs…Battling Business Units. Then makes them all compete for their cut in the budget. Real family here!

In business, like prison, choose your enemy, make your stand and intimidate.

They often function as splinter groups.

He’s more hippie than rioter.Think of h im as the loyal opposition

I don’t get it – kinda glad I don’t, maybe.

Although, they often operate like them.

Be glad he left his horned helmet at home.

Had a manager or two like that, but they wanted to tear into YOU not the documents. They were tough times. The people at the table seem to be taking his antics with a certain amount of equanimity.