Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 12, 2022

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    BE THIS GUY  about 2 years ago

    Mike should start having more say in hiring of personnel.

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    Stocky One  about 2 years ago

    What happened to the other guy, the ex-boyfriend of his wife?

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    John Barleycorn  Premium Member about 2 years ago

    I wonder if taking a baseball bat to his monitor would make him be a little more polite!

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 2 years ago

    “You’re darn right we don’t! We don’t pay you anything from now forward. You’re fired.”

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    chuckcork1  about 2 years ago

    With that level of BS he should be in the C-Suite.

    I’m thinking CIO?

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    Susan00100  about 2 years ago

    How much “concentration” do you need to play on-line games, like he’s doing??

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    wrd2255  about 2 years ago

    Seems like software geeks could get away with this. In the 90s (when this strip was made)

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    bbenoit  about 2 years ago

    How about, “We’ll pay you when you produce something”?

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    salunga  about 2 years ago

    Maybe this is why the dot.com bubble burst so spectacularly.

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    More Coffee Please! Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Actually, I know several really gifted programmers/IT pros who are really nice folks. I know there are a lot of real jerks out there too, but then again, some of them are doctors and lawyers.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Don’t just work. Produce!

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    joe.altmaier  about 2 years ago

    Seems crazy that such people as Lars exist. But two companies I worked for in Silicon Valley had such people. They’d talk of past successes, and play solitaire, but never added a single particle of value.

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    mindjob  about 2 years ago

    Since these 2 guys are so unhappy, maybe they’ll both quit and form their own company

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    brick10  about 2 years ago

    Ill defined job expectations meet self-important twit.

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    ChessPirate  about 2 years ago

    “You’ll get nothing from me, and like it!”

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    198.23.5.11  about 2 years ago

    Corner the carbon paper and typewriter repair markets.

    You may not make millions but your customers will be sincere.

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    Realimaginary1 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    I didn’t have my reading glasses on, and the first words looked like, “LARS? GOT A MOVEMENT?”

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    kauri44  about 2 years ago

    One thing about J.J. – she actually works hard at her art, and (barring sinking boats) actually produces works for her clients. I’m glad Trudeau is showing the holes in the dot com startup model.

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    JR0602  about 2 years ago

    The new guy sure has a trigger finger temper. Touchy!

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    Kabana_Bhoy  about 2 years ago

    Back in the the day (1990’s), Lars would be escorted to the door. I had the honor of showing my former boss the door (Karma IS great!) after the owner told him he was “just another rented mule”.

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    Eric S   about 2 years ago

    I wouldn’t pay him at all.

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    mistercatworks  about 2 years ago

    “It’s just that investers love dazzling, facile, futuristic scenarios.”

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