Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for November 23, 2017

I’ve got to lay you off because all the profits are in the Canary Islands.

I’ve got to lay you off because productivity was higher when you didn’t show up.

I’ve got to lay you off because I’m a jerk without an ounce of human feeling.

Jetson?? Yes, Mr Spacely? You’re laid offf!

A company made a bonus incentive instead of raise in salary. So many may earn the bonus that consolidating work amongst fewer and laying some off seemed to be the best answer to delivering to stockholders. Did well enough to prove they could handle more work. Delivered selves into unemployment.

I’ve got to lay you off because I’m bored to death.

Love the changes in clothing etc styles!

I have to lay you off to justify my own job.

I’ve got to lay you off because I’ve run out of different hairdos for the same ex-employee!!!!!!!

I’ve got to lay you off so the Board can afford to pay my bonus before we declare bancruptcy.

All we really need to do is cut taxes for the rich and get the “trickle down effect” – that always works, right? Right?

“I’m laying you off because we promise all our employees a raise after ninety days, and this is Day 89.” (Spudnuts in my home town did exactly this to every kid they hired.)