Hey, everyone! FYI for those who didn’t see my comment yesterday: Pastis’ first film is out today! It’s called Timmy Failure. He co-wrote the screenplay, which is adapted from his series of hilariously funny children’s books. Everyone should go check it out and support him! It’s on Disney+, which means it’s free to watch for those of you that have it, and if you don’t have Disney+, it takes 5 minutes to get a free trial with which you can watch it. It’s great that our favorite cartoonist has gotten this incredible opportunity to write a Disney movie based on his work, so we all should support him. It’s a very enjoyable family comedy with lots of Pearls-style deadpan humor and wordplay.
Before I retired, I had a little sign on my cubicle that read “The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves.” One Halloween, some coworkers and I replaced the sign on the meeting room with one reading “The Beating Room” and hung a cat-o-nine-tails from the door knob. The HR person and the General Office Manager both got the joke, and the sign and the prop were moved to the HR office after Halloween.
But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
The Democrats can use Rat.
DanielRyanMulligan almost 5 years ago
Rat is just like me: unemployable
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
Change for the sake of change always reminds me of the bills…
Nachikethass almost 5 years ago
That’s usually a good skill set to get you into upper management, especially in HR!
JasonBall almost 5 years ago
Hey, everyone! FYI for those who didn’t see my comment yesterday: Pastis’ first film is out today! It’s called Timmy Failure. He co-wrote the screenplay, which is adapted from his series of hilariously funny children’s books. Everyone should go check it out and support him! It’s on Disney+, which means it’s free to watch for those of you that have it, and if you don’t have Disney+, it takes 5 minutes to get a free trial with which you can watch it. It’s great that our favorite cartoonist has gotten this incredible opportunity to write a Disney movie based on his work, so we all should support him. It’s a very enjoyable family comedy with lots of Pearls-style deadpan humor and wordplay.
Sherlock Watson almost 5 years ago
Rat also has the ability to raise morale; all he has to do is leave.
sirbadger almost 5 years ago
He could hire rat to work with whistle blowers.
B UTTONS almost 5 years ago
All I offered was to read the State of the Union speech, and reenact the speaker tearing up her copy.
Gent almost 5 years ago
Nobody wants a rat infestation, Rat.
wesleylscott1 almost 5 years ago
Rat could never land a job with Michelle Obama, might he could possibly collaborate with Ludacris. “How Low Can You Go 2020.”
Differentname almost 5 years ago
I was part of a big merger years ago. The agency that took us over promised to improve morale. About a third of the work force quit in the first year.
mail2jbl almost 5 years ago
He sounds like he’d be a perfect fit to replace the Pointy-Haired Boss at the company where Dilbert works!
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
Rats.
Breadboard almost 5 years ago
Rat look for a job at “Debbie Downer , Inc” you said you wanted bring down morale ;-)
nosirrom almost 5 years ago
Rat can do the same thing with business morals.
Zebrastripes almost 5 years ago
RAT wearing his interview tie! But it didn’t help him win friends and influence people….his big mouth is the issue….
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
Before I retired, I had a little sign on my cubicle that read “The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves.” One Halloween, some coworkers and I replaced the sign on the meeting room with one reading “The Beating Room” and hung a cat-o-nine-tails from the door knob. The HR person and the General Office Manager both got the joke, and the sign and the prop were moved to the HR office after Halloween.
Ellis97 almost 5 years ago
What skills?
b95954297b48a54fcff8fddbcdef6b2f almost 5 years ago
Problem solved.
kauri44 almost 5 years ago
I wish we could trade the proportion of Croc strips to the ones starring Rat. A little Rat goes a long, long way…
Cathie Fornssler almost 5 years ago
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
zeexenon almost 5 years ago
The whippings will continue until morale improves.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 5 years ago
So can Morals.
Andrew Sleeth almost 5 years ago
But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
You’ve got to adjust your Skill Set to the potential employer, you silly Rat!
LrdSlvrhnd almost 5 years ago
That’s actually a pretty decent job skill. Hire somebody to bring morale down, then watch it skyrocket when you fire him after a month.
Tentoes almost 5 years ago
Hey, Pastis! Congratulations on Timmy Failure. They sound like books I would have enjoyed reading to my little ones. (They are in their late 20s now.)
No One in Particular over 2 years ago
Rat, no one needs that job; that’s what CEOs are for!
Kesler Burns 8 days ago
If you want to make people hate you, just become a designer at Apple. And then don’t change anything about the phones for every 5 years.