Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 12, 2022

Mike should start having more say in hiring of personnel.

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

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

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

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

I’m thinking CIO?

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

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

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

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

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.

Don’t just work. Produce!

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.

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

Ill defined job expectations meet self-important twit.

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

Corner the carbon paper and typewriter repair markets.

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

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

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.

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

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”.

I wouldn’t pay him at all.

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