Adult Children by Stephen Beals for October 02, 2023

Now she knows everything that she needs to know

The Penny drops

Art imitates life…

If that’s the worse she could come up with, I’d consider it a win.

Spot the trick sign:

“They will as you to find a replacement”

My last “manager” wouldn’t (couldn’t) give me any guidance because he said “that would be doing my job”. I quit (strategically just before a major event) shortly after.

No matter how “perfect” the store is, they will find plenty to criticize. As for finding your own replacement, the store where I work is so understaffed – that’s not even possible.

3 weeks schedule? Now that’s fiction.

Really? Are the acrylic holders specified in the corporate Management Standards Handbook?

What? That will be in the NEXT revision? So it’s not “official” yet? (yeah, that’ll get you demoted. ;) )

Panel 3 would like to buy a “K”.

Oops, is that a typo? “They will AS you to find a replacement” Should it be ASK?

My goodness Alice, you’re manic is showing again.

I would say.. Well that’s a good idea, I wonder why we have always done it this way since way before I got here.

Perfectly managed. Now go with the white rabbit Alice.

I shared this particular strip to a friend of mine on facebook that used to be a grocery checker for a Kroger’s owned chain in the Pacific NW, she told me that she follows it on fb as well and that this particular story arc was why she left, that K corporate is so draconian it’s not even funny, even going so far as to refuse promised pandemic pay bonuses because they kept failing surprise store inspections over pure bs, one woman got a write up for having a bottle of water at her register, even though the store manager allowed it.

We can assume Ms.Tautgore had a swimming time with Berle!

Oh how I love those signs. Hahaha….yep, all true too.