Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 15, 2020

Ouch! That anvil that Evans is using to beat in my head!! Could this plot be any more obvious?

yeah, job hunting is no easy task

Nancy , don’t discount yourself, you got experience as a Domestic Engineer. Being a bartender is below your skill set, but being the Event Manager is your style. I can see you filling the Fuse with major events. Even hiring Luann as a Set Designer. Promote Tiffany as a bartender.

Wow Nancy even I didn’t get discouraged this easily

Well The Fuse needs Nancy and Nancy needs The Fuse. My only question: Is The Fuse making money? It never looks busy.

Frank – For God’s sake – Say something encouraging to your wife!

Again, I have to give Nancy props for volunteering to go to work.

I see no problems with her as a manager. She’s a natural. But her as a barkeep? Nah. THAT would make LESS sense than Tiffany being a bartender.

Now (Easy Stomach) Les as bartender? YEAH! Let’s do it! With his nasty attitude, there’d be constant bloody, but entertaining FIGHTS!

Remember, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. So stake your claim before Ann Eiffel comes charging in.

YAYAYAYA I was right about Pru being the event manager. I am excited because some of you in here act like you’re an authority of knowledge about this strip. Pru also bartended and I am not sure if that falls under the Cafe Kablooie’s arena or The Fuse itself. My bet is it is under The Fuse because it is the moneymaker. If the DeGroots were smart about making money, they would not agree to having a bartender in TJ’s cafe. The cafe would rake in most of the profits if they had agreed to it. Both my sons worked in restaurants and always said any drink ordered, non-alcoholic and alcoholic, yield the most money for the venues over the food because people have the tendency to order more than just one drink. The drinks are likely intended for the events at The Fuse hence why she wore two hats there.

It is your own ad, change it to whatever you want…

Worthless, totally worthless.

Self-doubt.

Yep, Nancy. You’ve been out of the working force for quite a long time and possibly need to learn some skills, especially technology. My bet is Al Gray takes care of The Fuse’s accounting and they review them which I say Nancy doesn’t know much about computers or their programs for the corporate/office jobs. She probably knows simple programs for home accounting which would be a good start. She would be a good role model for Luann if she takes a few skills courses, many of which are offered online and finds a job. Luann sees how that works and possibly be motivated to focus on her life path.

WHERE IS TEMPLO SUD???

Nancy, stop job searching and find a professional job searcher. It been 20 years since you search for a job. Don’t listen to your inner critic!

The secret to financial success is KEEP IT ALL IN THE FAMILY; Hire Nancy. Insist that Luann work at the fuse. Hire Brad as part time bouncer; Toni as part time bartender. You can fire just about everyone else.

Kinda turning into a week of Sunday strips.

Why would anybody prefer an older women with no skills?

Gray should hire her for something, so she has recent employment on her resumé.

I remember looking for work in much the same situation, except also depressed out of my mind, because my husband left me after 30 years of marriage. You get so discouraged!

Don’t hire Bernice.

What an easy job though, as there haven’t been any events in years and none of the patrons drink.

if she’s been handling the books for the fuse it’s a skill set.

Handling Brad and Luann through the Slob / Zit years should count for something!

Come to “The Fuse” for the food, drinks, entertainment, and leave with a contagion. Yep, that will work.

I love Nancy, but I can’t see her becoming an event manager. Maybe she has the ability and theatrical knowledge hidden in her, but she hides these really well. On the other hand, I can see her working at Kids First with Luann.

I’d hire her as my Life Coach.

Bartenders need to have skills. At least the good ones. It is not a job you can do with out training or some one to really teach/mentor you.

Well to be fair I doubt she’d even be considered for that position if she wasn’t sleeping with the owner.

In most states the minimum age for a bartender is 21.

As if no one saw this coming.

Nancy would be a great fit at the Fuse. As Event Manager, she wouldn’t be conned by Ann Awful, as Pru was. It wouldn’t take up so much time as to affect her bookkeeping.

Bartending may be more problematical. Most restaurants off a limited number of mixed drinks and specialties of the house. So not much problem there. We don’t know how the evening shifts would affect her home life, though. She might get hit on buy the business crowd. Interesting way to get Frank and her back into the Fuse milieu though.

Note to Frank! The next words out of your mouth better address Nancy’s last comment or you are toast, buddy!!! You are deep into the Danger Zone (cue Kenny Loggins)!

I know how you feel, Nancy. Prior to going to Target, no place would hire me.

The trick (?) is to look in the mirror and ask.. who would hire this person.. then target those people with your job application.

Frank is really annoying. Does he live in a bubble? Is he retarded? He acts so clueless maybe he should try doing some job hunting.

Since she’s still a stay-at-home mom even with her youngest in college, I’m guessing she’s been busy with charity or church work. That’s prime work experience and also the beginning of a network for finding a job. All those little old ladies have older adult children with jobs.

Don’t feel bad…there’s a crapton of age discrimination in my field right now. Bill Gates couldn’t get a job in IT; he’s just too old.

Nancy and I are in the exact same boat. Dedicated over 20 years to raising my kids… was only able to get my associates before getting married. It’s really discouraging when you want to reenter the workforce.

and wouldn’t it be doubly interesting if, while on the job, Nancy struck up a friendship with some other guy in her age range. I’d like to see Frank deal with that one.

Nancy might have to wear two hats at The Fuse. Event Scheduling/Managing comes under The Fuse’s purview. Kafe Kablooie is a restaurant within The Fuse. It’s managed and owned(?) by TJ. It is not readily apparent where the Bar and bartender job resides. Is it managed by Frank and Nancy themselves or TJ.

It can be hard finding work when you’re older. I’m 60 and have a lot of experience, but I’m absolutely burned out from what I have been doing. I’m looking for something different. Even just getting an interview has been hard. It’s frustrating.

And right now I can’t do any job hunting since I’m in a high risk group for COVID-19! Argh!

If Frank has even half a brain, his next words will be, “Well, I guess we can give it a try”…

Nancy take it easy.

Isn’t Al (whatever his name) their business partner in the Fuse? Shouldn’t they consult him? Or did he place the ad to replace Pru?

I am sure Nancy will end up in the job, in fact why she was not the manager in the first place made no personal sense to me, but then I accede to the fact that I enjoy, but did not create this strip. So where does that lead to? She is good and wise, so maybe that might lead to good things for morally compromised, confused Tiffany, and for bitter Les. She is the exact opposite of a mother figure than Ann happens to be, and is superior in every sense of the word.

Nancy – why don’t you go to bartending school and take that job. After a month or so you should know enough to get by.

Since graduation, the once structured gaggle of kids has turned into complete chaos. Characters in, characters out, characters running all about. There is no question that Nancy will cook the books for the Fusion, or do something else very mundane and realistic. If Greg stepped boldly into the cartoon world, Nancy would become the notorious, masked, midnight, topless pizza delivery lady.

So, does Nancy get hired by Nancy for the Fuse job? I’d guess she ends up there, one way or another….

Who does the hiring? Who place the Advertisement? Was it Pru? TJ runs the restaurant. I believe that Pru reported to the Degroots unless Al Gray is running the other portions of the Fuse.

I’m certain Mister Grey will have some input into who does, or does not, get hired

Maybe Frank will interview her! Dress nicely Nancy!

Tiffany is too young. She has to be 21.

How much call is there for an event manager during a lockdown?