Man Fired over a comic strip!

[PorkChop]

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WaterCooler/story?id=4323900

This guys gets the last laugh thanks so the creator of Dilbert!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Geez, when I worked public TV, we not only posted Dilbert on the walls, we WROTE THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WE WERE MAKING FUN OF ON THE CHARACTERS. Including our own, I might add.

And the guy who does Twisted Kaiju Theatre (http://www.neomonsterisland.com/) freqently shoots entire runs of his cartoons INSIDE THE KINKO'S I WORKED AT. Oh, he was good enough to replace particular workers with photos of plastic monsters, but everyone knew who they were supposed to be. Hell, I was in one for a week. Under my real name, no less. Did the boss know? He was IN THE STRIP and knew about it.

Sheesh, some people have no sense of humor.

[Shin-Goji]

S'Truth. I've gotten away with murder with my own comic. My District Manager even told me I was really creative. I thought he was going to fire me after telling me that he had read my comci to see what it is that I do. I've gotten more hell from some team members who don't have a sense of humor.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Really. I mean, look at this. This is the actual Kinko's I worked at. The grey chick is supposed to be me (no, I'm not particularly tall, I just am in this) and the metal guy is the boss. He saw this and thought it was funny.

http://www.neomonsterisland.com/tkta...012/559/1.html

[tropicsgoddess]

Man, some people have no sense of humor. RK, those comic strips from your days at Kinko's are funny as hell!!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

S'Truth. I've gotten away with murder with my own comic. My District Manager even told me I was really creative. I thought he was going to fire me after telling me that he had read my comci to see what it is that I do. I've gotten more hell from some team members who don't have a sense of humor.

Holy st, how long have you been here????

How did I not SEE you before now?????


(I'll tell you how. It doesn't take much booze anymore. )

[Shin-Goji]

Actually, I just joined today. I followed the traffic from your link, thanks for the extra hits!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

As soon as I realized it was you, I realized you'd probably (hopefully) gotten some increased hits and went to investigate. Wow, I'm so glad you're here, this is a great place to hang out and commiserate on the sometimes grueling art of working with the public. And I know you have some awesome stories to share of your own.

I just think it's hilarious that I actually READ Shin-goji's post and responded to it without my brain registering who he was. I guess I just wasn't expecting to see him, so it took me a moment. I'm sure the double take I did was quite entertaining.

[Caveat Emptor]

"Thank you for calling Finko's! We're kinky 24-7!"

[Toujin]

That guy's former bosses need to lighten up. Then again, i'm guessing they've never actually read Dilbert, and would try to sue Scott Adams if they did.