When i learned about bread years ago, i went outside with all the peas and goodies i could find. The ducks approached me, waiting for some bread. I gave them peas and they did not understand what it was and refused to even inspect it. It ended with me giving up, laying it on the ground and retreating. And even then, they did not bother to check…
I don’t think they ever had been fed anything other than bread. They had no idea that i was offering them food. I’ve also never seen anyone feed them something healthy. Honestly, i think most people here have no idea whatsoever that bread is unhealthy and also disrupts the peace and quiet of female ducks; a study showed that ducks were fed so much bread that the males had basically all day to chase females around.
I am pretty sure the artist is referring to the owner literally going out and buying either wet food with meat chunks or some other meal with meat directly in it, as opposed to dry food with no meat bits.
I’m aware healthy dry food contains meat. It’s fundamentally necessary for cats. I could understand vegans not wanting raw or preserved meat in their house, and I think having dry food would be an easy compromise for most vegans, but the ones who are very loving of their pet companions would keep wet food and meat treats for their cats despite it.
Quite frankly if a vegan is so bad at research that they don’t know cats need meat, I doubt they’d realize that dry food contains meat, and vice versa.
I think you are assuming something worse to be needlessly angry. I think you have an implicit bias that most vegans are idiots and that’s lead you to your assumption.
I don’t really care what people choose to eat. If you’re vegan good for you, same with vegetarian or whatever diet you prefer.
I’ve just seen stories about vegans starving animals of proper nutrients trying to prove animals can survive on plant based diets and it’s been a joke for a long time.
If I hear the word rightsizing come out of my boss’ mouth, that mouth is immediately losing a few teeth. I would legitimately prefer the boss in this comic, because at least they’re honest.
It’s not manly, it’s a toxic combination of rage issues and holding everyone to the standards of being honest, with themselves and others. Get it right.
What part of “rage issues” do you not comprehend, troll?
I am well fucking aware it’s not a good thing. Just like you are well fucking aware that your bullshit comment isn’t gonna change shit.
I, on the other hand, am actively working to fix it. Just because I am aware of and honest about my own limitations does not make me less than you. Hell, it makes me better than you.
In short, piss off with your self-righteous and performative ass. Nobody wants to see it.
Not much I think, think you’re also demonstrating it in comments.
I think my comment contributes to question this kind of behavior which is still too much normalized as shown by your votes. Too many people still think it’s cool.
I’m glad you’re working on it and I hopes it improves things for you. I think answering to critics online without resorting to insults could be a good exercise. I didn’t say I was better than you, while you just did, I just wanted to point out that this behavior shouldn’t be celebrated.
Yeah, at this point, the boss in the comic would be massive improvement over most tech CEOs. Corporate doublespeak is more infuriating than just being a fuckup
I genuinely respect when people own up to their mistakes.
I’d greatly prefer a boss who says “look, this isn’t your fault, I wish I could do better by you, but it was my job to protect your job and this is where we are. Absolutely use me as a reference, reach out to me if I can do anything to help you land on your feet”
People really hate when something unfair happens and you try to pin it on them… But when you put down the titles, explain why it’s come to this, and offer to help them find a new job? That’s how you don’t burn the bridge from the other side… It doesn’t even require you to actually take responsibility, you just have to acknowledge it’s not their fault and make them feel you’re not taking it lightly
I have seen a pattern of the boss or even second-tier management not even knowing it’s about to happen. Like the now-famous Cloudflare botched “layoff-not-a-layoff” decisions are being made by folks who probably don’t even know the people they are firing, they are just names on a spreadsheet.
The good managers I’ve worked for think this way, they are there to make their team better and actually care about them as humans. For anyone thinking about going into management, every business I’ve ever seen needs more managers that care, it’s a worthwhile job and even fewer people can do it correctly than many technical jobs. Managing poorly is trivial, so we all think it’s “easy”.
I think a lot of the way executives handle things like this is very similar to how kids handle problems. They continue to try to cover it up and downplay it in hopes that everything will be over soon and no one will talk about it. They say “this is an adjustment” or “it’s a transitory period” while continuing to do additional lay offs and saying “we just need to put this all behind us”, instead of ripping the bandaid off.
Just treat people like another adult on equal footing with you. It’s not that hard.
HR will say it’s your fault so that the company saves on severance and unemployment insurance reimbursements. They pass off those costs to state taxes and the fired employees.
Admitting fault and admitting they are firing perfectly capable workers is more expensive and hurts the bottom line, which is all they are really there to protect.
Yeah, that’s my point. By not acknowledging how bad it is, it makes it worse. People get mentally exhausted, and productivity drops. They think they can fool people into believing this are sliiiiiiiiightly better, which means the company should do better. But that’s based on the belief that your employees don’t see through your bullshit. Any benefit they get from trying to game employee’s responses (read: get them to believe your corporate bullshit) they end up losing more through the negative impact it has on those left standing after the firings.
I agree on the outcome, I’m saying they don’t care what the fired employee really thinks, they just need to cover their asses in the event an employee sues them. And they are also doing it to discourage the fired employee from suing by showing them they’ve already built a case against them.
Depends. I’m pissed off again because I’m compelled to read a book I hate for class and it’s like nails on a chalkboard. Regarding this string? I don’t know. Using coarse language and calling people idiots when they deserve it isn’t something I consider bad or regretful, though I admit I was extremely pissed off by the amount of vegans coming at me with anti-science/pseudo-science crap. Otherwise, I’m pretty chill and plan to chill more with a Stella and videogames. Thanks for asking I guess.
You’ll get through the book, just a matter of time. The Stella and video games is my go to chill out.
You have to remember that vegans feel very strongly about their position. They are derided by even their own family for their beliefs which can make a person very frustrated with the state of society. It’s hard to see things from a non meat eaters point of view but I encourage you to try. Thanks for responding and all the best.
I love Buttercup Festival so much. You could frame any strip, any panel and put it on your wall.
I feel like the artist really captured Bill Watterson’s nature aesthetic.
What was the other one, the spooky monochrome ink comic, felt a bit like Spooky Stories you Tell in the Dark but less horrifying but still pretty horrifying? Like maybe midway between Spooky Stories and Edward Gorey. Deadmouse? Ballad! Ballad… I’m gonna go be nostalgic about that. https://web.archive.org/web/20060701020635/http://www.deadmouse.net/ballad/bd1.htm
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