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WCDT: 2756-2760 (28 July-1 August 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
aliensporebomb:
I think she's great. She's just weird enough to shake up his mope-mode and the internship won't last forever so any perceived conflict of interest won't last forever (and neither will Marten's job there).
Besides, she's probably not as weird as illustrated - just a little quirky. Everyone knew the quirky girl who became director of an art gallery or a non-profit or director of a musicians collective or something "Ah, she channeled the weirdness into something parlayable."
sluthy:
Don't forget that this isn't the first time Marten's misinterpreted Emily's intentions.
greywolfe:
Incoming doom, repeat, incoming doom spotted at 10 o' clock.
quix0te:
Oh no. She might do something rude at Coffee Of Doom.
Or, you know, ship coals to Newcastle.
Or ice to the arctic.
FunkyTuba:
--- Quote from: HeavyP on 29 Jul 2014, 15:02 ---
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 29 Jul 2014, 08:18 ---Why should he have higher ambitions? We've never heard him express a desire to do a particular job (not a realistic one anyway). All he really wants to do is play music, and a higher-pressure job would reduce his opportunity to do that, not increase it. Everything that he's said he wants to change about his life can be achieved as easily or more easily in his current job.
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I respect people's choices in life, but realistically, his situation is not tenable long term. The points aren't really touched on in-comic, but we can extrapolate several things:
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But Marten is going to have to realize at some point that even if he just wants to make music and hang out, he needs to strive for at least a little better employment to build and maintain the infrastructure that allows him to chill out and play his guitar. It's hard to relax and play your guitar when you had to sell it to make rent.
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Yeah, he might as well start a webcomic.
[rimshot]
He's in his (early?) 20s ... still got a lot of living to do before he *really* has to start worrying about all that (valid) stuff I left out of your quote.
In-comic he's probably been there at the library about 18 months? maybe? Possibly not long enough to be considered for a cost-of-living raise. If he were in his thirties and was still "going nowhere at the library" then it might be cause for concern.
All of that said, we don't really know from canon what his actual pay is, benefits are and career opportunities are at the library. Just being around a college like that and showing that you can do work, any kind of work, can get you opportunities you might otherwise not be qualified for. This year's library dude might be next year's admissions clerk might be next decade's housing honcho.
Plus, while university jobs don't necessarily pay well, even relatively low-end Staff positions can still have significant benefits (free tuition for your kids, use of university facilities, etc) and can be comfortable places to live out a low-to-medium stress career leading to early(ish) retirement with pension and benefits.
I guess I'm saying that his situation might be more tenable (less untenable?) than your extrapolations indicate, if he adjusts his expectations.
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