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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Zalder:
I was really glad to see Dora taking such a direct, if be it harsh, action to Faye's crap. I know a lot of people feel she should have sent her home for the day, and dealt with it at a later point, but Dora has coddled Faye for a long time. Sure they're friends, good friends, but that doesn't give Faye free reign to drag her meltdown into work with her. She was warned about drinking once already, once is enough. Dora is a young business owner, to get to the point where she is at her age we assume she has poured her blood and sweat into her business, she obviously feels very serious about keeping her business safe. Although she has given Faye a pass on being "herself" at work before, this time she viewed a direct threat to her investment, and acted accordingly. I think she feels betrayed by what she perceives as Faye's selfishness, even if she knows that Faye does have a deeper problem.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 19 Jan 2015, 19:01 ---My frustration here is that Faye* Dora is only showing anger, not sympathy, not concern, just a general pissed attitude that Faye is drunk.
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Because heaven forfend that Dora shouldn't be angry that her assistant manager is hungover, trying to sneak a drink at work and lying to her. As an employer, specifically Faye's employer, Dora does have a right to expect a certain amount of professionalism from her employees and that's not what is happening here. I haven't seen any sign of Penny or Cosette or Hanners in the shop, so I'm assuming that Dora and Faye are opening up, which considering CoD's opening hours must be pretty early in the morning.
There is a reason why friends shouldn't employ friends, especially in small businesses like Coffee of Doom, because you end up in dilemmas like this. This isn't something to laugh about, this is Faye screwing around with Dora's livelihood. Damn right Dora has every reason to be pissed off with Faye. Dora has tried to be understanding about the breakup, she's tried talking to Faye and telling her that alcohol isn't the solution (technically it is, but I have no mind for puns right now). Dora has tried to be there for Faye and now Faye has pretty much dumped on that effort by blatantly lying to Dora. Because guess what, if someone is intent on drinking themselves down the drain, it doesn't make someone a bad friend to wash your hands of them. Otherwise, you might get dragged down with them.
I say this as someone who has had to deal with alcoholics in his family tree for 30 years (thankfully not absolutely immediate family). Some people are perhaps more saintly with their patience, but there comes a point where you have to stop helping and walk away. Some people realise that a lot earlier than others. In the end, it doesn't matter what you say to an alcoholic, unless they want to get out of the gutter, the bottle will always win out.
For once, Dora isn't the bad guy here, it's Faye. And it's going to be Faye and Faye alone who decides if she wants help or not.
*I assume you originally meant Dora.
Zalder:
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 19 Jan 2015, 19:33 ---
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 19 Jan 2015, 19:01 ---My frustration here is that Faye* Dora is only showing anger, not sympathy, not concern, just a general pissed attitude that Faye is drunk.
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For once, Dora isn't the bad guy here, it's Faye. And it's going to be Faye and Faye alone who decides if she wants help or not.
*I assume you originally meant Dora.
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Agreed.
explicit:
I would also argue that this is the best thing Dora can do for Faye as a friend. Sometimes friends have to be harsh in order to help someone; you just have to hope that when the dust settles you can stay friends throughout.
brown paper bag:
I approve of "time to shit all over Faye". As a selfish thoughtless bitch, she's had it a long time coming. Treated Marten like garbage for years while harboring a secret crush. Used to physically assault Marten and others. Used Marten and others as emotional crutches. Fucked a well-known douchebag in a friends with benefits situation for months and was too thick to foresee that she'd eventually suffer collateral damage from his douchebaggery. Treated a dude like shit for years, warmed up to him, loved him, then effectively told him to go fuck himself when he wanted to follow his dreams. Dad dying is an explanation that only works for so long. Eventually one has to take responsibility for their shitty actions. I hope Faye becomes a better person out of all this.
Dora firing Faye is completely in line with Dora's hasty shithead behavior that she's showed for years in the comic. If she gets pissed off, she literally burns everything down. Dumped Marten for standing up for himself. Disowned her own brother. Now she's fired Faye. Dora has no concept of loyalty or empathy. I'm actually more interested to see where Dora's character arc goes, if it goes anywhere at all. I think Jeph uses Dora as a one-dimensional stereotype of erratic bitch behavior that we've all had experience with. I'd like to see Dora completely alone and possibly a meth-head after seeing the way she alienates everyone.
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