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WCDT Strips 3101 to 3105 (30th November to 4th December 2015)

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Nepiophage:

--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 01 Dec 2015, 23:08 ---Christ, how long ago in real time was Penelope press-ganged into CoD?  Six...eight...ten years ago now?

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The comic where it happened is copyright 2006. So nine years.

swapna:

--- Quote from: themacnut on 01 Dec 2015, 21:43 ---I'm kinda with Tai here. Dora is being more paranoid than usual, even if her last of trust in Penelope's commitment to the shop is somewhat rational. She still needs to take some kind of chill pill.

She's also forgetting about one fact of press-ganging; it only really works when the victim can't easily escape, as on a ship at sea. Penelope has continued to reliably show up for work since she was hired, even though she never had to leave her previous employment in the first place, and could have quit CoD at anytime.

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Well, Penelope got fired from her last job (and blamed the CoD employees), so there's that. I also hope that she does find other employment, for the simple reason that she doesn't seem too happy there. Yes, it's kind of her personality to be cynical and grumpy, but with her interest in literature and her enjoyment of books, the library might be a much better fit.

And then... I don't know, it's very much Dora's own fault that she can't trust the people at CoD. On the one hand, she has a very hard time delegating (Faye had overcome a lot of resistance - she had to assign herself the tasks she had to do, and she had to basically force Dora to hire Dale), and the way she picks her employees is questionable at best.
She hired Corsette and Penelope, (after consulting a witch and bullying the future employee, respectively), and Faye talked her into hiring Hannelore and Dale (who do have their problems, but are the more responsible/trustworthy ones).
I'm not saying Faye is great at being an assistant manager, but Dora is certainly worse at hiring people.

Tai makes way better hiring decisions - Marten and Momo are very responsible-minded, as is Claire. She can trust them to pick up the slack when she's high, and there's very little drama between the employees (nothing like Penelope and Faye throwing stuff at each other)

And yes, Tai's comment about anti-anxiety medication is.. insensitive at best, but the sentiment is a good one. Faye didn't screw over Dora on purpose. She had problems, but she never intended to hurt Dora or her business. If you do expect your employees to undermine/screw you over because they feel like it, either you fucked up in hiring them or you have a serious problem. In Dora's case, maybe both.

Tai's haircut: looks exactly like mine.

TheEvilDog:
I wouldn't hold up Tai to be a paragon of good management. Marten basically walk into the library, noticed the application was written in iambic pentameter and got hired. Momo walked in and got hired straight away without even really applying. Even Tai admitted that as long as she doesn't burn the building down or go over budget, she can do as she likes. She's shown up repeatedly to work high or under the influence of something.

The thing is, other than just having a job, Tai doesn't really have that much at stake with the library. But Dora? Coffee of Doom is literally her life. Her life savings are in Coffee of Doom. Its her job, her livelihood and in her mind, what proves her to be more than just "Sven's little sister". While Tai might raise some good points, its still only words to Dora because its her life and future at stake. Right now, to Dora, Coffee of Doom is more important than her health.

But it is interesting to see that every time we see Dora and Tai nowadays they do seem to be talking about work or Dora's cutting Sven out of her life, always verging on the edge of an argument or actually having an argument. So maybe we're slowly building up to something between the two.

Stanistani:

--- Quote from: Tova on 01 Dec 2015, 22:10 ---I can relate fairly strongly to this conversation, on a broad level at least. I have been on Tai's side, though I would never have expressed myself quite so... bluntly as she has.

Dora is a control freak and her trust issues are coming out here. I see how what Tai said could be seen as a little shittty, but she's understandably frustrated.

Dora's business is at stake here, but her health will suffer unless she works out how to trust at least one member of her staff to take on some responsibility.

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Hey, I caught the joke, even if nobody else did... sativa or indica...

Neko_Ali:
Tai is being insensitive, of course. No denying that. But then again.. This is Dora. Subtle hints get bulldozed over by her paranoia. And really, that's what I think we have to call it. It's why she's had so few friends and decent relationships in her life. Because she's constantly expecting the worse of people. Those she has come to trust, at least somewhat is mostly due to their persistence in not being pushed away. And the incident with Faye has seriously shaken her trust in people.

Tai is not really known for subtle anyway. She's always been blunt, to the point of being rude sometimes. But that is what Dora needs from time to time. Not a gentle nudge, but a kick in the ass. Working 60-70 hours a week, plus the worries of running her business is going to break her eventually.

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