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WCDT Strips 3456-3460 (10th to 14th April 2017)

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Gyrre:
So what'll the gang(s) get up to this week?

Sorry my fitst poll is kind of crap.

jheartney:
Bubbles is absolutely correct in today's strip: as a courtesy to her business partner, Faye should have asked Bubbles before accepting Dora's offer. No, it's not a minor decision. It's worrying that Faye needs to learn this.

Faye and Bubbles, like any partnership, will need to work out the details of how their partnership works. There may be areas in which one or the other is given full authority to make decisions (Bubbles on supplier relationships, Faye on sales, for example). But they'll need to get this decided.

Glad to see Bubbles is ready to put a foot down when Faye screws up.

Milayna:
Yeah, I'm going to have to come down on Faye's side on this one. This co-signing with Dora, is this something that Bubbles would disapprove of? Then she can voice her disapproval right there and bring it to a halt. Is it something she would approve of? Then whence the problem? In otherwords, she had the opportunity, right there on the couch, as an equal, to approve or disapprove. She did not take it.

If she wanted more advance warning: Faye's phrasing in the third panel is bad, but she's not wrong. She can't run every single thing by Bubbles (Nor can Bubbles run every single thing by Faye; they're on equal grounds here) and some things are time-sensitive and cannot wait for a meeting and debate. Did Faye have any reason to believe that Bubbles would not approve of this? I don't even mean a LIKELY reason; did Faye have any reason AT ALL to believe that Bubbles would be against the idea? I haven't seen any reason for her to expect that. If she (or Bubbles) believes that the other will very likely approve of an idea, then it's reasonable to go ahead with it - in fact it might get tedious to have to "rubberstamp" what the other knows full well they'll approve.

And, well, what exactly HAS Bubbles done in this enterprise? I'm not sure who contacted that landlord but it seems likely it was Faye. Bubbles did inventory and logistics calculations, which are certainly valuable, but not leadership-type things. It was Faye that made the call to the city for permits, Faye who said she poke around for a fab shop, Faye who's done all the negotiating...even with Dora, whom Bubbles had suggested they consult with. I went back a ways and didn't find ANYTHING other than "ask a friend?" that Bubbles has done of her own initiative. What is she doing RIGHT NOW to move this forward? Is she thinking of ideas? Helping look for fab shops? Securing other financial considerations? Looking for clients? Designing trademarks and advertising? Drawing up a business plan? No, she's sitting quietly, reading a book about succulent care. If she wants to be involved equally in making decisions...she needs to actually make decisions, or do things proactively to move forward with this. It isn't fair to leave all of the leadership to Faye then throw a tantrum when she does leader things or that herself is only involved in approving or disapproving the decisions Faye makes. If Faye has to sit on her ass, too, to make it "equal", then this thing will never get off the ground.

Now leader stuff is a skill, mostly for outgoing people, and Bubbles is not. I really don't think that that will be her strong suit, and that's ok, because Faye makes up for that weakness while Bubbles makes up for Faye's weaknesses. But, again, it's not reasonable to expect to be involved in a role that she can't or doesn't proactively go into.

Gyrre:
Crap.

I just thought of a less broad poll.
You should be able to change your answers.

TheEvilDog:
The thing is, Bubbles and Faye are meant to be business partners, as in they should both make important decisions together.

Only that didn't happen here, Faye made a huge decision without consulting Bubbles and just came in and announced it. Considering the manipulative crap Bubbles went through with Corpse Witch, then she does have the right to feel angry that Faye made a unilateral decision without at least talking about it.

As for what Bubbles has done or is bringing to the enterprise, well I would say in no particular order; a list of associated business contacts, suppliers, a customer base, experience and technical knowledge as well as equipment and the like. You could argue that Faye could have brought that, but let's be honest, Faye was the last one into the Pitshop at the Skate Park, Bubbles was the one who had all the established connections, arguably making it easier for herself and Faye to get the business from an idea to an actual business.

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