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WCDT Strips 3636 to 3640 (18th to 22nd December 2017)
Tova:
--- Quote from: A Duck on 19 Dec 2017, 14:47 ---I do wonder if this whole Tilly situation wasn't planned by Hannelore's mother to achieve precisely this result.
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I think you're giving Beatrice too much credit.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Tova on 19 Dec 2017, 16:45 ---
--- Quote from: A Duck on 19 Dec 2017, 14:47 ---I do wonder if this whole Tilly situation wasn't planned by Hannelore's mother to achieve precisely this result.
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I think you're giving Beatrice too much credit.
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Yeah, its been established that Beatrice doesn't know that much about her own daughter that she really can't play psychological games that will work in her favour. You can see the surprise in Beatrice's face, that's the face of a woman who is having an "Oh Crap!" moment. This is a plan backfiring.
Thrudd:
--- Quote from: Bad Superman on 19 Dec 2017, 07:40 ---Hannelore in full Righteous Anger Mode is really cool to see, but... Beatrice is no pushover. I'm sure she handled much worse situations than Hannelore throwing a fit, being the leader of an international corporation and such. Sure, in her own way she loves her daughter, but this time it's about the company..! I hope she faces the "temper tantrum of an unruly child" like the cold and calculating corporate exec she is
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The venn diagram for business leadership and intelligence has as little overlap as scruples or a conscience compared to lets say, cunning or Machiavellian tendencies.
Marco:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 19 Dec 2017, 07:40 ---.....Why the hell is Nightcrawler on Beatrice's staff?
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Again, no tail...
Wait, where the Praeses reading X-Men comics when they created Alice Grove universe? Any parallel in QCverse too? I know Jeph is more into classic Sci-Fi like Herbert or Gibson, but...
(Yep, Neuromancer is a classic now. I'm feeling horribly old.)
mof920:
--- Quote from: Thrudd on 19 Dec 2017, 17:09 ---
--- Quote from: Bad Superman on 19 Dec 2017, 07:40 ---Hannelore in full Righteous Anger Mode is really cool to see, but... Beatrice is no pushover. I'm sure she handled much worse situations than Hannelore throwing a fit, being the leader of an international corporation and such. Sure, in her own way she loves her daughter, but this time it's about the company..! I hope she faces the "temper tantrum of an unruly child" like the cold and calculating corporate exec she is
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The venn diagram for business leadership and intelligence has as little overlap as scruples or a conscience compared to lets say, cunning or Machiavellian tendencies.
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I don't know about that one. I work in a corporate environment, currently, and have been submerged in it since 16. I've seen the company president dance circles around people that he sees as intelligently inferior, milked them for each last dime or service and cackle maniacally for it. I've also seen him outright yell and fire people on the grounds of being an idiot (including his grand daughter who he has no patience for). He's also one of the most amazing leaders I have ever met and I will follow him until the day he keels over (which might be soon, sadly :-( )
A woman like Beatrice didn't get to a position of power by playing by the "rules" (I know some of my bosses dirty secrets and they're not pretty) and you're right, she'll be far from a pushover in a situation like this. I could see her wanting to compromise in some way and getting what she wants in one way or another. Still, I'm sure that Hanners will not hesitate to throw the EC Empire under the bus in the sake of social justice; Tilly is being used really badly here and there's a word for that in my office: fucked up. I'm sure Hanners will have no part in this and demand that Tilly be taken care of for this. I can't wait to see what happens~
If Bea does indeed have any sort of heart, Hanners will bring it out in this situation (quick note: my corp VP's and President don't bring emotion into work at all and for good reason)
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Bea will handle the situation as she did when Hanners starting freaking out over trying out clothes, although, it most probably won't work as it did then. Hanners has changed significantly since then.
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