Topic: Is it possible to get fired from Coffee of Doom? (Read 8773 times)

Is it cold in here? · « **on:** 01 Oct 2010, 22:24 »

You can drench a customer in milk or pour scalding espresso on one. You can throw a ladle at another employee or hit her on the head with a sword. You can insult the boss directly. You can ridicule paying customers to their faces. Does Dora have some kind of lifetime employment policy?

akronnick · « **Reply #1 on:** 01 Oct 2010, 23:17 »

Losing a verbal (or a phisical, for that matter) sparring match with a customer is grounds for unpaid leave pending termination.

And I don't mean termination of employment [dun Dun DUN!]

Kugai · « **Reply #2 on:** 01 Oct 2010, 23:37 »

Barry Manilow will do it.

Carl-E · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 00:42 »

Quote from: akronnick on 01 Oct 2010, 23:17

And I don't mean termination of employment [dun Dun DUN!]

Oh Sara, how we miss thee!

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 05:09 »

OK, let's break it down:

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 01 Oct 2010, 22:24

You can drench a customer in milk or pour scalding espresso on one. You can throw a ladle at another employee or hit her on the head with a sword. You can insult the boss directly. You can ridicule paying customers to their faces. Does Dora have some kind of lifetime employment policy?

The red parts are/were wholly-justified vengeance and not done as a regular thing.
Green is for intra-office politics mostly related to non-employment events.
Orange is an occupational hazard around Raven, and therefore totally OK as long as it was funny.
Finally, the yellow part is what brings the customers in in the first place.

Basically, I don't think Dora cares what the staff do to each other as long as they are still able to serve coffee and extract money from the customers. Note that Faye didn't dump milk or espresso on anyone until after they had already paid.

jwhouk · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 05:41 »

You forgot one option:

Allosaurus.

Carl-E · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 08:20 »

Never forget!

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 10:22 »

You can also leave for Canada when you're the only employee on duty, as when Raven abandoned the store to Marten and Hannelore.

Carl-E · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 11:05 »

I think the upshot is, Dora can't bring herself to fire anyone. People leave - Sara, Raven - but fired? Well, not yet.

I imagine it would have to actually involve fire to get you fired.

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 14:05 »

Probably you'd have to actually kill a customer, or burn down the building (on purpose of course), or otherwise cause the authorities to take an undue interest in the place.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 15:43 »

There are rules about killing customers: "Remember the rules, Faye. No murdering customers in the store. The back alley exists for a reason."

Akima · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 15:58 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 01 Oct 2010, 22:24

You can drench a customer in milk or pour scalding espresso on one. You can throw a ladle at another employee or hit her on the head with a sword. You can insult the boss directly. You can ridicule paying customers to their faces. Does Dora have some kind of lifetime employment policy?

Isn't that like asking why Jerry doesn't get jailed for dropping all those anvils, bowling balls etc. on Tom's head. Except here.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #12 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 16:17 »

Applying cartoon logic to a cartoon?

George Jetson regularly got fired for much less.

Carl-E · « **Reply #13 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 16:42 »

So did Fred Flintstone.

Barney, on the other hand, never did!

jwhouk · « **Reply #14 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 18:05 »

You realize that Fred Flintstone turned 50 this year?

And that I don't think that even HE could get fired from working at CoD?

J · « **Reply #15 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 18:36 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Oct 2010, 11:05

I think the upshot is, Dora can't bring herself to fire anyone. People leave - Sara, Raven - but fired? Well, not yet.

i think dora had them both killed.

jwhouk · « **Reply #16 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 18:50 »

No, they both got put on a bus.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #17 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 22:07 »

Anyway, QC doesn't have the big reset button at the end of every episode, and in general actions have consequences for QC characters.

Tergon · « **Reply #18 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 22:48 »

Except Pizza Girl.

Carl-E · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 Oct 2010, 23:26 »

With great power comes great responsibility.

Fortunately, with silly powers come no responsibilities at all!

You go, (pizza) girl!

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 Oct 2010, 13:44 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Oct 2010, 23:26

With great power comes great responsibility.

I thought it was "With great power comes great insanity"?

Kugai · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 Oct 2010, 14:48 »

Quote from: Dliessmgg on 03 Oct 2010, 13:44

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Oct 2010, 23:26
With great power comes great responsibility.

I thought it was "With great power comes great insanity"?

Only if you're The Joker

foolsguinea · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 Oct 2010, 19:18 »

I think two or three of these might do it.

AsinineAxioms · « **Reply #23 on:** 14 Oct 2010, 11:44 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Oct 2010, 11:05

I think the upshot is, Dora can't bring herself to fire anyone. People leave - Sara, Raven - but fired? Well, not yet.

I imagine it would have to actually involve fire to get you fired.

Considering that Cosette works at CoD now, it's a very real possibility.

Traitorfish · « **Reply #24 on:** 16 Oct 2010, 10:47 »

Quote from: Kugai on 03 Oct 2010, 14:48

Quote from: Dliessmgg on 03 Oct 2010, 13:44
I thought it was "With great power comes great insanity"?
Only if you're The Joker

I always figured he was more "with great insanity comes great power".

Y · « **Reply #25 on:** 18 Oct 2010, 11:29 »

Sleeping with the boss's boyfriend will. Or at least appearing in an undressed state around him.

Kugai · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 Oct 2010, 17:46 »

You want the truth?

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

No-one leaves CoD once they're hired.

Dora owns their souls for all eternity

MUWAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

akronnick · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 Oct 2010, 19:27 »

Yeah, that's not disturbing at all...

Kugai · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 Oct 2010, 23:47 »

Bugger

Arky · « **Reply #29 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 06:38 »

Quote from: Y on 18 Oct 2010, 11:29

Sleeping with the boss's boyfriend will. Or at least appearing in an undressed state around him.

Or losing Dora money. Besides Marten, expensive disruptions to the business are definitely Dora's berserk button.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #30 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 22:57 »

Cosette's running out of tape in the cash register would seem to qualify.

hannahsaurusrex · « **Reply #31 on:** 28 Oct 2010, 11:56 »

I can see Dora firing someone if they turn into a terrible human, or if they allow Pintsize in the shop.

jwhouk · « **Reply #32 on:** 28 Oct 2010, 14:00 »

Quote from: hannahsaurusrex on 28 Oct 2010, 11:56

I can see Dora firing someone if they turn into a terrible human, or if they allow Pintsize in the shop.

Which, in most cases, is the same thing.

hannahsaurusrex · « **Reply #33 on:** 28 Oct 2010, 15:51 »

Yeah, they go hand in hand, but there's a subtle difference. Being a horrible person might include acts of douchebaggery like making fun of Marigold or Hannelore, stealing money, or bringing a crew of buskers. Letting Pintsize in would be grounds for immediate termination without a strong defense.

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