Hair We Go Again
no long hair is safe in my comic (except Marigold's)
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How many "Becky" HR departments are there out there? Ours is little more than an IVR with recordings
Please dont ruin Momo’s hair. Her style is perfect for her!
Oh, Roko... *hug*
Cranky Roko is seriously adorable.
Man I missed Melon and Roko.
I looked up „At-will employment“ on Wikipedia and there‘s barely an equivalent entry in any other language? - Fact is, I don’t understand the concept at all at this moment, but, seems fishhhy 🐠
Basically, an employer can fire you without any real good reason, and just label it as "this isn't working out" or the like. And unless you have proof of discrimination, you can't fight it.
So in this universe we got human and super human level AI but Massachusetts is a work at will state?! How did that inversion happen?
If you have a crusading hero, you need a dragon to crusade against. The thing about dragons is that they remain arbitrary and implausible in anything other than fighting fantasy universes and even if the 'dragon' in question is political in nature.
So... okay? Anything really happen here other than Jeph reminding us that he likes girls' necks?
Read the words, don't just look at the necks.
I am guessing it's not a coincidence that this comic is running as the PRO Act is gaining steam?
I’m glad that Australia has Unfair Dismissal laws.
I'm sure the IPA-influenced Coalition would try to introduce this BS if they thought that they could get away with it.
What's Melon's job? I feel like it's something vaguely annoying like "uses spare processing power to unconsciously daytrade Dogecoin for a small profit or something." ...or maybe something cute, like one of those professional dog walking services?
She gets covered in vermin and writhes on the floor.
I'm sure beep enjoyed being rescued
WAIT... THEY HAVE FUCKING ROBOTS, BUT STILL HAVEN'T FIXED THE 'AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT' BULLSHIT!?
Unfortunately, it turns out the technology generally exacerbates the problem of people being monsters, not solves it.
Rip beautiful long hair :(
Writing labor issues into this comic touches my heart. Thank you, Jeph.
Um, can’t she change her hair at will, or is that too much of a RTFM issue?
As I recall it requires doing a handstand with your head dunked in a bucket of solution that would dissolve human flesh. But that may just be for Momo's model.
My poor sweet Roko can't catch a break!
While I would very much like to see darling Roko find someone to caress her with breads (I still have difficulty in imagining how that might work), Jeph doesn't give much screen time to the characters in boring stable relationships these days (e.g. Dale and Marigold), so we might lose her if she did. Of course, she has this job to infinitely and entertainingly frustrate her.
On the plus side She is super cute tho
Aw, look at Melon consoling Roko. And she’s right. Roko’s hair is cute.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
To paraphrase Momo, "back in the vat she goes!"
Dammit Jeph I didn't need to know about your neck fetish
He's gotta be able to see the coolant venting!
Aw I loved her signature ponytail!
Someone get the AI branch of the IWW in here, stat!
The "I'm really trying" face in the last panel is perfect.
So the HR department, Becky, is an AI, who may be discriminating against another AI? Quisling!! And I forsee a visit to Union Robotics for hair replacement.
If it was the owner's son that replaced the fired employee it might not be HR's decision but the owner's. The owner might be telling Becky to keep her circuits capped.
I know your tweet was about a future strip, but I also love the idea that Roko and Melon are the original cast and any memories we have of a coffee shop with an improbable name or some girl with hips and glasses are probably an application of the Mandela Effect.
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It's a cute hair cut, but she needs to visit Bubs and Faye post haste to get her hair back.
I ONCE GOT MY COCK STUCK IN A PRINTER! IT WAS FUCKING GREAT! THE PRINTS WERE LIKE A FLIP-BOOK!
Roko has a good handle on the relevant enjoyment law.
Oh, How nice! A break from cow-sonas and Renee-Dan! ♥️
Not that i mind the cow-sonas or Renee-Dan...! ♥️
At this point, I think that I’ve gone from “Damn you Willis” to “Damn you Jeph"
I demand the restoration of Roko's hair & a Union Robotics scene to go with it.
TBH, while it might grow on me (as it were), at the moment it seems like an unflattering style that Roko is otherwise attractive enough to get away with.
Beepatrice
Socially appropriate greeting, Melon!
At least she knows a good place to get her hair regrown!
It *does* look cute tho
If we only touched stuff when we knew what we were doing we’d never lose our fingers
Somebody get that girl some bread. Maybe pumpernickel.
Chef John recently put up a YouTube video for Japanese style milk bread. Maybe Roko can binge that. https://youtu.be/8N1BXksM-8Y
How does one get ones hand stuck in a printer?
This *is* Beeps we’re talking about here...
At will employment is one of those things that sounds good in theory, but is horrible in practice.
Only sounds good if you don't know it also means "boss can fire you because reasons"
She's becoming the Miles O'Brien of the cast. Also glad marigold's hair is safe. I love her.
https://chiefobrienatwork.com/