DTV - Nothing Doing 26-30
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TODAY’S COMICS: Nothing Doing 26-30
![p1: Summer is walking up to Louis’ desk. He is talking on one of his four phones, the rest of which are ringing. Summer: You wanted to see me, Louis? Louis: Sorry, please hold for just a moment p2: Louis looks over at Summer. L: Ok Summer, here’s the gist: you need to really speed up your output. S, taken aback: Wh- I thought we agreed quality is more important p3: Louis, holding the phone against his shoulder, rolls his eyes. L: We did, but I’ve been told we need to pivot to a more speed-based approach for marketing purposes. The thinking is “why would a customer wait for a better proof when they could get a crappy one right away from someone else?” p4: Summer puts her hand on her hip and responds, visibly irritated. S: Because the crappy one is crappy, Louis. L: There’s a logic to what you’re saying but I’d be failing as a manager if I didn’t ignore it](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/657b878b-1b27-431a-86c0-bfe129fd2b39.png?w=960&fit=max)
![p1: Louis is walking towards a water cooler, Summer grousing behind him. Summer: I just can’t believe you’re asking me to compromise my work for the sake of a marketing gimmick. Louis: Look Summer, I’ll level with you p2: Louis looks back as he lifts a cup from the dispenser. L: I agree that this is a bad move, but it’s what the owner wants. We at least have to try it out. After a few weeks, we can start easing back the time limit until it eventually gets back to normal. p3: Summer crosses her arms as Louis fills his cup. S: And until then, I’ll be rushing all my proofs and they’ll look like trash. I don’t like the idea of churning out work that I can’t feel proud of. p4: Louis gives Summer a weary look. L: Your most recent project was a shirt commemorating the anniversary of a bitcoin-themed erotic roleplay forum. S: And it looked incredible](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/cd738034-d0b1-4161-b767-38a267fcfce4.png?w=960&fit=max)
![p1: Summer and Autumn are sitting in a diner booth. Autumn has a sympathetic expression, while Summer grumbles with her hands over her phone. Summer: So now I only have a small fraction of my usual time to finish each shirt. I haven’t made a single proof this week that wasn’t completely embarrassing p2: Autumn: Aw come on, you’re a great artist! Maybe this stuff’s not meeting your standards, but I bet to most people it still looks pretty good. S: Mm. Maybe take a look at how my latest project turned out before you make that bet p3: On Summer’s phone, there is a drawing labeled Customer Sketch of a marathon runner with a garbage bag. Text next to them reads “5th Annual Apple Creek Fun Run and Bulk Trash Pickup Day.” Below that is a doodley version of the same drawing labeled Final Proof. A: Hmm p4: Autumn looks up from the phone. A: Hey Summer S: Yes Autumn p5: Summer rests her face on her hand. A: I think you need more time to work on these. S: That’s basically my current theory, yeah](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/53c0aac1-f8c8-454e-910f-f6c0f0f1e45f.png?w=960&fit=max)
![p1: Summer and Autumn are leaving Ollie’s Number One “Lunch-It-Up!” Diner. Autumn: I guess I don’t get why you feel so strongly about how your work projects end up looking. If your boss and the customers don’t care, why worry about it? Summer: It’s like… I want to feel good about how I’m spending my time, y’know? p2: S: Sure, it’s not exactly fine art, but I’m spending most of my waking hours working on this stuff. If I’m devoting my time to these projects, I at least want to have some part of them I can be proud of. p3: Summer suddenly looks thoughtful, and Autumn reaches out. S: I can’t imagine spending my days feeling like I’m just churning out garbage nobody cares about, no sense of purpose to any of i— huh. A: What’s up? p4: Summer explains her thoughts to Autumn, who turns away and waves her off coyly. S: Nothing, it’s just… all of a sudden your constant whining seems almost reasonable. A: Aw stop, you’re making me blush](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/2b6797d6-c114-45ca-a8ab-1b53e4121887.png?w=960&fit=max)
![p1: Summer, looking exhausted, is walking towards the exit of her office. Louis is standing by the door with a tablet. Summer: Heading out y’all, see you tomorrow. Louis: Actually Summer, could we talk for a second? p2: Louis looks at the tablet while Summer confidently snaps her fingers. L: So you’ve been doing really well with the new time limit. Quality’s gone way up over the past few weeks, and now you’re sending out more proofs than ever. S: What can I say Louis I’m a superstar. p3: Louis scrolls on the tablet. L: Right, well, in light of your superstardom, the owner is confident that we can cut our production time even shorter. p4: He looks up. L: By uh, about fifty percent.](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/031c33d4-4d09-47f9-a16a-e8b8a88ac9e1.png?w=960&fit=max)
![p5: Summer stands tall with a vacant smile. S: …fifty percent. Ok! Sure. p6: She kneels down and reaches out to the ground. S: Yeah so let me just- ok. p7: Summer is sitting on the ground with her hands over her stomach. S: Fifty percent. p8: She lets herself fall back with a “wump,” and is laying flat on the floor. S: Ok. p9: Louis is looking down at Summer as she lays there, staring at the ceiling. p10: L: Uh- S: Excuse me, I’m in the middle of something here](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/7d226fb0-d92c-4c36-b3e6-2ce97b7a71e8.png?w=960&fit=max)
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