I think Christian and I should work together well. I have no problem with him being my supervisor and he seems to have no problem with me, even though I’m older, more experienced and know how to work in Desigo.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been writing and drawing these daily comics for a little over nine years and I’ve done my best not to either duplicate a gag, situation or title. I mean, I’ve done over 2,700 of these and I can’t possibly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve worked, or applied for work many times in my life. Because a lot of those occurred before computers became mandatory, a lot of the forms and applications I had to fill out was on paper. With a pen or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I recall correctly, that’s how the promotion structure was at Hallmark Cards (at least it was when I was there in the 90’s). An artist would start out as an Artist 1, than Artist 2 than Artist 3. At[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, I’ve gone this far, but there’s still a few more hurdles to jump before I FINALLY get full time. I really hope it’s no later than April 1st or 8th, I’m looking forward to getting some paid time off.
The increase I asked for wasn’t astronomical. I just wanted to be compensated for the wear and tear I’d be putting on my car, driving the distance to and from the office. I thought it was fair and I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best way to get across how much I enjoy drawing and illustrating is to show what I was talking about in this comic. On the left is a photo of the type of Chiller I was Illustrating and on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a revelation of something I always suspected. During my nearly 3 full years of unemployment there were many, many positions that I applied for, that I thought I was a good or better fit for, only to never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was just 12 days ago (as this comic from 2/14/19 will show) that Chase and I discussed putting in motion what was needed to get me on full time. Twelve days and this is how far we’ve come. With all of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not only can’t I wait to start getting Paid Time Off, but also paid holidays and medical/dental coverage. I just realized I haven’t had a full time job (non contract) since January of 2015! It’ll fell good having that security[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…