If you appreciate Achewood, please support Chris Onstad (shop; gallery art.)
Why Didn't You Come Into Work Today Wednesday, October 16, 2002 • read strip Viewing 22 comments:

Ray does not know how to lay off people.

It intrigues me that your comment is the first one, yet also indented.

And what would Ray have done if Teoder had actually come in? You can't hang up on someone in real life.

You're missing out.

It's pretty good foreshadowing of how he handles the fallout from Jaime the Science friend

And the fallout from Goth Night

A comment left by zem was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by goocifer, Connellingus, hikikomori, TheLoneliestMonkey, scraggg, miaou)

He probably just figured that as long as he makes the call, it counts, whether or not she heard it. Later, if she complains about the absence with no notice, he'll insist he called.

A comment left by tetrisattack was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by joeyramoney, JuanCarlos, Darthemed)

This should be rated way higher. People, how magnificent is Ray in panels 3 & 4? I say very magnificent.
A super-smarmy management moment reminiscent of Gary Cole in Office Space. And panel 9 is even funnier .

I just realized I haven't gone to work in two weeks because of this comment! THANKS A LOT!

ray is not wearing his phonejacket :(
but on the other hand he calls from a different phone.

Thus we learn that Business!Jacket overrides Phone!Jacket.

Dang. Not even a mixtape. Just all click .

after T butchered his porno expenses what do you expect. BRUTAL.

It would only have been Ray explaining to Teodor that he can't get the CD on to the tape, and hastily adding that Teodor was laid off while fumbling with the stop button.

Cool? Cool!

Dear TEODOR,
I am deeply sorry that I HAD TO LAY YOU OFF BUT WE ARE STILL COOL RIGHT?. I know it was my fault. I never meant for this to happen. I never dreamed that it could.
I mean this. I mean every word.
RAY!



You mean,

-=RAY=-

Once Ray gets going, saying the things that must be said, it is hard for him to stop.

I have been in Ray's mood. Who am I kidding. I'm always in Ray's mood. I like to avoid conflict. Boo to me.

I love how Teodor talks with his eyebrows.

Teodor's phone is a rectangle