Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 30, 2014

The PhD in engineering needs to get a GED in people skills.

A little too much honestymust pretend to care about others must pretend to care about others wait I DO care about others it is just that she is better with and for my children than I am..I’m glad for you and wish you the very best..what am I gonna do what am I gonna do what….

I know…you can work your job @ the lab and come here too…like millions of working women worldwide.

Alex is becomming more and more like a Democrat every day.

Those two comments show politics for the farce that it is.

Time to bring back the lady in the beret.

You know what would be cool? Mia hiring Alex. Surely her project can use a programmer/IT person.

And folks, now you see why employers are reluctant to hire educated/skilled people for menial jobs. Being “overqualified” is a real burden to have.

What Alex did leave unsaid was “She’s going back to a real job, why can’t I?”

Zonker came to mind – if his current enterprise doesn’t work out.

Typical Democrats. Me me me me me.

Being a new, working mom to twins is overwhelming. Give Alex some slack, commenters. She’s dealing with enough mommy guilt over not being perfect as it is. At least she has the sense to recognize her interpersonal faults when told.

Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove the other party is unfit to rule — and both commonly succeed and are right. – H.L. Menken – The Minority Report 1956

Yes, but hiring an ethnic or racial minority member would be perceived as racist and should be avoided. In fact, hiring a woman seems a bit sexist.

Here’s a novel, idea, Alex, take care of your own children. How much of your income is paying for a nanny? Most? All?Aside from that, maybe you should not have discouraged your dad and step mother from moving in nearby. Maybe you can find part time work to be done at home. And yes I know I am talking about a fictional character.

“Only to you perhaps.”.PerhapsUnlikely, but perhaps

All politics are local..

A true Democrat, that Alex.

Nice try, but that comment was made above, and no less boring then.

All our PhDs in engineering at OSU don’t have any problem finding a job after graduating. MIT grads do? Really?

But how does your happiness make me, me, me happy?