Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for August 01, 2014

Oh, that makes two! :(

It is sad to realize that laying off workers this way is becoming the norm. We all can identify with Baldo and Beatrice. There is always a troublemaker in a workplace, too, like Jingo. This comic depicts a disturbing piece of reality today. Look what is happening with the Market Basket workers now.

Pretty certain it is all of them. Or at least those two.

Typical Republican behavior: We care about you with words but not our actions. Our profits mean more to us than people do.

A letter of reference would be nice…jerk.

To Pedmar….what Gary Albert said!

well, three strips ago he said one would be laid off… and that was less than a minute ago in real time… so….

Suspect the parts store is not doing well – higher costs from the healthcare mandate, more regulation by EPA and attendant higher energy costs. They may even be in one of those jurisdictions that is pushing a higher minimum wage. All deadly politics for the average guy.

As I recall, there were 5 names on the lay off list. Maybe Mr. Rod is hiring a bunch of illegals for $4.00 an hour.

I think Baldo was not fired. The three just assumed it was Baldo. The boss never said so. It was Bea, all along, who was the ONE to go.

Without profits, there would be NO jobs.

The first self serve auto parts store.

Nooo!

What about Harold and Frank? They were on the list as well. Peronally, I would have chosen Jing. Baldo and Bea contribute to their families, but Jing was only worried about having to buy used video games. One rousing Trump “YOU’RE FIRED” for Jingy-poo.

Not only are the 3 assuming Baldo was let go, so are WE!

I worked for a small company owned by one man. When he sold the company, those who were getting to stay were sent to a different location to be told, but not knowing what was to happen. Those who were getting pink slips stayed at the company location where they were told. Uncertainty is sometimes like being slowly raised by a noose and being left to twist slowly, slowly in the wind.

Dang, my prediction yesterday was way off. Bummer.

@Jbmlaw (& pedmar)You are both inserting uninformed and irrelevant political screeds. ACA mandates and the EPA have nothing to do with a small auto parts store. And higher minimum wage laws have been shown to boost small businesses… By creating more people who have disposable income, and who can afford to shop somewhere other than Walmart. Nothing here suggests señor Rod is Republican either, so using that as a launching point to rant about lack of caring on the part of Republicans is ridiculous.

Sounds like Baldo’s shift if over, hence why he’s leaving. But it was Bea who was the 1 employee laid off.

Poor Beatriz……