Workin' for the Man

[Lemur]

Just got a new, better job, so I'm feeling quite studly. I know lots of folks are unemployed or doing two to six part-time thing-ma-bobs, but this is the real deal. Me so happy. Sorry for anybody who's suffering in the Great Recession, but things is looking up in Casa Lemur. (And my special lady has found a petting zoo where you can manhandle lemurs. Must. Go. Soon.)

Like the song says:

Mid-level manager says he heard about
Some mulatto girl shot him in the mouth
And left him the hotel near the mid-south offices.
He worked in distribution—regional vice-president.

Collapse, unload it, pop! pop!
I must accumulate, unload it,
Pop! Pop! I must accumulate.

Well the soil was rich, competition fat
Ripe and vulnerable, oozing from the slats
And too cash-heavy, bloated, sitting there all puckered up.
Index of numbers is scrolling upscreen, scrolling up.

Smash it down to digits.
Gut it out and break it down.
Liquid assets are Seeping down, seeping down now.
Seeping down, seeping down now.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Congrats on the new job my friend. Make capitalism work...for you!

[TinCow]

[Peasant Phill]

Congratulations with the new job Lemur.
Now it's time to evolve into the local dictator. Delegate my boy, delegate.

[Major Robert Dump]

Congratulations!


But those people you are replacing are striking for a reason!

[naut]

Yey about the job Lemur.

But:

(And my special lady has found a petting zoo where you can manhandle lemurs. Must. Go. Soon.)

It is this that I must truly congratulate you on. There is just so much right with this statement.

[Zim]

Congratulations! I was lucky enough to get into a "real" job nearly two years ago, after just as much time since getting my degree looking for one. It does feel good.

Of course, I have likely layoffs to look forward to next year, but in the meantime it's nice.

[Thunder Mist]

Way to go, Lemur! Go make that bread and feed your family.

[Lemur]

But those people you are replacing are striking for a reason!

Good one. I'm gonna use that sometime, and not give you credit. 'Cause that's how I roll, yo.

It's actually a full-time copywriting gig, with some other duties thrown in, at a very successful multimedia firm in Chi-town. I get to telecommute, which means I can continue to raise my little lemurs by hand. It's the right job in the right field under the right conditions, which goes a long way toward explaining why I think it's a huge improvement. And the extra money doesn't make me sad neither.

[Drunk Clown]

Good one. I'm gonna use that sometime, and not give you credit. 'Cause that's how I roll, yo.

It's actually a full-time copywriting gig, with some other duties thrown in, at a very successful multimedia firm in Chi-town. I get to telecommute, which means I can continue to raise my little lemurs by hand. It's the right job in the right field under the right conditions, which goes a long way toward explaining why I think it's a huge improvement. And the extra money doesn't make me sad neither.

Disappointing.

I thought you worked for the Man; God.

[Louis VI the Fat]

It's the right job in the right field under the right conditions

Awesome! Such good tidings!




Louis - assumes this means he can stop the donations to the WWF for the preservation of lemurs.

[Gregoshi]

It's actually a full-time copywriting gig...

So you insert © symbols into documents? If that is a good paying job, sign me up!

Anyway, congratulations Lemur. It is nice when all the cards fall into place.

[PanzerJaeger]

Congratulations! Sounds like a perfect fit.

[Lemur]

So you insert © symbols into documents?

You have no idea the level of skill, training and commitment required to insert the © after product names. It takes YEARS of dedication. Himalayan monasteries are involved. Most of us are selected as children and given to the priesthood.

In reality, I do a lot of financial, medical and technological copywriting. Here's some of my work -- all of the banners and repeating text are mine.

[Vladimir]

Look! There it is!!!

All-In-One Network Solutions © 2011

[Strike For The South]

Hey hey working man, working man like me

[Lemur]

Look! There it is!!!

Yup, almost all of my corporate work is classified as "work for hire," which means I hold no copyright to the stuff I scribble. Can't imagine what I would do with the copyright anyway. It's not as though anyone's going to make a movie out of that kick-ass pharma pamphlet I wrote.

Hey hey working man, working man like me

Heck, Strike, I've been working since high school, never stopped. It's just that this is a better position with a better company for heaps more money, so I'm chuffed.

[Strike For The South]

Heck, Strike, I've been working since high school, never stopped. It's just that this is a better position with a better company for heaps more money, so I'm chuffed.

I was just quoting a song :)