Fired Cartoons

"Maybe zero tolerance is setting the bar too high."

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
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"Remember how I said I was happiest when we had nothing?"

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
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Surprise Party

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
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"Apparently, fifty is the new unemployed."

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
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"I don't know what the hell happened - one minute I'm at work in Flint, Michigan, then there's a giant sucking sound and suddenly here I am in Mexico."

Artist:
Stevens, Mick
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layoff, layoffs, flint, michigan, factory, factories, factory worker, factory workers, rust belt, job loss, job losses, laid off, fire, fired, firing, automaker, automakers, auto manufacturer, auto manufacturers, big three, big 3, american car, american cars, downsize, downsizes, downsizing, mexico, mexican plant, mexican plants, manufacturing job, manufacturing jobs, overseas, globalism, globalist, globalists

"We don't fire people here, Thompson, we tag them and release them into the wild."

Artist:
Le Lievre, Glen
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"Mr. Herman, you made me laugh and you made me cry, but you didn't make me money."

Artist:
Shanahan, Danny
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"When examining these new contracts, gentlemen, please note that in Paragraph 48 the word 'golden' has been replaced by 'plywood' and 'parachute' is now 'toboggan.'"

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
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"We like you, Hatcher, and we like your work, but we've been offered magic beans."

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Cullum, Leo
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No Layoffs Next 200 Miles

Artist:
Fradon, Dana
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"I've finally learned not to measure my worth by how many employees I have."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
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"My leaving Wilkins & Jennings was perfectly amicable. They felt that I should be fired, and I agreed."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
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"Is this your first time being fired in 3-D?"

Artist:
Weyant, Christopher
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"Your editor wants to know if you have enough flexibility to just give up."

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Vey, P. C.
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"All in favor?"

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Weyant, Christopher
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"Got some bad news for you, Larry."

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Wilson, Gahan
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"Here's a late bulletin. Wendy and I have been fired, so we'll just say goodbye and God bless."

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Handelsman, J. B.
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"You're fired. Pass it on."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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"Although I leave my current position reluctantly, I have no regrets, and look forward to the exciting new challenges ahead."

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
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"Bad news, hon. I got replaced by an app."

Artist:
Stevens, Mick
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"Oh them - they're just the ghosts of all the people we've terminated."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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"Hey, I'm unemployed, but I'm having fun with it."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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"See, it's right here in the pre-nup. If you walk out, I get two weeks' severance sex."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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"When he goes outside to smoke, don't let him back in."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
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"You're fired! Read all about it!"

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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