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original publish date: 22nd January, 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

decades on …<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the first comics that didn’t travel well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Australia, leave entitlements accumulate by law (sorry, US friends), and every now and then, there are sporadic ‘initiatives’ to reduce bloated departmental leave balances. Bad decisions relating to single-point-of-failure roles ensue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, other than being professionally and culturally insensitive, I like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FTE #1: I heard our only pilot survived the crash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTE #2: Wow, how did he manage that?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTE #1: He was holidaying in Vauatu at the time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caption: Accrued leave reduction initiatives. Sometimes success is its own failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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