Now you may be asking yourself (although, in reality, I doubt you care), “what happened?” Since the last real comic update, I’ve moved from Chicago to New York, went to graduate school for design, and have had my share of professional freelance and full-time jobs. So after a 5-year hiatus, Sausage-Fest is back… but as Ghost Potato. Part 28 of the “Occupational Hazards” Story Arc. Needless to say, interns are the un-and-underpaid backbone of our society. Of course, I didn’t whip them physically but asked them to help in production work. Now at my last job, I actually had (paid) interns to command and do as I please. For a week and a half, my supervisors gave me absolutely no work or any mentorship, and instead of sitting at a desk looking at YouTube videos, I just quit and returned full-time to my job. There was one time I held an unpaid internship and a low-paying job at the same time, and I had to reduce my work hours I figured the internship will lead me somewhere or at least give me some kind of learning experience. Both scenarios in today’s comic - where you either do a ton of actual work or none at all - are pretty accurate. Anyway, like all aspiring professionals, I’ve experienced the internship path both as an intern and as someone who had them as minions. His statement of “5 years” is a reference to when I last released a comic. I’m switching back to the main story: Chris’ search for a job (and trust me, his quest is pretty appropriate for my current occupational situation). Part 31 of the “Occupational Hazards” Story Arc.
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