'Savage Chickens': How To Get Fired (PHOTOS)

When I got sick of working overtime and getting migraines, I did what any sensible person would do: I started drawing chicken cartoons on sticky notes. Now you can harness the power of these cartoons to help you get rid of your pesky job. It's simple: just repeatedly send these cartoons to your boss (or, even better, try some of these ideas in person) and you'll be unemployed in no time. Savage Chickens feature hardworking chickens and their boss PROD3000 (a productivity robot who maintains order by brandishing a stick with a nail through it). Some of the following cartoons are from my new book, Savage Chickens: A Survival Kit for Life in the Coop, some are from my web site (www.savagechickens.com), and the last one was drawn especially for The Huffington Post.

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[Dave Harpe]

03:54 PM on 05/19/2011

It picks up where Dilbert leaves off. Hilarious!

[ThirdWorldAmerika]

09:28 PM on 05/15/2011

I bought his book immediately after reading the article! I swear it's virtually identical to my work place! It would be sad if it weren't so funny!

[Jin-kun]

09:40 AM on 05/10/2011

Congratulations, Mr. Doug! I've been a fan of your comics for a long time! I really love your comics, they make my day. XD Finally I saw the face behind Savage Chickens! :D

[Sassy4life]

08:16 PM on 05/09/2011

These were frikin hilarious! I need a laugh after trying to figure which way the market was swinging its balls this time!!!

[lpnx2]

11:13 AM on 05/07/2011

Perfect,if it was a perfect world...............no chance of unemployment,just had mine terminated after receiving it for over 3 months,why,they rec'd notification of why i lost my job.Unless you have someone to support you or have a substansial nest egg you're screwed.I am now destitute.
In this day and age getting a job is difficult,I have been out of work since Jan.So I am not proud of being fired,after 45 yrs of working it took an emotional toll on being fired,my confidence,my work ethics,all took a hit.
Anyone out there got a job for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pilatunes]

09:07 PM on 05/08/2011

You have my deepest sympathies. I don't know whether this will help or hurt, but there's an interesting/somewhat depressing article in the most recent issue of Newsweek.

[Letitia Tappa]

03:14 PM on 05/06/2011

you are my new hero.

[Karyn Eaves]

10:29 PM on 05/05/2011

way too funny. perfect.

[cachinnatrix]

09:18 PM on 05/05/2011

Great comic relief for me. Another way to get fired, which I discovered 3 months ago, is (if you work at a non-profit organization), review their IRS Form 990... and then confront the key employees about how egregiously unethical they are.

C'est la vie!

[Karin Baldwin]

09:57 PM on 05/05/2011

That strategy can be pretty effective in the for profit world as well. Just because it is publicly available information, does not mean your employer wants to be reminded of reality.

[ancatdubh]

11:10 PM on 05/05/2011

Works well in government too!

[iKitty8]

08:27 PM on 05/05/2011

Thanks you so much for that. Perfect timing. I am having such a terrible time at work I guess sometimes laughing about how bad it is makes it slightly better.

[Erick Ramirez]

08:26 PM on 05/05/2011

shit! I did all, and still working at the same place! well keep trying!

[BNolan]

04:33 PM on 05/05/2011

I think these were frickin hilarious! I have actually employed one of them in my endeavor to get fired!

1. Say what you're thinking.
2. Repeat step one until you get fired!

Worked like a charm!

[VioletsAreBlue12]

08:51 PM on 05/05/2011

I've actually used "Seventh Layer of Hell" to describe a job. Then someone asked me what that meant. And that's why.

[ProCynic]

03:52 PM on 05/05/2011

meh

[Klytemnestra]

03:23 PM on 05/05/2011

Judging from some of the negative response this is getting, I hope that Savage Chickens does a cartoon about how to over-analyze a cartoon or how to not have a sense of humor.

[Qnir]

08:02 PM on 05/05/2011

"how to not have a sense of humor."

Best comment so far. You have just encapsulated 99.998% of all user posts (on this or any other site).

[Pilatunes]

02:36 PM on 05/05/2011

A long time ago, when I was bolder/dumber, I put an 81/2x11 pic of a Colt 1911 on my cubicle with the title 'A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever'. I wanted to see how long it took for me to be asked to take it down. I never was.

[ancatdubh]

11:12 PM on 05/05/2011

Guns/violence OK. Sexual stuff not OK. Pretty much the same deal everywhere in the U.S.!

[SouthJerseySteve]

02:30 PM on 05/05/2011

How about peeing on the floor because you don't get any bathroom breaks? That would work too.