She Sent You A DM About It

Compare the shop talk here with that, say, in QC #10 or QC #83. How we have grown up! (Alas).

Ursus Ridens

If she hasn't been checking work-related email, I'd say they're going pretty well!

Nicolas Demers

Three things more will come of it: 1. Coffee of Doom branch at SMIF. 2. Revitalization of libraries as they embrace new technology, while addressing some of the concerns with it. (Like, all of this digital stuff is really ephemeral.) 3. Nobel prize in library science.

Some Ed

No. A friendly but unrequested reorganization. Hanners isn't looking for a job title. She's just trying to do what she thinks is a good job. As Shane Wagner predicts down below, this will result in a globe-spanning empire. But it's Dora's company, not Hannelore's.

Some Ed

No, Hannelore seemed pretty determined to not be the one in charge. So it's going to be Dora who is in charge of this globe-spanning, world-dominating coffee empire. It's just that Hanners and Claire will be running it. To be clear, they're still going to be baristas, working in the first and second (at SMIF, as predicted by Miyaa below) locations respectively. After all, why would Dora promote them for causing her simple coffee shop to expand when she didn't want it to? But they'll still be the ones more or less running the show.

Some Ed

Plus a dose of Hanner's Mom added in. It's tough when you're the slightly psycho offspring of a mad scientist and a power hungry CEO raised by an AI in a space station (just helping any stragglers)

Jim Feldman

This is what Dora means when you work past 70% of your potential!

Shawn K. Younkin

you'll like tomorrow's comic ;)

Jeph Jacques

I really like Dora’s last face…I have unfortunately made that face too many times to count.

Mad Marie

Don’t feed it after midnight…

Mad Marie

Sadly not ;-)

Mark

I was thinking Coffee of Doom would start selling books as a side business, but this works too. 🙂📚

Steve DeGroof

When Coffee of Doom expands to open a branch at the SMIF library, Claire will see her calling. I’m calling this plot point now.

Miyaa

I just want to see what their masthead looks like.

Miyaa

HANNERS CAN GIVE ME 'LATTE LESSONS' ANYTIME!

Yelling Bird

<3 Hanners, she makes *everything* better.

Andrew Mitchell

And did Dora direct her to optimize that coffee shop with cloud storage spreadsheets? Oh no. That desire to grow, to increase the coffee shop's efficiency and power, came from deep within. THAT'S HOW IT STARTS. 😈

Shane Wegner

But she doesn't want a globe-spanning empire. She wants to work in a coffe-shop

Bagge

I think Hanners might outgrow this job someday. Now I'm picturing automated coffee kiosks around the world that know exactly what you want and using predictive analysis have it ready for you as you walk up. No lines. Always perfect. It easily eclipses Starbucks and is the first step on Hannelore's globe-spanning empire.

Shane Wegner

Proper file nomenclature is a huge engine starter.

It's like staring at the sun.

Rob Vary

Calling it now, Claire will find a way to do library science on the cloud storage. Hannelore will find it the sexiest thing she has ever seen. She will make Claire a latte for thanks and they will both blush as Claire drink it. Nothing more will come from it.

Bagge

If this is -17% of her best, I'm scared to see what +17% looks like.

Connor Wilson

17%? Didn't Dora say 70% in the last strip?

Ehren Kluge

In retrospect, *obviously* Hanners would do all this.

William Cole

And don't take my stapler.

Alacrity Fitzhugh

a coffee of doom newsletter would be a good patreon reward

Daniel Burnett

Claire and Hanners are only going to get more powerful by combining this way

Ace of Hearts

Hanners could probably turn Dora's cafe into a thriving chain. And without the apathetic corporate energy too <3

I mean... Why wouldn't you want the spreadsheet? Spreadsheets are life!

Can't wait to see the newsletter!

Being a part of my school's ASB/Student Council had things like this. President or VP absolutely baffled we have a handy dandy event calendar available that no one ever realized existed but was on the bulletin, available at the front desk and mentioned in every agenda.

Slashplane

In all fairness, you gotta feed your spam filter. Otherwise it'll start snacking on those emails you marked as important 5 years ago.

Elberik

So Hanners is staging a hostile takeover by *accident*?

TubaGinger

There are a variety of good Claire faces in this strip. I must convey my utmost approval.

Wynn Donivan

Nah, Hanners wouldn't want to be in charge. Dora's the authority and Hanners quietly keeps things running. It's a good system, really.

Rich Holmes

Hannelore's 17% is a LOT

Thomas Halpin

I continue to identify with Hanners, as I organise everything via spreadsheet/digital format while my ex is a purely analog person

Binkenstein

I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty on point for the manager to be that precise and the owner to it of the loop somewhat, especially at an established business like Coffee of Doom.

Abreon or Abrea

Chairman vs CEO. Classic.

Gio C

Oh wait 1900s as in comic number, not as in the year, I'm dumb

Den

Penelope was promoted to asst. Manager after Faye left and Cosette was working there last time we saw her

Grace Kieser

Hanners AND Claire. Oh Dora. You have so much unwanted efficiency coming your way. (How were those be-less-of-a-control-freak therapy sessions going again?)

Leaflemming

... show of hands, not surprised Hanners has done all this and Dora didn't notice?

Edward Clayton Andrews

An ancient QC was up on Fark.com earlier today. From back in the 1900's IIRC.

Michael Boettger

In which I am Hanners

Jackie aka Jax

Wondering how good the newsletter is, any chance it could get 'leaked' to Patreon? 👀

Dora owns the place, but Hanners is the boss.

Joel Bateman

The employee list was what? Dora, Hanners, Dale, Emily, right? Who else still works there?

Douglas E. Smith

Seriously mate, thank you. I needed the smile and QC always brings it. 😊

Chris James

Looks like Hannes knows how to manage the coffee shop better than Dora. I smell another change coming. Come to think of it, it feels like Roko all over again.

Andrea Andrew

I think Claire's enthusiasm levels have improved!

Zig Justice

Is. There. A. Filing. System.

Andrew

Okay, calling it right now. Palace coup, with Hanners ousting Dora. And Claire as her majordomo.

Michael Boettger

Man, Hanners does not mess around...

Tannerbot

That’s a good summation of where I am.

Sparky

… who’s the manager here again?

Thisguy

Dora is out of the loop, but at least her spam filter is well fed.

Joseph Bonnar