For Gag Cartoonists Wondering When Did Selling Become So Difficult; Part 2

Heart-to-heart for those of us who were hoping to make this their livelihood (5-part series for paid subscribers)

An homage based on the iconic cartoon by Charles Addams

Thanks for all the responses and words of gratitude from many as a result of Part 1—mostly from veteran cartoonists—despite the post being a bit haphazard and messy (I wrote it with Covid fever). Part II here I promise, I hope, is more coherent.

My sentiment of going to where you’re appreciated using the Volkswagen story was meant in broad strokes. I was thinking at the time not just about work but life situations like possibly being in a relationship you’re not right for or even living in a place you are not best appreciated—this is a common circumstance. We all often stay somewhere too long and expect a place, person or employer to change. So that’s really what the story was about…anything. But I’m going to comment specifically on some of the exhilarating side conversations that sprung up from Part I.

Cartoon from The Wall Street Journal

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