BtwnClicks

Freedom from the Man

#26
Panel 1: A heavyset bearded man in a baseball cap and glasses leans back in an office chair at his desk, grinning and holding a hand to his chest. A wall clock behind him reads 5 o'clock, and sunlight streams through the window. His speech bubble reads: 'Ahh, yes. Friday.' Panel 2: The same man, now in a dark t-shirt, sits on a living room couch with a laptop on his knees. He looks scowling and intensely focused. His speech bubble reads: 'Just gonna refactor this real quick.' Panel 3: The same couch scene, but the room is now dark and the laptop's glow lights his tense face. His speech bubble reads: 'Ahh, freedom from the man.' The visual gag is that the room has gone dark, so hours have passed. He is still working, just unpaid.
Transcript

Panel 1: [Guy at his desk, clock reading 5:00, leaning back with a big grin, sunlight in the window] "Ahh, yes. Friday."

Panel 2: [Now on the couch with a laptop, scowling in concentration] "Just gonna refactor this real quick."

Panel 3: [Same couch, room now dark, face lit only by the laptop glow, still typing] "Ahh, freedom from the man."