Panel 1

Parker, a fox office worker, sits at his desk facing a laptop. The laptop displays: "FACIAL RECOGNITION REQUIRED" and "LOOK AT THE CAMERA."

Panel 2

Parker looks directly toward the laptop's camera with a confident, self-satisfied smile. The laptop displays: "TRY TO LOOK LESS SMUG."

Panel 3

Parker makes a visible effort to appear less smug while continuing to face the laptop's camera. No dialogue appears.

Panel 4

Parker sits with his arms crossed, head turned away from the laptop, looking quietly offended. The laptop displays: "YOU CAN'T DO IT, CAN YOU?"

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CHAPTERS

Recognition

Donna Lake Headshot

From Donna's Desk:

Facial recognition technology has met Parker Fox.

I don’t think the software was prepared for a face that treats sincerity like a tax audit. Still, it tried.

Workplaces love recognition. Employee recognition. Brand recognition. Facial recognition. Recognition dashboards.

Actual recognition is harder.

It means noticing when confidence has become armor. It means knowing the difference between competence and performance.

There is something amusing about watching a machine ask a fox to “look less smug.”

Sometimes the software says the quiet part out loud.

So I’m curious:

How do you handle the colleague who treats every routine process like a private audition for executive approval?

I’ll be here, keeping my face neutral.

Donna

 

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