Comic strip
Generation T
Eric Henderson and Chloe Robson share a desk on the Newcastle Quayside. He's 58 and knows the job cold. She's 23, AI-native, and quietly running the place. Four panels a week on what actually changes when the work does.
Black ink line, Far Side / Dilbert register — no colour beyond one flat wash per strip
The cast
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Eric Henderson, 58
Geordie, plain-talking, sturdy build. Reading glasses pushed up on his head. Projects competence, carries a quiet worry about how much longer his job stays his. Gets his energy back as he sheds the tasks he hates.
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Chloe Robson, 23
Recent graduate, neat, quiet, carries a small hardback notebook everywhere. Reaches for the right AI tool without ceremony. Looks meek. Is the brains of the operation. Gains visible confidence chapter by chapter.
The 12 chapters
- 01The Arrival — the documented job is not the job
- 02The Demo — fluent is not the same as right
- 03The Map — map before you change
- 04The Bet — the AI multiplies what you know, not what you don't
- 05The Shadow — the shadow is the specification
- 06The Thread — two pairs of eyes see different threads
- 07The Argument — the work of finding what not to automate is the work
- 08The Apprentice — the apprenticeship is mutual
- 09The Boss — counting is not the same as knowing
- 10The Failure — the gap is what broke, not the AI
- 11The Return — a candidate beats a course
- 12The Handover — you are the job, the notebook is the working memory
Coming up
Chapter 1, "The Arrival," is next in the queue. Strips post here as they're drawn.