After I sent a text about waiting for something to get better, I got the response, "Hang in there, Kid. Job was a waiter, too." Which made things better, because I knew I'd do something like this.
Job (the person from the Bible who is famous for suffering) has a job as a waiter, without banana peels, humorous storybook caricature style rough watercolor painting. Painterly but simplified, whimsical slapstick tone, flat cel shading, bold linework, vibrant colors, elongated proportions, expressive ...