Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st May 1992

Dilbert//1142, first published 34 years ago on Sunday 31st May 1992

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dilbert technical perspective cafeteria management track oridnary executives lunch time

Official transcript

Dilbert sits across from a man's desk. The man says, "Thanks for your time, Dilbert. It's always good to get the technical perspective."

Dilbert says, "Hey, it's lunchtime. Would you like to join me in the cafeteria?"

The man replies, "Ooh . . . No, I couldn't do that."

The man explains, "I'm on the management track, so I can't be seen eating lunch with you."

The man continues, "If I'm seen with an ordinary employee then people will think I'm ordinary."

The man continues, "I'd like to eat with the senior executives, but of course they don't want to be seen with me."

The man slides under his desk and says, "So I've perfected a method of slipping quietly away at lunch time."

Dilbert turns to the reader and says, "The scary part is that someday that man will be my boss."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, DILBERT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET THE TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE.

HEY, IT'S LUNCHTIME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME IN THE CAFETERIA?

... NO, I COULDN'T DO THAT.

I'M ON THE MANAGEMENT TRACK, 50 I CAN'T BE SEEN EATING LUNCH WITH YOU.

IF I'M SEEN WITH AN ORDINARY EMPLOYEE THEN PEOPLE WILL THINK I'M ORDINARY I'D LIKE TO EAT WITH THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES, BUT OF COURSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN WITH ME.

SO I'VE PERFECTED A METHOD OF SLIPPING QUIETLY AWAY AT LUNCH TIME.

THE SCARY PART IS THAT SOMEDAY THAT MAN WILL BE MY BOSS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Management Track"

Summary:

• Dilbert is eager to join the cafeteria for lunch, but is told he can't because he's on the management track.
• He explains that he's perfected a method of slipping quietly away at lunchtime to avoid being seen with ordinary employees.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate culture and the desire for status and power.

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