Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 24th March 1993

Dilbert//1439, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 24th March 1993

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dilbert dogbert promote technical primadonna disdain dummy inflatable question personal buddy

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in a desk chair and Dogbert stands on the desk. Dogbert says, "Your boss won't promote you to 'Technical Prima Donna' until you learn disdain for others."

Dogbert says, "Pretend this inflatable dummy is a co-worker asking a question. See how long you can ignore it. I'll check back later."

Dilbert whispers to the dummy, "Psst. Nothing personal, buddy. This is just practice."

Dogbert yells, "Hey! Hey!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR BOSS WON'T PROMOTE YOU TO "TECHNICAL PRIMA DONNA" UNTIL YOU LEARN DISDAIN FOR OTHERS.

PRETEND THIS INFLATABLE DUMMY IS A COWORKER ASKING A QUESTION. SEE HOW LONG YOU CAN IGNORE IT. I'LL CHECK BACK LATER.

PSST. NOTHING PERSONAL, BUDDY THIS IS JUST PRACTICE.

30 HEY!

HEY!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Technical Prima Donna"

Summary:

The comic strip features a boss who is frustrated with an employee's lack of learning and instead promotes them to a new role as a "technical prima donna." The employee, however, is not interested in learning and instead pretends to be an inflatable dummy, asking questions and pretending to be a co-worker. The boss is unaware of the ruse and continues to engage with the employee, who eventually reveals their true nature and escapes from the meeting. The strip pokes fun at the idea of employees trying to avoid learning and the absurdity of corporate promotions.

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