Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 23rd April 1993

Dilbert//1469, first published 33 years ago on Friday 23rd April 1993

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dilbert class career options engineer retire major catastrophe consultants project teams real crush marketing donuts

Official transcript

Dilbert says to a classroom of children, "The goal of every engineer is to retire without getting blamed for a major catastrophe."

Dilbert continues, "Engineers prefer to work as 'consultants' on project teams. That way there's no real work, blame is spread across the group, and you can crush any idea from marketing!"

Dilbert continues, ". . . And sometimes you get free donuts just for showing up!"

The teacher says, "Get out of my classroom."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TALKS TO A CLASS ABOUT CAREER OPTIONS.

THE GOAL OF EVERY ENGINEER IS TO RETIRE WITHOUT GETTING BLAMED FOR A MAJOR CATASTROPHE.

ENGINEERS PREFER TO WORK AS "CONSULTANTS" ON PROJECT TEAMS.

THAT WAY THERE'S NO REAL WORK, BLAME IS SPREAD ACROSS THE GROUP, AND YOUCAN CRUSH ANY IDEA FROM MARKETING!

.AND SOMETIMES YOU GET FREE DONUTS JUST FOR SHOWING UP!

GET OUT OF MY CLASSROOM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Goal of Every Engineer"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, engaging in a conversation with a class about career options.
• He shares his perspective on the goals of engineers, stating that their primary objective is to retire without being blamed for a major catastrophe.
• Dilbert highlights that engineers often prefer to work as "consultants" on project teams, where there is minimal real work involved.
• He notes that blame is spread across the group, and individuals can crush ideas from marketing.
• The conversation concludes with Dilbert offering free donuts to the class, encouraging them to get out of their classroom and explore other career options.

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