Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd November 1993

Dilbert//1662, first published 33 years ago on Tuesday 2nd November 1993

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karoshi wally dilbert the boss business meeting japanese worklife balance

Official transcript

The Boos, Dilbert and Wally sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "In Japan, employees occasionally work themselves to death. It's called karoshi."

The Boss continues, "I don't want that to happen to anybody in my department."

The Boss continues, "The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IN JAPAN, EMPLOYEES OCCASIONALLY WORK THEMSELVES TO DEATH.

IT'S CALLED KAROSHI.

I DONT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ANYBODY IN MY DEPARTMENT.

1-2 THE TRICK IS TO TAKE A BREAK AS 500N AS YOU SEE A BRIGHT LIGHT AND HEAR DEAD RELATIVES BECKON.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Karoshi"

Summary:

The comic strip "Karoshi" is a humorous take on the Japanese concept of working oneself to death. The story revolves around a meeting where employees discuss their desire to die at work, with one employee jokingly suggesting that they take a break to see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the Japanese culture of overwork and the idea of "karoshi," or death from overwork.
• The employees' desire to die at work is a satirical commentary on the demands of modern worklife.
• The punchline about taking a break to see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon is a humorous exaggeration of the concept of "karoshi."

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