Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th January 1994

Dilbert//1731, first published 32 years ago on Monday 10th January 1994

Tags

sharing meeting project pathetic series poorly planned random acts emotional desparation things are fine need a hug

Official transcript

"Let's go around the table and give an update on each of our projects."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S GO AROUND THE TABLE AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON EACH OF OUR PROJECTS.

MY PROJECT IS A PATHETIC SERIES OF POORLY PLANNED, NEAR RANDOM ACTS.

MY LIFE IS A TRAGEDY OF EMOTIONAL DESPERATION.

IT'S MORE OR LESS CUSTOMARY TO SAY THINGS ARE GOING FINE.

I THINK I NEED A HUG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Emotional Desperation"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1994, features a group of coworkers sitting at a conference table. The first panel shows a woman asking everyone to go around the table and give an update on their projects. The second panel reveals that one of the men's projects is a "pathetic series of poorly planned, near-random acts," and his life is a "tragedy of emotional desperation." The third panel shows the same man saying, "It's more or less customary to say things are going fine," but then confessing, "I think I need a hug."

The comic strip humorously highlights the relatable struggle of feeling overwhelmed and desperate in the workplace, and the tendency to put on a brave face despite feeling otherwise.

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