Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th August 1994

Dilbert//1940, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 7th August 1994

Tags

new employee new engineer sarcasm shows around telephone cubicle hallway every foot staep bad points office tour crazy bad conditions employement

Official transcript

"Laurie's our new engineer. Show her the ropes, Dilbert."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LAURIE'S OUR NEW ENGINEER SHOW HER THE ROPES, DILBERT I MEANT FIGURATIVELY 00 THIS IS YOUR ANTI-PRODUCTIVITY POD IT'S EQUIPPED WITH A LITTLE DEVICE THAT RINGS ANYTIME YOU TRY TO CONCENTRATE.

THE TOP IS OPEN SO NONE OF THE BACKGROUND NOISE IS INADVERTENTLY MUFFLED AND YOU'RE ON THE MAIN AISLE, SO YOU'LL BE HAUNTED EVERY MINUTE BY FOOTSTEPS BEHIND YOU .. STEP. STEP STEP..

WE NEED TO TALK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Anti-Productivity Pod"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, and his engineer, a blonde woman with glasses. The engineer presents Dilbert with a new device that she claims will help him concentrate. However, the device is actually a noose, which she intends to use to hang Dilbert every minute by his feet.

The conversation between Dilbert and the engineer is humorous, with Dilbert trying to figure out what the device is for and the engineer attempting to justify its use. The strip ends with Dilbert being pulled up by the noose, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of productivity tools and the sometimes absurd solutions that people come up with to improve their work.

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