Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th April 1995

Dilbert//2200, first published 31 years ago on Monday 24th April 1995

Tags

big job downsizing hired dogbert construction lease to state new carpet prison cells empty cubicles

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "We've got a lot of empty cubicles because of downsizing."

The Boss points to Dogbert, who is wearing a hard hat and holding some plans, and says, "I hired the Dogbert Construction Company to convert part of the office into prison cells which we'll lease to the state."

Dilbert says to Dogbert, "Sounds like a big job."

Dogbert responds, "Nah. A little paint, new carpet and we're there."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE GOT A LOT OF EMPTY CUBICLES BECAUSE OF DOWNSIZING.

I HIRED THE DOGBERT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO CONVERT PART OF THE OFFICE INTO PRISON CELLS WHICH WELL LEASE TO THE STATE.

SOUNDS LIKE A BIG JOB NAH. A LITTLE PAINT, NEW CARPET AND WE'RE THERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Downsizing" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a mustache, wearing a white shirt and tie, and a gray suit jacket. He is standing in front of a man in a gray suit, who is saying, "We've got a lot of empty cubicles because of downsizing."

Dilbert responds, "I hired the Dogbert Construction Company to convert part of the office into prison cells which we'll lease to the state." The man in the gray suit looks surprised and asks, "Sounds like a big job."

Dilbert replies, "Nah. A little paint, new carpet and we're there!" The man in the gray suit looks unimpressed and says, "I don't think that's going to work."

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of downsizing and the creative solutions that can be found to address them. It pokes fun at the idea that companies will do whatever it takes to save money, even if it means turning their offices into prisons. The use of a construction company to convert the office into prison cells is an absurd and unexpected twist, adding to the humor of the comic strip. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted and entertaining take on the challenges of downsizing.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.