Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 23rd May 1995

Dilbert//2229, first published 31 years ago on Tuesday 23rd May 1995

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salary deonds opinion interest in understanding dogcart relations hype performance

Official transcript

Dilbert says to the Boss, "My salary depends on your opinion of my work. But you have no interest in understanding what I do, so . . ."

Dogbert enters carrying a briefcase. Dilbert gestures toward him and says, "I hired the Dogbert Public Relations Firm to hype my performance and get me a big raise."

Dogbert hands the Boss a document and says, "Press release: engineer cures cancer while saving baby from burning building."

The Boss says, "That's not in his objectives."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY SALARY DEPENDS ON YOUR OPINION OF MY WORK. BUT YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT I DO, 50...

I HIRED THE DOGBERT PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM TO HYPE MY PERFORMANCE AND GET ME A BIG RAISE PRESS RELEASE: ENGINEER CURES CANCER WHILE SAVING BABY FROM BURNING BUILDING.

THAT'S NOT IN HIS OBJECTIVES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Engineer's New Job"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the story of an engineer who has just been hired by a public relations firm. The engineer is excited about his new role, but his coworkers are skeptical about his ability to understand what he does.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: The engineer is introduced as the new hire, and his coworkers are shown to be unimpressed.
• Panel 2: The engineer explains that he was hired to "hype" his performance and get a big raise.
• Panel 3: The engineer is shown in a press release, where he claims that he cured cancer while saving a baby from a burning building. His coworkers are shocked by his claims.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the engineer's over-the-top claims and the reactions of his coworkers. The strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may exaggerate their accomplishments in order to get ahead in their careers.

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