Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 2nd August 1995

Dilbert//2300, first published 31 years ago on Wednesday 2nd August 1995

Tags

temporary employee blink and gone balance of power shifted

Official transcript

Ratbert sits in a chair facing a desk. Ratbert says, "I submit myself as a candidate for the position of 'temporary employee.'"

Ratbert continues, "I'm VERY temporary. First I'll be in one place and then you blink and I'm gone! Blink, gone, blink, gone, blink, gone . . ."

The person behind the desk says, "Stop saying 'Blink, gone.' It's making me nuts."

Ratbert replies, "It appears that the balance of power has shifted my way."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I SUBMIT MYSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION OF "TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE." I'M VERY TEMPORARY.

FIRST I'LL BE IN ONE PLACE AND THEN YOU BLINK AND I'M GONE!

BLINK, GONE, BLINK, GONE, BLINK, GONE....

STOP SAYING "BLINK, GONE" IT'S MAKING ME NUTS.

IT APPEARS THAT THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS SHIFTED MY WAY

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Blink, Gone".

This comic strip is a humorous take on the challenges of corporate bureaucracy and the absurdity of office politics. The strip features a character named Dilbert, who is a pointy-haired boss at a large corporation. In this particular strip, Dilbert is applying for a temporary position within the company, but his interview is interrupted by a series of "blinks" that cause him to disappear and reappear at random intervals.

Throughout the strip, Dilbert's interviewer asks him questions about his qualifications and experience, but each time he responds, he suddenly blinks out of existence and reappears in a different location. Despite the chaos caused by his blinks, Dilbert remains calm and collected, insisting that he is a competent candidate for the position.

The strip pokes fun at the often-slow and inefficient nature of corporate decision-making processes, as well as the tendency of managers to make decisions based on arbitrary criteria rather than actual qualifications or experience. It also highlights the absurdity of office politics and the ways in which they can disrupt even the most mundane tasks.

Overall, "Blink, Gone" is a lighthearted and entertaining comic strip that uses humor to comment on the quirks and flaws of modern corporate culture.

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