Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th August 1995

Dilbert//2314, first published 31 years ago on Wednesday 16th August 1995

Tags

invisible to coworkers compensate symbiotic realtionship visible creature ratbert visual auditory link columbian coffee

Official transcript

Dogbert says to Dilbert, "You're invisible to your co-workers. But you can compensate by forming a symbiotic relationship with a visible creature."

Ratbert joins Dilbert and Dogbert. Dogbert continues, "Ratbert will cling to your back. He'll be your visual and auditory link with your co-workers."

Ratbert is suspended in midair between Wally and Alice. Ratbert says to Wally, "So . . . working hard? Or hardly working?"

Wally looks into his coffee mug and responds, "I KNEW this Colombian coffee was trouble."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE INVISIBLE TO YOUR COWORKERS. BUT YOU CAN COMPENSATE BY FORMING A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A VISIBLE CREATURE.

RATBERT WILL CLING TO YOUR BACK. HE'LL BE YOUR VISUAL AND AUDITORY LINK WITH YOUR COWORKERS.

SO... WORKING HARD? OR HARDLY WORKING?

I KNEW THIS COLOMBIAN COFFEE WAS TROUBLE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, features Dilbert, a white cat, and Ratbert, a rat. The story unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert is invisible to his coworkers, but he can compensate by forming a symbiotic relationship with a visible creature.
• He decides to form a relationship with Ratbert, who will cling to his back and serve as a visual and auditory link with his coworkers.

However, Ratbert is not interested in working hard, and instead, he prefers to be lazy. Dilbert's coworkers notice Ratbert's behavior and comment on it.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working with others and the importance of finding a suitable partner for a symbiotic relationship.

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