Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd December 1995

Dilbert//2423, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 3rd December 1995

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alice janitor over time pay 75k per year basment reading magazines fishing engineer no over time sports engineering

Official transcript

Alice sits at her desk. The janitor stands in her cubicle door and says, "Working late again, huh, Alice?"

Alice says, "Seventy hours this week . . ."

The janitor replies, "Me too. Thank goodness for overtime pay!"

Alice looks shocked and asks, "Overtime pay?"

The janitor says, "Allow me to explain."

The janitor draws a graph and says, "Unlike you so-called 'exempt' employees, my income increases if I work additional hours."

The janitor continues, "I'm pulling in seventy-five thousand a year. And half the time I just hide in the basement reading 'Fishing' magazine."

The janitor continues, "The only down side is that I don't get to enjoy the intellectual stimulation of my co-workers the way you do."

The janitor sits in the basement reading a magazine. He thinks, "I don't know what I like better - deep sea fishing or cubicle fishing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WORKING LATE AGAIN, HUH, ALICE?

SEVENTY HOURS THIS WEEK...

ME TOO. THANK GOODNESS FOR OVERTIME PAY!

OVERTIME PAY?

ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN UNLIKE YOU SO-CALLED "EXEMPT" EMPLOYEES, MY INCOME INCREASES IF I WORK ADDITIONAL HOURS.

Hours I'M PULLING IN SEVENTY- FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

AND HALF THE TIME I JUST HIDE IN THE BASEMENT READING "FISHING" MAGAZINE THE ONLY DOWN SIDE IS THAT I DON'T GET TO ENJOY THE INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION OF MY COWORKERS THE WAY YOU DO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I LIKE BETTER - DEEP SEA FISHING OR CUBICLE FISHING.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Overtime Pay"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two coworkers, Alice and Dilbert, discussing overtime pay. The exchange unfolds as follows:

• Alice asks Dilbert if he's working late again.
• Dilbert responds that he's working 70 hours this week.
• Alice inquires about overtime pay, to which Dilbert explains that he's not entitled to it because he's exempt.
• Dilbert reveals that he's pulling in $75,000 a year, half of which he spends on reading "Fishing" magazine in the basement.
• Dilbert expresses his dissatisfaction with his intellectual stimulation, stating that he'd rather enjoy deep sea fishing or cubicle fishing.
• The conversation concludes with Alice acknowledging that she doesn't know what she likes better - deep sea fishing or cubicle fishing.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation, poking fun at the monotony of office work and the lack of intellectual stimulation.

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