Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th April 1996

Dilbert//2557, first published thirty years ago on Monday 15th April 1996

Tags

eighteen hour days add person effoerts night shift manager behind schedule staus reprts rendered in 3d

Official transcript

The Boss appears in the door of Alice's cubicle and says, "Alice, you've been working eighteen hours a day. I realized I must add a person to the effort."

The Boss continues, "So I hired a night shift manager. After I go home at five o'clock he'll take over and ask why you're behind schedule."

The night shift manager says to Alice, "I like my status reports rendered in 3-D, but don't spend a lot of time on it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING EIGHTEEN HOURS A DAY. I REALIZED I MUST ADD A PERSON TO THE EFFORT.

SO I HIRED A NIGHT SHIFT MANAGER. AFTER I GO HOME AT FIVE O'CLOCK HE'LL TAKE OVER AND ASK WHY YOU'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE.

I LIKE MY STATUS REPORTS RENDERED IN 3-D, BUT DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Night Shift Manager"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a humorous workplace scenario where a manager is hired to oversee a night shift. The manager is initially unaware of the shift's schedule and is perplexed by the lack of information on his status reports. The strip's tone is lighthearted and pokes fun at the challenges of working in an office environment.

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