Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 11th May 1996

Dilbert//2583, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 11th May 1996

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blood suckers coworkers famous novelist lowly tech writer scathing email messages write a book write witty dogcart career counselor

Official transcript

Tina the Tech Writer sits at a table with Dogbert. Tina says, "I'm a lowly technical writer now, but my goal is to become a famous novelist."

Tina continues, "My plan is to write witty and scathing e-mail messages about co-workers until a publisher gives me an advance."

Dogbert says, "They might expect you to write a book at some point."

Tina yells, "Blood suckers!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT, CAREER COUNSELOR I'M A LOWLY TECHNICAL WRITER NOW, BUT MY GOAL IS TO BECOME A FAMOUS NOVELIST.

MY PLAN IS TO WRITE WITTY AND SCATHING EMAIL MESSAGES ABOUT COWORKERS UNTIL A PUBLISHER GIVES ME AN ADVANCE.

THEY MIGHT EXPECT YOU TO WRITE A BOOK AT SOME POINT.

BLOOD SUCKERS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Dogbert, Career Counselor"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, a character known for his sarcastic and manipulative nature, as a career counselor. The strip consists of three panels, each depicting a conversation between Dogbert and a client.

• Panel 1: The client expresses their desire to become a famous novelist but lacks confidence in their writing abilities.
• Panel 2: Dogbert offers to help the client by writing their book for them, but at a cost.
• Panel 3: The client is shocked by Dogbert's proposal and decides to write the book themselves, with Dogbert's guidance.

Key Takeaways:

• Dogbert's unorthodox approach to career counseling is showcased in this comic strip.
• The client's initial lack of confidence in their writing abilities is addressed by Dogbert's offer to write the book for them.
• The client ultimately decides to write the book themselves, with Dogbert's guidance, demonstrating the importance of self-motivation and determination in achieving one's goals.

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