Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st July 1996

Dilbert//2634, first published thirty years ago on Monday 1st July 1996

Tags

friendship quality assurance find flaws object intense hatred ridicule fix flaws respect special bond relationships

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Ratbert, my company is hiring for our quality assurance group. You'd be perfect."

Ratbert asks, "What would I have to do?"

Dilbert replies, "You would find flaws in our new product, thus making yourself an object of intense hatred and ridicule."

Ratbert says, "But then you'd fix those flaws . . . And your respect for me would grow into a special bond of friendship, right?!"

Dilbert replies, "No, then we ship."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

RATBERT, MY COMPANY IS HIRING FOR OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE GROUP. YOU'D BE PERFECT.

WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO?

YOU WOULD FIND FLAWS IN OUR NEW PRODUCT, THUS MAKING YOURSELF AN OBJECT OF INTENSE HATRED AND RIDICULE.

BUT THEN YOU'D FIX THOSE FLAWS... AND YOUR RESPECT FOR ME WOULD GROW INTO A SPECIAL BOND OF FRIENDSHIP, RIGHT?!

NO, THEN WE SHIP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Flaws in the New Product"

Summary:

The comic strip features Ratbert, a mouse, and Dilbert, a cartoon character, in a humorous conversation about a new product. The conversation is as follows:

• Ratbert: "Ratbert, my company is hiring for our quality assurance group. You'd be perfect."
• Ratbert: "What would I have to do?"
• Ratbert: "You would find flaws in our new product, thus making yourself an object of intense hatred and ridicule."
• Ratbert: "But then you'd fix those flaws... and your respect for me would grow into a special bond of friendship, right?"
• Dilbert: "No, then we ship."

The comic strip highlights the irony of Ratbert's role in the quality assurance group, where he is tasked with finding flaws in the product, only to have them fixed and shipped out. The conversation between Ratbert and Dilbert showcases the absurdity of the situation, with Ratbert's enthusiasm for his role contrasting with Dilbert's skepticism. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of quality assurance and the challenges of working in a fast-paced industry.

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