Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th July 1996

Dilbert//2648, first published thirty years ago on Monday 15th July 1996

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catbert evil director human resources enjoying job temporary emplotyee manual job satisfaction stealing company admisiion fearing sheiks pain business

Official transcript

Wally sits across from Catbert's desk. Catbert says, "According to my sources, you've been enjoying your job, Wally."

Wally replies, "It was temporary. I don't know what got into me . . ."

Catbert says, "Please refer to page one of the employee manual."

Wally reads the manual, "Job satisfaction is the same as stealing from the company."

Catbert says, "I'll have to charge you for admission unless I start hearing some shrieks of pain."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT, THE EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES ACCORDING TO MY SOURCES, YOU'VE BEEN ENJOYING YOUR JOB, WALLY.

IT WAS TEMPORARY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO ME...

PLEASE REFER TO PAGE ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL.

"JOB SATISFACTION IS THE SAME AS STEALING FROM THE COMPANY. " I'LL HAVE TO CHARGE YOU FOR ADMISSION UNLESS I START HEARING SOME SHRIEKS OF PAIN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Job Satisfaction"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, revolves around Catbert, the evil director of human resources, who is trying to find a new source of enjoyment in his job. He approaches Wally, an employee, and asks if he knows what Catbert got into. Wally responds that it was temporary and doesn't know what Catbert got into. Catbert then asks Wally to refer to page one of the employee manual, which states that job satisfaction is the same as stealing from the company. Catbert threatens to charge Wally for admission unless he starts hearing some shrieks of pain.

Key Points:

• Catbert is trying to find a new source of enjoyment in his job.
• He approaches Wally, an employee, for information.
• Wally doesn't know what Catbert got into.
• Catbert refers to page one of the employee manual, which states that job satisfaction is the same as stealing from the company.
• Catbert threatens to charge Wally for admission unless he starts hearing some shrieks of pain.

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