Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 15th August 1996

Dilbert//2679, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 15th August 1996

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dogbert career counselor contract employee rehired higher salary downsized dumb hire third time parable ant and spider both boring

Official transcript

Wally sits across from Dogbert's desk and says, "I was fired once, but I came back as a contract employee. Later I was rehired at a higher salary."

Wally continues, "Now I'm being downsized again. Do you think they'll be dumb enough to hire me a third time?"

Dogbert says, "Your story reminds me of the parable of the ant and the spider."

Wally asks, "Really? How?"

Dogbert replies, "They're both boring."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT: CAREER COUNSELOR I WAS FIRED ONCE, BUT I CAME BACK AS A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE.

LATER I WAS REHIRED AT A HIGHER SALARY.

NOW I'M BEING DOWNSIZED AGAIN. DO YOU THINK THEY'LL BE DUMB ENOUGH TO HIRE ME A THIRD TIME?

YOUR STORY REMINDS ME OF THE PARABLE OF THE ANT AND THE SPIDER.

REALLY?

HOW?

THEY'RE BOTH BORING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Parable of the Ant and the Spider"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, a career counselor, guiding a client through a job search. However, Dogbert's advice takes an unexpected turn when he begins to compare the client's situation to a parable about an ant and a spider. The client is confused and asks Dogbert to explain the relevance of the parable to their job search. Dogbert responds by saying that the parable is "both boring" and that the client should focus on finding a job that is "really how?" The client is left wondering what Dogbert means by this and how it relates to their job search. The comic strip ends with Dogbert's enigmatic statement, leaving the reader to ponder the meaning behind his words.

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