Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th October 1996

Dilbert//2750, first published thirty years ago on Friday 25th October 1996

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catbert evil hr director too busy forty hours training

Official transcript

Wally sits at his desk. Catbert says, "Wally, you've been too busy to get the required forty hours of training this year."

Catbert continues, "So I hired a contract employee to help you out."

Wally asks, "When does he start?"

Catbert replies, "Yesterday. He already finished eight hours of your training."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR WALLY, YOU'VE BEEN TOO BUSY TO GET THE REQUIRED FORTY HOURS OF TRAINING THIS YEAR.

SO I HIRED A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE TO HELP YOU OUT.

WHEN DOES HE START?

YESTERDAY.

HE ALREADY FINISHED EIGHT HOURS OF YOUR TRAINING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Catbert: Evil H.R. Director"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Catbert, the evil Human Resources (H.R.) director, who is tasked with training a new employee. However, Catbert is too busy to provide the required 40 hours of training, and instead hires a contract employee to do the job. The contract employee, who has already completed eight hours of training, is left to finish the remaining 32 hours on their own. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of employee training and the creative solutions that can arise in the workplace.

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