Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 3rd December 1996

Dilbert//2789, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 3rd December 1996

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enter profession huge difference self esteem corporate trainer downsizing

Official transcript

Ratbert sits on a file cabinet and tells Dilbert, "I'm going to enter a profession that will make a huge difference in my self-esteem."

Ratbert continues, "I'll be a corporate trainer in a company that's downsizing."

Dilbert asks, "Are you sure that will raise your self-esteem?"

Ratbert asks, "Why would I want to RAISE it?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GOING TO ENTER A PROFESSION THAT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY SELF-ESTEEM.

I'LL BE A CORPORATE TRAINER IN A COMPANY THAT'S DOWNSIZING.

ARE YOU SURE THAT WILL RAISE YOUR SELF- ESTEEM?

WHY WOULD I WANT TO RAISE IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Downsizing the Self-Esteem"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairdo, sitting at his desk with a dog-like creature, Dogbert. Dogbert is dressed in a white shirt and tie, holding a piece of paper.

• Dilbert: "I'm going to enter a profession that will make a huge difference in my self-esteem."
• Dogbert: "I'll be a corporate trainer in a company that's downsizing."
• Dilbert: "Are you sure that will raise your self-esteem?"
• Dogbert: "Why would I want to raise it?"

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of seeking self-esteem through a profession that involves downsizing others. It pokes fun at the idea that one can find self-worth by contributing to the misery of others.

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