Back to today

Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 18th February 1997

Dilbert//2866, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 18th February 1997


Tags

all grown up intern unanswerable whiny decison


Official transcript

Asok, Dilbert and Alice sit at a conference table. Asok says, "I'd like to start the meeting with a whiny, unanswerable question."

Asok shouts, "Why can't anyone make a decision around here?!"

Alice says, "That was good."

Dilbert pats Asok on the back and sniff emotionally. He says, "My little intern is all grown up."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO START THE MEETING WITH A WHINY, UNANSWERABLE QUESTION.

WHY CAN'T ANYONE MAKE A DECISION AROUND HERE?.

THAT WAS GOOD.

MY LITTLE INTERN IS ALL GROWN UP SNIFF

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Intern's First Day"

Summary:

  • The comic strip depicts a meeting where an intern is introduced, and the attendees are unimpressed.
  • The intern's response to the question "Why can't anyone make a decision around here?" is met with skepticism.
  • The intern's comment about being an intern is perceived as unprofessional.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of working with interns and the difficulties of making decisions in a workplace setting.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct


Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.

Jokes and Humour
Get your Dilbert fix on paper
  • How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life (The Scott Adams Success Series) by Scott Adams, Joshua Lisec

  • Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel by Scott Adams

    • The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Business Stupidity in the 21st Century: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century by Scott Adams

    • Clues For The Clueless (Dilbert Book 3) by Scott Adams

Search the Dilbert Archives