Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th April 1997

Dilbert//2926, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 19th April 1997

Tags

success at work coffee cup document whats in hands binder cigarette good or bad

Official transcript

Dogbert tells Dilbert, "Your success at work depends on what you have in your hands when you walk around."

Dogbert continues, "A coffee cup is bad. A document is good. A cigarette is bad. A binder is good. But the very worst thing . . ."

Dilbert meets Wally in the hallway. Wally carries a coffee mug and a newspaper. Dilbert says, "It doesn't look like you're heading for the fast track, Wally."

Wally replies, "Actually, I am, unless it's occupied."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR SUCCESS AT WORK DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU WALK AROUND.

A COFFEE CUP IS BAD.

A DOCUMENT IS GOOD.

A CIGARETTE IS BAD.

A BINDER IS GOOD.

BUT THE VERY WORST THING ...

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HEADING FOR THE FAST TRACK, WALLY.

ACTUALLY, I AM, UNLESS IT'S OCCUPIED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Occupied".

Summary

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two office workers, Wally and Dilbert. The conversation begins with Wally's statement that his success at work depends on what he has in his hands when he walks around. He then lists various items, including a coffee cup, document, cigarette, and binder, each of which he claims is bad. However, the very worst thing is being occupied, as it doesn't look like he's heading for the fast track.

Key Points

• Wally's success at work is dependent on what he has in his hands.
• He lists various items that are bad, but being occupied is the worst.
• Being occupied makes him look like he's not heading for the fast track.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that success is solely dependent on physical objects and that being occupied is a negative thing.

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