Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th July 1997

Dilbert//3022, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 24th July 1997

Tags

demeaning insulting director human resources learned helplessness managerial influence new job title new card business

Official transcript

Dilbert waves his arms angrily and says, 'Our new job titles from human resources are demeaing and insulting!"

Dilbert stands in front of the Boss' desk and says, "You've got to use your managerial influence to do something!"

The Boss holds a business card and says, "My new card..."

Wally stands at his cubicle and asks, "How'd it go?"

Dilbert replies, "I don't expect much help from the "Director of Learned Helplessness."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW JOB TITLES FROM HUMAN RESOURCES ARE DEMEANING AND INSULTING!

YOU'VE GOT TO USE YOUR MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE TO DO SOMETHING!

MY NEW CARD...

HOW'D IT GO?

I DON'T EXPECT MUCH HELP FROM THE "DIRECTOR OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 1997.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee, where the manager is trying to assert his authority by using his new job title. The employee is skeptical of the manager's claims and questions the effectiveness of his new title. The manager becomes defensive and insists that his new title gives him more power, but the employee remains unconvinced. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate hierarchies and the ways in which people try to assert their authority through meaningless job titles.

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