Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th December 1997

Dilbert//3163, first published 29 years ago on Friday 12th December 1997

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go home early exempt employee unimportant document shuffle around quiet desparation

Official transcript

Asok says, "I finished all my work. Can I go home early?"

The Boss says, "No."

The Boss explains, "You're an 'exempt' employee. That means you're exempt from having a life."

Asok says, "I guess I could clench an unimportant document and shuffle around in quiet desperation."

The Boss says, "That's the spirit!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FINISHED ALL OF MY WORK. CAN I GO HOME EARLY?

NO.

YOU'RE AN "EXEMPT" EMPLOYEE. THAT MEANS YOU'RE EXEMPT FROM HAVING A LIFE.

I GUESS I COULD CLENCH AN UNIMPORTANT DOCUMENT AND SHUFFLE AROUND IN QUIET DESPERATION THAT'S THE SPIRIT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unimportant Document"

Summary:

• A man asks his boss if he can go home early.
• The boss responds that he is an "exempt" employee, implying he is exempt from having a life.
• The man is shocked and asks if he can "clench" an unimportant document around in quiet desperation, which the boss interprets as the spirit of the request.
• The man is allowed to leave early, but not before the boss makes him sign a document stating he is exempt from having a life.

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