Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 31st July 1998

Dilbert//3394, first published 28 years ago on Friday 31st July 1998

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worthless employee newspapaer artcicles routes them around articles relevant more work third stall

Official transcript

Wally sit at his computer. Ted holds a piece of newsprint. Ted says, "I'm a worthless employee who cuts out newspaper articles and routes them around."

Ted hands Wally the article. Ted says, "I used to make sure the articles were relevant, but that was more work that it was worth."

Wally says, "I saw this already."

Ted says, "It's from your paper. You always leave it in the third stall."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M A WORTHLESS EMPLOYEE WHO CUTS OUT NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND ROUTES THEM AROUND.

I USED TO MAKE SURE THE ARTICLES WERE RELEVANT, BUT THAT WAS MORE WORK THAN IT WAS WORTH.

I SAW THIS ALREADY.

IT'S FROM YOUR PAPER.

YOU ALWAYS LEAVE IT IN THE THIRD STALL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Worthless Employee"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between two employees, one of whom is a "worthless employee" who cuts out newspaper articles and routes them around.
• The other employee is concerned about the relevance of the articles and asks if they are worth the effort.
• The worthless employee responds that they are already in the third stall, implying that the articles are being wasted.
• The conversation highlights the absurdity of the situation and the futility of the worthless employee's task.

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