Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd August 1998

Dilbert//3396, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 2nd August 1998

Tags

performance review met objectives packed schedule urgent handle this sample of handwriting

Official transcript

Caption reads: "Performance Review."

The Boss says, "Let's see how many of your objectives you met."

Dilbert asks, "What objectives?"

The Boss looks at a piece of pape and says, "Didn't you know you had objectives?"

Dilbert replies, "I don't see how I would have had time to work on objectives."

Dilbert continues, "My schedule was packed."

The Boss asks, "Doing what?"

Dilbert replies, "Every morning you leave things on my chair with a sign that says, 'Urgent: Handle this.'"

The Boss replies, "No I don't."

Dilbert walks into Wally's cubicle and says, "Wally, can I see a sample of your handwriting?"

Wally thinks, "Uh-oh."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PERFORMANCE REVIEW LET'S SEE HOW MANY OF YOUR OBJECTIVES YOU MET.

WHAT OBJECTIVES?

DIDN'T YOU KNOW YOU HAD OBJECTIVES?

I DON'T SEE HOW I WOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO WORK ON OBJECTIVES.

MY SCHEDULE WAS PACKED DOING WHAT?

EVERY MORNING YOU LEAVE THINGS ON MY CHAIR WITH NOTES THAT SAY "URGENT: HANDLE THIS." NO I DON'T WALLY, CAN I SEE A SAMPLE OF YOUR HANDWRITING?

UH-OH,

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Objectives"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with black hair and a white shirt, in a series of panels. In the first panel, he is seated at a desk, holding a piece of paper and saying, "Let's see how many of your objectives you met." The subsequent panels depict him engaging in conversations with various individuals, including a man who asks about his schedule, another who inquires about his handwriting, and a woman who requests a sample of his handwriting.

Throughout the comic strip, Dilbert's responses are characterized by his signature deadpan humor and sarcasm. His interactions with others are marked by a sense of detachment and annoyance, as he appears to be uninterested in their questions or requests. The overall tone of the comic strip is one of dry wit and irony, with Dilbert's character serving as a humorous commentary on the mundane aspects of office life.

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