Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th August 1998

Dilbert//3423, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 29th August 1998

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powerless peon agent of change dynamic work group business card paper trail

Official transcript

The boss stands. Dilbert sits. The Boss says, "Don't think of yourself as a powerless peon in a box."

The Boss says, "You're an agent of change is a dynamic, natural work group."

Dilbert stands in front of his cubicle. Dilbert says, "Can I put that on my business cards?"

The Boss says, "I'd rather not leave a paper trail."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DON'T THINK OF YOURSELF AS A POWERLESS PEON IN A BOX.

YOU'RE AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN A DYNAMIC, NATURAL WORK GROUP!

CAN I PUT THAT ON MY BUSINESS CARDS?

I'D RATHER NOT LEAVE A PAPER TRAIL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Agent of Change"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between two men, one of whom is an agent of change in a dynamic, natural work group.
• The agent of change is asked to put his business cards on a wall, but he declines, preferring not to leave a paper trail.
• The conversation highlights the tension between traditional corporate structures and more organic, dynamic work environments.

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