Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th June 1999

Dilbert//3718, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 20th June 1999

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catbert evil director new engineer cheap huge raise under budget static electricity fuzzy cute dead now

Official transcript

Title reads: "Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources."

Catbert is at his desk. He says to Dilbert, "I hired a new engineer for your project."

Catbert unveils the new engineer. He is a joke. His tongue hangs out of his mouth, his eyes are wide, his collar is up and one side of his shirt is untucked. Catbert says, "He's never been an engineer before."

Dilbert listens as Catbert continues, "But YOU'RE an engineer, so how hard could it be?"

Catbert adds, "And he's cheap! I'll get a huge raise for being under budget."

Dilbert is getting furious. Catbert exclaims, "And your project will fail! Ha Ha Ha Ha!"

As the new engineer reaches towards him, Catbert realizes, "Uh-oh. I laughed myself full of static electricity."

The new engineer thinks, "Fuzzy. Cute."

and pets Catbert. "Zap!"

Dilbert, standing over the body of the new engineer, asks, "He's dead. Now what?"

Catbert replies, "I guess you'll have to drag him to the meetings."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES I HIRED A NEW ENGINEER FOR YOUR PROJECT.

HE'S NEVER BEEN AN ENGINEER BEFORE.

BUT YOU'RE AN ENGINEER, SO HOW HARD COULD IT BE?

AND HE'S CHEAP! I'LL GET A HUGE RAISE FOR BEING UNDER BUDGET.

AND YOUR PROJECT WILL FAIL! HA !

UH-OH. I LAUGHED MYSELF FULL OF STATIC ELECTRICITY FUZZY.

CUTE.

ZAP!

HE'S DEAD.

NOW WHAT?

I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO DRAG HIM TO MEETINGS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Engineer's Demise"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows Catbert, the evil director of human resources, as he interviews a new engineer for a project.
• The engineer boasts about his extensive experience, but Catbert is unimpressed and decides to hire him anyway.
• As the project progresses, the engineer's incompetence becomes apparent, and Catbert's frustration grows.
• In the final panel, Catbert is seen dragging the engineer to meetings, symbolizing the engineer's demise.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the stereotype of engineers being difficult to work with.
• The use of humor and satire highlights the challenges of working with difficult colleagues.
• The strip's title, "The Engineer's Demise," sets the tone for the rest of the comic, implying that the engineer's incompetence will lead to his downfall.

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