Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 28th July 1999

Dilbert//3756, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 28th July 1999

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juan delegator assignment do your work favor haircut

Official transcript

Dilbert works at his computer. A man with a large mustache hands dilbert a piece of paper and says, "My name is Juan Delegator. I bring you an assignment."

Dilbert looks at the sheet and says, "This is YOUR assignment. You're trying to get me to do your work."

Juan says, "Teamwork!"

Dilbert says, "Well I guess I could do you a favor."

Juan holds out a pair of scissors and says, "And I wouldn't say now to a haircut."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY NAME IS JUAN DELEGATOR. I BRING YOU AN ASSIGNMENT.

THIS IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ME TO DO YOUR WORK.

TEAMWORK WELL, I GUESS I COULD DO YOU A FAVOR AND I WOULDN'T SAY NO TO A HAIRCUT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Assignment"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1999, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a mustache, in a humorous exchange with his boss, Juan Delegator. The conversation begins with Juan Delegator assigning Dilbert a task, to which Dilbert responds with enthusiasm and a willingness to do his work. However, Juan Delegator's response takes an unexpected turn, as he reveals that he has no intention of doing the work himself and instead asks Dilbert to do it for him. Dilbert's reaction is one of shock and frustration, as he realizes that he has been deceived into taking on an unwanted task. The strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of delegation without accountability, highlighting the absurdity of a manager expecting an employee to do all the work while they reap the benefits.

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