Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 10th September 1999

Dilbert//3800, first published 27 years ago on Friday 10th September 1999

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prospective client touring dept marketing department vacant cubicle pretending to work

Official transcript

The boss stands in Dilbert's cubicle. The boss says, "A prospective client will be touring our marketing department in an hour."

The boss says, "We need you to sit in a vacant cubicle so it looks as if work is done there."

Dilbert sits in an empty cubicle pretending to type. a woman points and says, "Hey! that one is only pretending to work!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A PROSPECTIVE CLIENT WILL BE TOURING OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT IN AN HOUR.

WE NEED YOU TO SIT IN A VACANT CUBICLE SO IT LOOKS AS IF WORK IS DONE THERE.

HEY! THAT ONE IS ONLY PRETENDING TO WORK!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Vacant Cubicle"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1999, features a humorous exchange between a marketing department client and an office worker. The client requests a tour of the department, but the worker is hesitant, citing the need to sit in a vacant cubicle to appear productive. The client is puzzled by this request, and the worker's boss intervenes, pointing out that the client is only pretending to work. The comic strip pokes fun at the common office practice of pretending to be busy while actually doing nothing.

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