Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 15th March 2000

Dilbert//3987, first published 26 years ago on Wednesday 15th March 2000

Tags

hired psychologust handle stress another engineer freaking quack outburst from alice

Official transcript

At a meeting, the Boss tells the employees: "I hired a psychologist to help you handle stress."

Alice says angrily: "We need another engineer not a freakin' quack!!"

The Boss turns to the psychologist and asks him: "Is there a pill for that?"

The psychologist replies: "I took it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A PSYCHOLOGIST TO HELP YOU HANDLE STRESS.

WE NEED ANOTHER ENGINEER, NOT SOME FREAKIN QUACK!!

15 THERE A PILL FOR THAT?

I TOOK IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Quack"

Summary:

• A psychologist is hired to help an employee handle stress.
• The employee requests another engineer, not a "freakin' quack" (a colloquialism for a quack doctor or psychologist).
• The psychologist responds by asking if there's a pill for the stress, implying that medication might be the solution.
• The employee is frustrated with the psychologist's approach and feels that they are not taking their concerns seriously.

Key Points:

• The employee is seeking help with stress management but is dissatisfied with the psychologist's approach.
• The psychologist's suggestion of medication as a solution is met with frustration by the employee.
• The comic strip highlights the challenges of seeking help for mental health issues and the importance of finding a therapist who understands and addresses the individual's needs.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.