Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 27th June 2000

Dilbert//4091, first published 26 years ago on Tuesday 27th June 2000

Tags

18 hour days industry competitors die trying match

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "You've got to work eighteen hours a day to compete in this industry!"

Dilbert cunningly says, "Let's just say we work eighteen hours a day. Maybe our competitors will die trying to match us."

The Boss asks Dilbert, "Would that work?"

Dilbert answers, "It almost worked for us."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'VE GOT TO WORK EIGHTEEN HOURS A DAY TO COMPETE IN THIS INDUSTRY!

LET'S JUST SAY WE WORK EIGHTEEN HOURS A DAY. MAYBE OUR COMPETITORS WILL DIE TRYING TO MATCH US.

WOULD THAT WORK?

IT ALMOST WORKED ON US.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "It Almost Worked on Us"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between two men in an office setting.
• One man boasts about working 18 hours a day to outcompete others in the industry.
• The other man responds by saying that it almost worked on them.
• The humor lies in the irony of the situation, as the man's excessive work ethic has actually led to him being outworked by his competitors.

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