Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th July 2000
Dilbert//4124, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 30th July 2000
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candidate for engineering resume invented e-commerce hire now team that invented teach paul to invent things
Official transcript
The Boss says to Dilbert, "Help me interview a candidate for engineering."
The Boss says to Dilbert, "I think he's terrific!"
Dilbert thinks to himself, "Uh-oh."
During the interview, Dilbert says to the candidate, "According to your resume, Paul, you invented e-commerce."
The Boss says, "Wow!"
The Boss then exclaims, "I'm going to hire him right now!"
Dilbert replies, "Hold on."
Dilbert says to Paul, "Paul, you didn't really invent e-commerce, did you?"
Paul ansers, "Well..."
Paul continues, "Maybe I was...um...part of the team that invented it."
Dilbert, now agitated, yells "No one invented e-commerce!"
The Boss, completely oblivious to all that 's been said asks Paul, "When can you start?"
Dilbert asks the Boss, "Why am I here?"
The Boss responds, "Maybe Paul can teach you how to invent things."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
HELP ME INTERVIEW A CANDIDATE FOR ENGINEERING.
I THINK HE'S TERRIFIC!
UH-OH ACCORDING TO YOUR RESUM, PAUL, YOU INVENTED E-COMMERCE.
WOW!
I'M GOING TO HIRE HIM RIGHT NOW!
HOLD ON.
PAUL, YOU DIDN'T REALLY INVENT E-COMMERCE, DID YOU?
WELL MAYBE I WAS..
UM... PART OF THE TEAM THAT INVENTED IT.
NO ONE INVENTED E-COMMERCE!
WHEN CAN YOU START?
WHY AM I HERE?
MAYBE PAUL CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO INVENT THINGS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "E-commerce Innovator"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Paul, who is a candidate for an engineering position. During the interview, he claims to have invented e-commerce, a concept that the interviewer finds dubious. The conversation unfolds as follows:
- Paul boasts about his invention of e-commerce.
- The interviewer expresses skepticism, asking if he really invented e-commerce.
- Paul responds that he was part of the team that invented it.
- The interviewer asks when Paul can start, and Paul inquires about teaching him how to invent things.
Key Takeaways:
- Paul's claim of inventing e-commerce is met with skepticism.
- The interviewer questions Paul's role in the invention of e-commerce.
- The conversation takes an unexpected turn, with Paul asking to be taught how to invent things.
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