Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th February 2001

Dilbert//4317, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 8th February 2001

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ceo goal set illadvised impossible goal life other people whats wrong life

Official transcript

Dilbert sits opposite The Boss' desk and hears The Boss say, "You have failed to meet a goal set by our CEO."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "Do you mean the impossible goal, the ill-advised one, or the one you didn't tell me about?"

Carrying his briefcase, Dilbert says to Dogbert, "I figured out what's wrong with life: It's other people."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HAVE FAILED TO GOAL SET BY OUR CEO.

DO YOU MEAN THE IMPOSSIBLE GOAL, THE ILL-ADVISED ONE, OR THE ONE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT?

I FIGURED OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH LIFE: IT'S OTHER PEOPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "What's Wrong with Life"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, in a series of panels. In the first panel, he is shown sitting at his desk, looking frustrated as he says, "You have failed to meet a goal set by our CEO." In the second panel, he asks, "Do you mean the impossible goal, the ill-advised one, or the one you didn't tell me about?" The third panel shows him standing on his desk, holding a red object and saying, "I figured out what's wrong with life: it's other people."

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working in a corporate environment and the frustration that can come with unrealistic expectations and unclear goals.

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