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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 31st March 2001

Dilbert//4368, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 31st March 2001


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evil hr director five years expereince job interview no profit dot com president catbert


Official transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR: A man sitting across the desk from Catbert says, "... And I have five years experience as a dot-com president."

The man listens as Catbert says, "You're in luck. We need someone who can burn through twenty million dollars without making a profit."

Catbert grins widely as the man says, "Really? The last nine interviewers said the same thing but they were joking."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR .. AND I HAVE FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A DOT-COM PRESIDENT.

YOU'RE IN LUCK.

WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN BURN THROUGH TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS WITHOUT MAKING A PROFIT.

REALLY? THE LAST NINE INTERVIEWERS SAID THE SAME THING BUT THEY WERE JOKING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Evil H.R. Director"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features a conversation between Catbert, the Evil H.R. Director, and a job applicant.
  • The applicant boasts of their five years of experience as a dot-com president.
  • Catbert responds by offering a unique opportunity to burn through twenty million dollars without generating any profit.
  • The applicant is intrigued, despite the lack of a clear benefit.
  • The interview concludes with Catbert's characteristic sarcasm, as he asks the last nine interviewers if they were joking about their experiences.

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