Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st June 2001

Dilbert//4430, first published 25 years ago on Friday 1st June 2001

Tags

no raise not enough questions meetings care about job thirst for knowledge likes wood

Official transcript

Asok the Intern sits across from the Boss. The Boss says, "I can't give you a raise. You don't ask enough questions in meetings."

The Boss continues, "Questions show that you care about your job and have a thirst for knowledge."

Asok is seen at a staff meeting, hand raised, asking, "Who else likes wood?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU A RAISE BECAUSE YOU DON'T ASK ENOUGH QUESTIONS IN MEETINGS.

QUESTIONS SHOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR JOB AND HAVE A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.

WHO ELSE LIKES WOOD?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where an employee is frustrated with being asked unnecessary questions. The employee expresses their dissatisfaction, stating that they can't give a raise because the person doesn't ask enough questions in meetings. The employee then asks a series of questions that are unrelated to the topic at hand, including "Who else likes Wood?" The other employees in the meeting are confused and uninterested in the employee's questions, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of employees asking unnecessary questions in meetings, often to appear engaged or to gain favor with their superiors.

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