Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 9th July 2001

Dilbert//4468, first published 25 years ago on Monday 9th July 2001

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understaffed over worked stress counselor another manager massage meeting alice business

Official transcript

Alice sits looking frazzled as the Boss says, "You're understaffed and overworked."

Two people appear behind the Boss as he continues, "So I hired a stress counselor and another manager to glare at you."

The stress counselor massages the Boss' back and says, "Relax...Deep breaths...There..."

The manager stands over Alice glaring at her.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWORKED.

SO I HIRED A STRESS COUNSELOR AND ANOTHER MANAGER TO GLARE AT YOU.

RELAX...

DEEP BREATHS..

THERE...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Understaffed and Overworked"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a manager's frustration with being understaffed and overworked.
• A stress counselor and another manager are hired to glare at the manager.
• The manager is advised to relax and breathe deeply, but the stress counselor and manager are shown to be incompetent and unhelpful.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that simply hiring more people to glare at someone can solve their problems.

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