Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th September 2001

Dilbert//4529, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 8th September 2001

Tags

learn take risks quitting company someplace better understand

Official transcript

Alice is sitting at The Boss' desk. The Boss says, "Alice, you have to learn how to take risks."

Alice replies, "You mean like quitting this putrid company and going to work someplace better?"

The Boss asks Catbert, "Why doesn't anyone understand anything I say?"

Catbert responds, "Three o'clock."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE RISKS.

YOU MEAN LIKE QUITTING THIS PUTRID COMPANY AND GOING TO WORK SOMEPLACE BETTER?

WHY DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND ANYTHING I SAY?

THREE O'CLOCK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Learning to Take Risks"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Alice and her boss, with the boss asking Alice to learn how to take risks. Alice responds by inquiring about the company's safety record, to which the boss replies that they don't understand anything she says. The punchline comes when Alice asks why the boss doesn't understand anything she says, and the boss responds with "Three o'clock." The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation and the unexpected twist at the end.

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