Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th January 2002

Dilbert//4650, first published 24 years ago on Monday 7th January 2002

Tags

downsized not one of them project cancelled wonder zombie offer to walk boos fired let go shock

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting in front of The Boss' desk. The Boss says, "Your project is cancelled. You'll be downsized in ninety days."

The Boss continues, "Until then, feel free to wander around like a zombie."

Dilbert walks past coworkers and thinks to himself, "I walk among them but I am not one of them."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PROJECT IS CANCELLED. YOU'LL BE DOWNSIZED IN NINETY DAYS.

UNTIL THEN, FEEL FREE TO WANDER AROUND LIKE A ZOMBIE.

I WALK AMONG THEM BUT I AM NOT ONE OF THEM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Downsizing".

Synopsis:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where the boss announces that the project is cancelled and the employee will be downsized in ninety days. The employee is then shown walking around the office, feeling free to wander around like a zombie. Another employee approaches him and says, "I walk among them but I am not one of them." The comic strip humorously portrays the emotional state of an employee who has been laid off and is struggling to come to terms with the loss of their job.

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