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 comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, as the main character.

Panel 1: Project Cancellation

• The boss informs Dilbert that his project has been cancelled and will be downsized in ninety days.
• Dilbert's response: "Your project is cancelled. You'll be downsized in ninety days."

Panel 2: Zombie-like Behavior

• The boss instructs Dilbert to feel free to wander around like a zombie until then.
• Dilbert's response: "Until then, feel free to wander around like a zombie."

Panel 3: Dilbert's Rebellion

• Dilbert is seen walking among the zombies, but not one of them.
• He is accompanied by a woman in a red dress, who is also not a zombie.
• Dilbert's thought bubble: "I walk among them but I am not one of them."

Overall

The comic strip humorously portrays Dilbert's resignation to his fate and his decision to distance himself from the zombies.

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