Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th March 2002

Dilbert//4717, first published 24 years ago on Friday 15th March 2002

Tags

skills inventory transfer jobs check boxes hazmat section

Official transcript

Wally asks Asok, "Have you completed your skills inventory?"

Asok responds, "I'm submitting it now."

Wally says, "They use that information to transfer you to jobs you don't want."

Wally continues, "You'll be okay as long as you didn't check any of the boxes in the hazmat section."

Asok clenches his fists and says, "Stupid stupid stupid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAVE YOU COMPLETED YOUR SKILLS INVENTORY?

I'M SUBMITTING IT NOW.

CLICK THEY USE THAT INFORMATION TO TRANSFER YOU TO JOBS YOU DON'T WANT.

YOU'LL BE OKAY AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T CHECK ANY OF THE BOXES IN THE HAZMAT SECTION.

p STUPID STUPID STUPID

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hazmat Section"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene in an office where an employee is being asked to submit his skills inventory. However, the employee is hesitant to do so, citing that the information will be used to transfer him to jobs he doesn't want. The supervisor responds by saying that the employee will be okay as long as he doesn't check any of the boxes in the Hazmat section.

The employee is then shown to be in a hazmat suit, with the caption "Stupid stupid stupid" written next to him. This suggests that the employee has indeed checked the boxes in the Hazmat section, and is now being punished for it.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and pointless paperwork that can be found in many offices. It also highlights the absurdity of some workplace policies and procedures.

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