Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 23rd March 2002

Dilbert//4725, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 23rd March 2002

Tags

boss errors flatter yourself forward to friends idiot boss spelling mass email

Official transcript

The Boss types, "Trie to be moor prophesional in your commudicashuns."

Dilbert and Wally read the email. Dilbert giggles at his computer, "Hee Hee!"

Wally says, "Let's forward it to all our friends so they can see what an idiot we work for."

Dilbert says, "But you're my only friend."

Wally replies, "Don't flatter yourself."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TRIE TO BE MOOR PROPHESIONAL IN YOUR COMMUDI - CASHUNS.

LET'S FORWARD IT TO ALL OUR FRIENDS SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT AN IDIOT WE WORK FOR.

HEE HEE!

BUT YOU'RE MY ONLY FRIEND.

DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Flattery Won't Get You a Raise"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a tie, sitting at his desk. He is shown to be working on a computer while a colleague approaches him.

• The colleague flatters Dilbert, saying, "You're my only friend."
• Dilbert responds by saying, "Don't flatter yourself," indicating that he does not appreciate the flattery.

Key Takeaway:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of using flattery to get ahead in the workplace. It suggests that true friends do not need to resort to flattery to maintain their relationships.

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