Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 20th April 2002

Dilbert//4753, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 20th April 2002

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boss booked highest ratio unavailabilty usefulness sound insulting do math human resources business

Official transcript

Alice asks The Boss, "How about any Tuesday this year?"

The Boss replies, "No, I'm booked."

Alice says, "You have the highest ratio of unavailability to usefulness I've ever seen."

The Boss asks Catbert, "Does that sound like an insult?"

Catbert replies, "If I could do math I wouldn't be working in human resources."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW ABOUT ANY TUESDAY THIS YEAR?

NO, I'M BOOKED YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST RATIO OF UNAVAILABILITY TO USEFULNESS I'VE EVER SEEN.

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE AN INSULT?

IF I COULD DO MATH I WOULDN'T BE WORKING IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Highest Ratio of Unavailability to Usefulness"

Summary:

• A woman asks her coworker, "How about any Tuesday this year?" to which he responds, "No, I'm booked."
• She expresses her frustration with his unavailability, stating that she has seen the highest ratio of unavailability to usefulness he has ever seen.
• The coworker, seemingly oblivious to her sarcasm, asks if she could do math, implying that he would be working in human resources if he could.
• The woman's response is left unanswered, leaving the reader to wonder about the coworker's intentions and the woman's frustration.

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