Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 21st May 2002

Dilbert//4784, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 21st May 2002

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demoting to engineer job to crony real work pretend working one wally

Official transcript

The new Senior Vice President says to The Boss, "I'm demoting you to engineer so I can give your current job to one of my cronies."

The Boss exclaims, "I won't survive. I don't know how to do real work!"

The Boss says to Wally, "Wally, can you teach me how to pretend to be working?"

Wally replies, "Whoa! There can only be one Wally."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M DEMOTING YOU TO ENGINEER SO I CAN GIVE YOUR CURRENT JOB TO ONE OF MY CRONIES.

I WON'T SURVIVE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO REAL WORK!

WALLY, CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO PRETEND WORKING?

WHOA! THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WALLY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Wally's Work Ethic"

Summary:

The comic strip features Wally, a lovable but lazy character from the popular comic strip "Dilbert." In this strip, Wally is demoted to a new job as an engineer, but he's not interested in doing any actual work. Instead, he asks his boss for advice on how to pretend to be working.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: Wally's boss tells him that he'll be given a new job as an engineer, but Wally is unenthused.
• Panel 2: Wally asks his boss how to pretend to be working, and his boss replies that there can only be one Wally.
• Panel 3: Wally is shown sitting at his desk, looking bored and uninterested in his work.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from Wally's laziness and lack of motivation. His boss's response to his question is also humorous, implying that Wally is so unique that he can't be replaced by anyone else.

Overall:

This comic strip is a humorous take on the common office scenario where employees are expected to work hard, but some may not be motivated to do so. It pokes fun at the idea that some people are just not cut out for certain jobs, and that it's okay to be lazy sometimes.

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