Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st June 2002

Dilbert//4795, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 1st June 2002

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defective copy employees still low low morale motivational book thinking

Official transcript

The Boss says to Catbert, "I read this motivational book and yet the employees still have low morale."

Catbert responds, "Maybe you have a defective copy. You should compare it to another one and see what's different."

The Boss asks, "What if the second one is defective too?"

Catbert replies, "Sheesh... It's like I'm doing all of your thinking here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I READ THIS MOTIVATIONAL BOOK AND YET THE EMPLOYEES STILL HAVE LOW MORALE.

MAYBE YOU HAVE A DEFECTIVE COPY.

YOU SHOULD COMPARE IT TO ANOTHER ONE AND SEE WHAT'S DIFFERENT.

WHAT IF THE SECOND ONE IS DEFECTIVE TOO?

SHEESH.

IT'S LIKE I'M DOING ALL OF YOUR THINKING HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Defective Copy Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, black-haired man, seated in a purple armchair, holding a motivational book. He expresses frustration with the employees' low morale despite reading the book. A red, cat-like creature, Dogbert, appears on a desk, suggesting that Dilbert compare his book to another one to identify the defect. Dilbert questions whether the second book is also defective, and Dogbert responds, "Sheesh... it's like I'm doing all of your thinking here." The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of seeking a solution to low morale by comparing books, rather than addressing the underlying issues.

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