Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th June 2002

Dilbert//4804, first published 24 years ago on Monday 10th June 2002

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conversations banned talk about work applies work hours home family sleeping harsh rules evil director human resources business

Official transcript

Headline: To: Employees From: Catbert. Catbert types, "All non-work conversations are banned."

Catbert continues typing, "From now on you're only allowed to talk about work."

An employee is eating dinner at home with his family. All of his children are asleep at the table. His wife says, "I think it only applies during work hours."

The employee responds, "I can't take that chance."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TO: EMPLOYEES FROM: CATBERT ALL NON-WORK CONVERSATIONS ARE BANNED.

FROM NOW ON YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT WORK.

I THINK IT ONLY APPLIES DURING WORK HOURS.

I CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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