Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 14th December 2002

Dilbert//4991, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 14th December 2002

Tags

rip out ego put in box rot dead envy dead career day afraid to work

Official transcript

Wally says to two children, "Then they rip out your ego and they put you in a box until you rot!!"

The two children jump back and exclaim, "Gaaa!!"

Wally continues, "You'll never know if you're dead or if you're simply envying the dead!!"

The children look terrified. Dilbert bumps into Wally while walking down the hall and asks, "How was 'Career Day?'"

Wally responds, "Kids these days are afraid of work."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THEN THEY RIP OUT YOUR EGO AND THEY PUT YOU IN A BOX UNTIL YOU ROT!!

GAAA!!

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU'RE DEAD OR IF YOU'RE SIMPLY ENVYING THE DEAD!!

HOW WAS "CAREER DAY"?

KIDS THESE DAYS ARE AFRAID OF WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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