Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th February 2003

Dilbert//5063, first published 23 years ago on Monday 24th February 2003

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assistant company politics pretend actual work

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally, "I have an assignment for you that has no value whatsoever to the company."

The Boss continues, "For reasons of company politics, I need to pretend I'm doing something in that area."

Wally approaches Dilbert and says, "So, you're doing actual work. What's that all about?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU THAT HAS NO VALUE WHATSOEVER TO THE COMPANY.

FOR REASONS OF COMPANY POLITICS, I NEED TO PRETEND I'M DOING SOMETHING IN THAT AREA.

SO, YOU'RE DOING ACTUAL WORK. WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Company Politics"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a tie, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The boss assigns Dilbert a task with no apparent value to the company, which Dilbert reluctantly accepts.

• The boss justifies the assignment by claiming that it's necessary for company politics.
• Dilbert is skeptical and asks what's behind the real reason for the assignment.
• The boss responds by asking Dilbert what he's doing in that area, implying that Dilbert is already involved in company politics.
• The conversation ends with Dilbert looking puzzled and the boss looking satisfied.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the often-unnecessary tasks assigned by bosses and the ways in which they can justify their decisions.

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