Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th November 2003

Dilbert//5316, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 4th November 2003

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Official transcript

"We're not 'level conscious' here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE NOT "LEVEL CONSCIOUS" HERE.

YOU COULD WALK UP TO ANY VICE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND TALK TO HIS SECRETARY AS IF YOU WERE AN EQUAL.

WHICH, BY THE WAY, YOU'RE NOT. SO DON'T TRY TO MAKE DIRECT EYE CONTACT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Level Conscious"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between two men, one of whom is a vice president's office and the other of whom is his secretary.
• The vice president's office tells the secretary to walk up to any vice president's office and talk to his secretary as if they were an equal.
• The secretary responds by saying that he is not "level conscious" and that he will not try to make direct eye contact.
• The vice president's office then asks the secretary to explain what he means by "level conscious."
• The secretary explains that he is not trying to be rude or disrespectful, but rather that he is not aware of the social hierarchy and does not want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
• The vice president's office then tells the secretary that he is being too literal and that he should try to be more aware of the social dynamics at play.
• The comic strip ends with the secretary looking confused and unsure of how to proceed.

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