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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th December 2003

Dilbert//5358, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 16th December 2003


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engineers jobs want job your job falling out of trees dime a dozen intimidation job on line idle threats


Official transcript

The woods are full of people who want your job.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE WOODS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WANT YOUR JOB.

THESE DAYS YOU CAN'T SHAKE A TREE WITHOUT THREE OR FOUR ENGINEERS FALLING OUT.

I'D LOVE TO STAY AND CHAT BUT I NEED TO GO MOTIVATE THE OTHER HEADCOUNTS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Motivation from a Motivational Speaker"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, sitting at his desk with a puzzled expression. His boss, a tall, dark-haired man, stands before him, proclaiming, "The woods are full of people who want your job." Dilbert responds, "These days you can't shake a tree without three or four engineers falling out." The boss continues, "I'd love to stay and chat but I need to go motivate the other headcounts."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate jargon and the challenges faced by engineers in the workplace.

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