Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 26th December 2003

Dilbert//5368, first published 23 years ago on Friday 26th December 2003

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rehired alice back dulled instincts first day abck business picking up

Official transcript

Business is picking up. We need to rehire some of the people that we downsized.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BUSINESS IS PICKING UP. WE NEED TO REHIRE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE DOWNSIZED.

I HOPE THE TIME OFF FROM WORK HASN'T DULLED THEIR ENGINEERING INSTINCTS.

THE FIRST DAY BACK IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Back to Work"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer with a distinctive hairstyle, returning to work after a break. He is greeted by his boss, who expresses the need to downsize the company and eliminate some employees.

• Panel 1: The boss announces the downsizing plan, stating that some people will be let go.
• Panel 2: Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, looking concerned, with a red cat (representing his pet) sitting next to him.
• Panel 3: The boss is seen sitting at his desk, with Dilbert standing in front of him. The boss says, "I hope the time off from work hasn't dulled their engineering instincts."
• Panel 4: Dilbert responds, "The first day back is always the hardest."

Overall, the comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of returning to work after a break and the concerns of downsizing in a corporate setting.

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