Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 21st July 2004

Dilbert//5576, first published 22 years ago on Wednesday 21st July 2004

Tags

hired feral employee inexpensive untrained eat food run away

Official transcript

I hired a feral employee. "He's inexpensive because he's totally untrained."

"Chomp"

"Ouch!"

"So far he knows how to eat food and run away."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A FERAL EMPLOYEE.

HE'S INEXPENSIVE BECAUSE HE'S TOTALLY UNTRAINED.

OUCH!

CHOMP SO FAR HE KNOWS HOW TO EAT FOOD AND RUN AWAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Inexpensive Employee"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a man and his boss, who has just hired a new employee. The boss expresses satisfaction with the employee's low cost, but the man cautions that the employee may be untrained and potentially run away.

Key Points:

• The boss is pleased with the new employee's affordability.
• The man warns that the employee may be untrained and could leave.
• The boss is unaware of how to eat food and run away, implying that the employee is not only untrained but also incompetent.

Humor:

The humor in the comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation, where the boss is so focused on the employee's low cost that he fails to consider their qualifications or potential to cause problems. The punchline about the boss not knowing how to eat food and run away adds to the comedic effect, highlighting the employee's incompetence and the boss's obliviousness.

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