Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th December 2004

Dilbert//5720, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 12th December 2004

Tags

cubicle vampire happy coowrkers in search of talk work related issues life drained gut instinct you're hire

Official transcript

Job interview "What's your biggest weakness."

"I'm a cubicle vampire."

"I wander the cubicles in search of happy coworkers."

"Then I pounce!"

"Then you suck their blood?"

"That was the old way."

"I talk about work-related issues until the life is drained from their bodies."

"I'm going to trust my gut instinct on this. You're hired."

"Have you met the new hire yet?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JOB INTERVIEW WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS.

I'M A CUBICLE VAMPIRE.

I WANDER THE CUBICLES IN SEARCH OF HAPPY COWORKERS THEN I POUNCE !!!

THEN YOU SUCK THEIR BLOOD?

THAT WAS THE OLD WAY I TALK ABOUT WORK- RELATED ISSUES UNTIL THE LIFE IS DRAINED FROM THEIR BODIES.

I'M GOING TO TRUST MY GUT INSTINCT ON THIS.

YOU'RE HIRED.

HAVE YOU MET THE NEW HIRE YET?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Job Interview"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Job Interview," features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with horns, as the main character. The story begins with Dilbert participating in a job interview, where he is asked about his biggest weakness. He responds by stating that he is a cubicle vampire, which he explains as someone who wanders the cubicles in search of happy coworkers to suck their blood.

The interviewer is perplexed by this response and asks if Dilbert has ever met the new hire yet. Dilbert reveals that he has not met the new hire, but he is going to trust his gut instinct on this and hire the person. The comic strip ends with Dilbert hiring the new hire, despite not having met them yet.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's unique personality and sense of humor
• The absurdity of the job interview process
• The theme of trust and intuition in hiring decisions

Overall:

The "Job Interview" comic strip is a humorous take on the traditional job interview process. It highlights the quirks and flaws of the hiring process and the importance of trusting one's instincts. The strip is a lighthearted and entertaining way to poke fun at the challenges of finding the right candidate for a job.

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