Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th May 2005

Dilbert//5888, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 29th May 2005

Tags

automated task three hours resourceful lazy character flaw compaliner quitter

Official transcript

"Can I show you something that I'm proud of?"

"I austomated a task that used to take me three hours."

"Well, well, well. Isn't that just like you?"

"Resourceful?"

"Lazy."

"Did you ust turn my brilliant accomplishment into a character flaw?"

"Complainer."

"Let's just forget the whole thing."

"Quitter."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF?

I AUTOMATED A TASK THAT USED TO TAKE ME THREE HOURS. WELL, WELL, WELL.

ISN'T THAT JUST LIKE YOU?

RESOURCEFUL?

DID YOU JUST TURN MY BRILLIANT ACCOMPLISHMENT INTO A CHARACTER FLAW?

COMPLAINER.

LET'S JUST FORGET THE WHOLE THING.

LAZY.

QUITTER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in the newspaper.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who has automated a task that used to take him three hours. Dilbert is impressed by the automation, but his boss is not satisfied with the result, saying it's "resourceful" but not "lazy." Dilbert then asks if he has turned his brilliant accomplishment into a character flaw, and his boss responds by saying he has, and that he should just forget the whole thing and quit. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that automation can sometimes be seen as a negative thing, and that people may be resistant to change.

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