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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th December 2005

Dilbert//6077, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 4th December 2005


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career criminal appkying job tendonitis pistol whipping arm slower paced lifel embezzle job security business


Official transcript

Your resume says you're a career criminal. "Yup."

"Um...why are you applying for a job here?"

"I'm getting tendonitis in my pistol-whipping arm."

"I thought I'd try the slower paced life of white collar crime."

"Security."

"How much can I expect to embezzle in my first year?"

"Earl?"

"Lefty!"

"Forget this job. Security is where the big money is."

"Can you get me in?"

"I should start locking my desk."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOUR RESUME SAYS YOU'RE A CAREER CRIMINAL.

UM... WHY ARE YOU APPLYING FOR A JOB HERE?

I'M GETTING TENDONITIS IN MY PISTOL - WHIPPING ARM.

YUP.

I THOUGHT ID TRY THE SLOWER PACED LIFE OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME.

HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT TO EMBEZZLE IN MY FIRST YEAR?

EARL?

LEFTY!

FORGET THIS JOB SECURITY IS WHERE THE BIG MONEY IS.

CAN YOU GET ME IN?

I SHOULD START LOCKING MY DESK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Job Interview"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting across from a job interviewer. The interviewer asks why Dilbert is applying for the job, and he responds that he's looking for a job with a "big money" salary. The interviewer then asks how much he expects to embezzle in his first year, and Dilbert replies that he's not sure but is willing to start locking his desk.

The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the corporate world and the idea of embezzlement. It suggests that some people are willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead, even if it means engaging in illegal activities. The use of humor and satire is a common theme in the Dilbert comic strip, which often critiques the workplace and corporate culture.

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