Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 19th January 2006

Dilbert//6123, first published twenty years ago on Thursday 19th January 2006

Official transcript

My boss wants me to integrate a great product with a terrible one just to validate our merger. "Is it ethical for me to stall for a month until he forgets what he asked for?"

"Sure. You can even hit him with a rock to speed up the forgetting."

"Maybe I'm asking the wrong ethicist."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BOSS WANTS ME TO INTEGRATE A GREAT PRODUCT WITH A TERRIBLE ONE JUST TO VALIDATE OUR MERGER.

IS IT ETHICAL FOR ME TO STALL FOR A MONTH UNTIL HE FORGETS WHAT HE ASKED FOR?

SURE. YOU CAN EVEN HIT HIM WITH A ROCK TO SPEED UP THE FORGETTING.

MAYBE IM ASKING THE WRONG ETHICIST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Wrong Ethicist"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a boss and an employee. The boss requests the employee to integrate a product with a terrible one, solely to validate their merger. The employee expresses concern about the ethical implications of this request, but the boss dismisses their concerns.

Key Points:

• The boss wants the employee to integrate a subpar product with a good one for merger validation.
• The employee questions the ethics of this request.
• The boss disregards the employee's concerns, suggesting they can even hit them with a rock to speed up the process.
• The employee is left frustrated and uncertain about how to proceed.

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