Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 27th December 2006

Dilbert//6465, first published twenty years ago on Wednesday 27th December 2006

Official transcript

All attempts to train you have failed. "But I don't want to fire you because there's a hiring freeze and I can't backfill."

"So I've decided to scale back your responsibilities."

"Where do you want these?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRAIN YOU HAVE FAILED.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO FIRE YOU BECAUSE THERE'S A HIRING FREEZE AND I CAN'T BACKFILL.

SO IVE DECIDED TO SCALE BACK YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

WHERE DO YOU WANT THESE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hiring Freeze"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is holding a bouquet of flowers.

• Dilbert's boss states, "All attempts to train you have failed."
• Dilbert responds, "But I don't want to fire you because there's a hiring freeze and I can't backfill."
• Dilbert's boss then says, "So I've decided to scale back your responsibilities."
• Dilbert asks, "Where do you want these?" while holding up the bouquet of flowers.

The comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of workplace dynamics and the consequences of a hiring freeze.

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