Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 26th February 2007

Dilbert//6526, first published nineteen years ago on Monday 26th February 2007

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asbestos ceiling no worries disturbed plan to be disturbed

Official transcript

The facilities people tell me there's asbestos in the ceiling. "They say you don't need to worry about it unless it gets disturbed."

"They plan to disturb it today."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE FACILITIES PEOPLE TELL ME THERE'S ASBESTOS IN THE CEILING.

THEY SAY YOU DONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS IT GETS DISTURBED.

THE Y PLAN TO DISTURB IT TODAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Asbestos in the Ceiling" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt, sitting at a desk. He is shown to be concerned about the asbestos in the ceiling, but his concerns are dismissed by his colleagues.

Panel 1: Dilbert is shown standing in front of a person at a desk, saying, "THE FACILITIES PEOPLE TELL ME THERE'S ASBESTOS IN THE CEILING."

Panel 2: The person at the desk responds, "THEY SAY YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS IT GETS DISTURBED."

Panel 3: Dilbert is shown standing in front of a person at a desk, saying, "THEY PLAN TO DISTURB IT TODAY."

Summary: The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the lack of concern for employee safety. The facilities people are more concerned with following procedures than with addressing the potential health risks posed by the asbestos. The strip pokes fun at the idea that employees are expected to simply accept the status quo and not question authority, even when it comes to their own well-being.

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