Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st October 2007

Dilbert//6763, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 21st October 2007

Tags

help alice argument team work control killing

Official transcript

My accomplishment this week was helping Alice finish her project in a timely manner."

"You didn't do anything to help me."

"Sure I did."

"Remember when I came to your cubicle to ask for some data I need for my project?"

"You said you were too busy, and shooed me away."

"If I had insisted on doing my job, you would have had less time to do yours."

"It's called teamwork."

"Are we still big on that?"

"Must control...First...Of...Death."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS WEEK WAS HELPING ALICE FINISH HER PROJECT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME.

SURE I DID.

REMEMBER WHEN I CAME TO YOUR CUBICLE TO ASK FOR SOME DATA I NEED FOR MY PROJECT?

YOU SAID YOU WERE TOO BUSY, AND SHOOED ME AWAY.

IF I HAD INSISTED ON DOING MY JOB, YOU WOULD HAVE HAD LESS TIME TO DO YOURS.

IT'S CALLED TEAMWORK.

ARE WE STILL BIG ON THAT?

MUST.

CONTROL.

FIST...

. DEATH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Teamwork"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2007, features Dilbert and his coworkers in a humorous exchange about teamwork. The conversation begins with Dilbert's accomplishment of helping Alice finish her project in a timely manner, which is met with skepticism by his coworkers.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's coworkers question his involvement in Alice's project, implying that he didn't do anything to help.
• Dilbert explains that he didn't do anything to help, but was simply present and available.
• The coworkers then ask for data on his contributions, which Dilbert claims is "big on that."
• The conversation takes a dark turn as the coworkers become increasingly aggressive and threatening, with one coworker even suggesting that Dilbert's contributions are so insignificant that they must be controlled or eliminated.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of teamwork and collaboration in the workplace, highlighting the absurdity of expecting employees to work together effectively when they have different priorities and motivations. The strip also touches on the theme of office politics and the ways in which employees may try to one-up each other in order to advance their careers.

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