Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th November 2007

Dilbert//6791, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 18th November 2007

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career day classroom guest speaker dilbert engineering tells all explaining things to idiots make decisions misinterpreting massic=ve problems rumors overwhelm assign blame unpopular

Official transcript

Career Day "Class, today Dilbert will tell us what a career in engineering is all about."

"My job involves explaining things to idiots.""Then the idiots make decisions based on misinterpreting what I said."

"Then it is my job to try and fix the massive problems caused by the bad decisions."

"Eventually rumors overwhelm facts, and I give up."

"In the final phase, I assign blame to a unpopular coworker."

"So whatever you do in life don't be unpopular."

"Don't listen to him!"

"Said the unpopular teacher."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAREER DAY CLASS, TODAY DILBERT WILL TELL US WHAT A CAREER IN ENGINEERING IS ALL ABOUT.

MY JOB INVOLVES EXPLAINING THINGS TO IDIOTS.

THEN THE IDIOTS MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON MISINTERPRETING WHAT I SAID THEN IT IS MY JOB TO TRY TO FIX THE MASSIVE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE BAD DECISIONS.

EVENTUALLY, RUMORS OVERWHELM FACTS, AND I GIVE UP.

IN THE FINAL PHASE, I ASSIGN BLAME TO AN UNPOPULAR COWORKER.

SO WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE, DON'T BE UNPOPULAR.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!

SAID THE UNPOPULAR TEACHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unpopular Teacher"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, an engineer who is frustrated with his job and the idiocy of his coworkers. He decides to explain things to them, but they fail to understand and instead make decisions based on misinterpretations.

Dilbert becomes increasingly exasperated and eventually gives up, realizing that his efforts are pointless. He then assigns blame to an unpopular coworker, who is already disliked by others.

The strip concludes with Dilbert being praised by his boss for not listening to him, further highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Key Takeaways:

• Dilbert's attempts to explain things to his coworkers are met with failure and frustration.
• The coworkers make decisions based on misinterpretations, leading to further chaos.
• Dilbert eventually gives up and assigns blame to an unpopular coworker.
• The strip pokes fun at the challenges of working with difficult people and the absurdity of bureaucratic systems.

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