Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th January 2008

Dilbert//6841, first published eighteen years ago on Monday 7th January 2008

Tags

mole hired boss sneak mole as mole people think gas bag bad press bad thoughts worthless self important

Official transcript

"What have you learned this week working as my employee mole?"

"Some of the people in this building think you're a worthless, self-important gas bag."

What do other people think?"

"They don't know you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THIS WEEK WORKING AS MY EMPLOYEE MOLE?

SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING THINK YOU'RE A WORTHLESS, SELF- IMPORTANT GAS BAG.

WHAT DO THE OTHER PEOPLE THINK?

THEY DON T KNOW YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Importance of Self-Worth"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between a man and his employee, a mole.
• The man asks the mole about his week, and the mole responds by saying he's worthless and a self-important gas bag.
• The man is surprised and asks what the other people think of him.
• The mole replies that they don't know him.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often overestimate their own importance and underestimate the opinions of others.

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