Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th May 2008

Dilbert//6967, first published eighteen years ago on Monday 12th May 2008

Tags

copy document less valuable copy boy

Official transcript

I need someone to make ten copies of this document. "Is there any risk that performing this task will make me appear less valuable?"

"I need someone to tell copy boy to get to work."

"Erk o"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE TEN COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT.

IS THERE ANY RISK THAT PERFORMING THIS TASK WILL MAKE ME APPEAR LESS VALUABLE?

I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL COPY BOY TO GET TO WORK.

ERK O

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Risk of Valuable Copies"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a conference table alongside other colleagues. The conversation revolves around the need to make ten copies of a document.

• The first panel shows Dilbert stating, "I need someone to make ten copies of this document."
• The second panel reveals that one of his colleagues has overheard the request and asks, "Is there any risk that performing this task will make me appear less valuable?"
• In the third panel, Dilbert responds, "I need someone to tell copy boy to get to work."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of workplace politics and the tendency for individuals to prioritize their own interests over the task at hand.

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