Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th May 2008

Dilbert//6972, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 17th May 2008

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admits assignment career dinner party small talk woman asks total losers blame coworkers

Official transcript

A woman says, "Before I get too invested in this conversation, tell me what you do for a living."
Dilbert says, "I'm one of three people my boss asked to do the same assignment because he deems all of us unreliable."
A woman says, "This is why I ask."
Dilbert says, "The other two people are total losers."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEFORE I GET TOO INVESTED IN THIS CONVERSATION, TELL ME WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING.

I'M ONE OF THREE PEOPLE MY BOSS ASKED TO DO THE SAME ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE HE DEEMS ALL OF US UNRELIABLE.

THIS IS WHY I ASK.

THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE ARE TOTAL LOSERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Unreliable Boss"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white man with glasses and a blue shirt, standing in front of his boss, a woman with black hair and a pink dress. The boss asks Dilbert to do the same assignment as three other people because she deems all of them unreliable. Dilbert responds by saying that the other two people are total losers, implying that he is the only reliable one. The boss then asks Dilbert why he is asking this, and he replies that he is not sure. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss assigning the same task to multiple people and then deeming them all unreliable, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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