Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th May 2008

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

Tags

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

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