Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th July 2008

Dilbert//7043, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 27th July 2008

Tags

hold hand project work independently trap failure or insubordination hidden camera shows joke on me

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Asok, I won't have time to hold your hand on this project."

The Boss says, "You need to work independently."

The Boss says, "And by that I mean you should imagine what I would tell you to do, then do it."

Asok says, "But... I can only imagine you telling me stupid things."

Asok says, "Holy Shiva! This is a trap!"

Asok says, "My choices are failure or insubordination."

Asok says, "My only hope is that I'm in one of those hidden camera shows and this is all a big joke on me."

Dilbert says, "Find anything?"

Asok says, "Can't... stop... looking."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, I WON'T HAVE TIME TO HOLD YOUR HAND ON THIS PROJECT.

YOU NEED TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY.

AND BY THAT I MEAN YOU SHOULD IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU TO DO, THEN DO IT.

BUT... I CAN ONLY IMAGINE YOU TELLING ME STUPID THINGS.

HOLY SHIVA!

THIS IS A TRAP!

MY CHOICES ARE FAILURE OR INSUBORDINATION.

MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT I'M IN ONE OF THOSE HIDDEN CAMERA SHOWS AND THIS IS ALL A BIG JOKE ON ME.

FIND ANYTHING?

CAN'T...

STOP.

LOOKING

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Holy Shiva, This Is a Trap!"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with horns, sitting in a meeting room with his boss, who is also wearing horns. The boss is explaining that Dilbert needs to work independently, but Dilbert is skeptical and asks if he can only imagine what the boss would tell him to do. The boss responds by saying that Dilbert can only imagine telling him stupid things, and Dilbert retorts that he can only imagine the boss telling him stupid things.

The conversation continues with Dilbert asking if he can find anything and the boss responding with "Can't... stop... looking." The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking shocked and the boss saying "Holy Shiva, this is a trap!" The comic strip is a humorous take on the common office scenario where employees are asked to work independently without clear guidance or direction.

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